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PROPERTYMASTERSGUILD.ORG 25 C o n t e m p o r a r y F e a t u r e F i l m E x c e l l e n c e i n M u l t i - C a m e r a H a l f H o u r T e l e v i s i o n S e r i e s 2 0 2 5 Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, Season 1 Lindsay Tomlinson Forrest, PMG me to get a jump-start on something before a script would come out. I also made sure to get approvals on things as quickly as possible. Our production designer, Kelly Hogan, also established an art department meeting every Friday before each episode so we could all discuss and download information to each other before the incoming production meeting on Monday. PROP CULTURE: Did you always see yourself working in the film and television industry and was becoming a Property Master something you set your sights on early? LINDSAY TOMLINSON FORREST: This is a difficult question to answer. My father, Tommy Tomlinson, was an incredible Property Master for almost 40 years before retiring. I had been visiting him on set since birth, but I never thought about doing it as a job. As a child, I would point out to my dad any continuity errors or small Easter eggs I noticed in shows. As I got older, I looked for any opportunity to visit him at work. When I told my dad I wanted to follow in his footsteps, he started giving me scripts to break down and mock budgets to create. I'm eternally grateful for his guidance. My motto is always: "Bring something to the table and take something from the table." I try to keep that in mind on every project I do. PROP CULTURE: What were the most challenging and the most rewarding props you worked on during Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, Season 1? LINDSAY TOMLINSON FORREST: The most challenging prop would unquestionably be Billie's wand. The design process involved extensive collaboration and numerous rounds of revisions, resulting in a significant evolution from the original concept. In fact, the wand used in the series ended up being slightly different from the wand in the pilot. My favorite prop though would have to be the "Is it real or is it cake?" chair. I made it myself and I was so proud of how it turned out. PROP CULTURE: Since Wizards Beyond Waverly Place is a sequel, what kind of research work did you do to maintain continuity while revisiting and expanding the original world? LINDSAY TOMLINSON FORREST: It was important to everyone to keep things as close to the original as possible, including recreating props used in the original series. The internet and Disney+ were pivotal for finding images of these hero props. For everything that was new to this series, I tried to avoid doing too much research on existing movies and shows that have a wizard theme, because I didn't want to be influenced by someone else's work. PROP CULTURE: How did you approach Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, Season 1 in terms of preparation and planning? LINDSAY TOMLINSON FORREST: I'm lucky I was in a position of having worked with our showrunners for a couple of years prior on another series. From day one, we had open communication and trust built up. In multi- cams, things change rapidly with minimal time to prepare. I would receive text messages while the room was in rewrites that allowed CREW: 3 BUDGET: $3500/Episode PREP: Pilot - 2 weeks, Series - 1 week