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Gallery: Behind the scenes exclusive from the season premiere of MARTHA

September 14, 2008
Behind the scenes exclusive from the season premiere of MARTHA. Read the Original Post

Chef Pierre and I are working on a gorgeous paella. The food and the fire smelled wonderful!

Lights, camera, action - the horses were very comfortable!

Here's the audience clapping for the chefs.

The farm equipment barn was turned into the control room. Here are piles of lighting and audio/camera cables waiting to be connected.

TV rented these John Deere Gators to move about the farm quickly - there were 3 electric and 2 gas powered.

Chip Glynn - set decorator and Dave McDonough - studio operations PA

Alan Blacher - lighting designer and Betsy Perreten - stable manager

A fleet of bicycles was also used to move about the property. Deborah Miller - Director and Anduin Havens - Art Director

These are powerful Arri Lights.

Joel Cordenner - Product Coordinator

One of many power sources - this one is for lighting - notice that all connections are color coordinated.

Laurie Hepburn - Producer, Dave Pliskin - Audio, Frankie DeJoseph - Director of Production

Robert Diamond - lead set designer, Kelli Bishop - set decorator, Anduin Havens, and Chip Glynn

A giant 'silk', diffusing the harsh daylight

Mary Curran - hair and makeup artist and Claire Magruder - wardrobe assistant

audio freelancer enginieer standing by

Levi Garcia and George Papadapoulis, the Information Technology specialists

Another diffusing 'silk'

Here's Nikki Elkins - TV Chef/Kitchen Manager - setting up for a food segment.

Nikki is reviewing the order of events.

A check list is so very important for any project.

This is a prop storage tent. Even the Martha-by-Mail truck was put to work.

Moving a pergola - a close copy of my wooden pergolas, but this one was constructed out of light-weight sheet metal! Pat Ryan - intern, Justin Hawkins - PA, Chris Jensen - studio operations assistant, Adam Willis -PA, and Joel Cordenner.

The production office was to the left and the lighting department to the right.

Steve Chauncy - video operator - color correcting

one of the control boards

Jorge Silva - Head Audio Engineer - it's quite a contrast with all the farm equipment.

crew lunch - thanks to the caterers Willy Nicks, The Flying Pig, and Bedford Post.