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Pink Florals and Rancid Bedsheets: Teaching Production Design on a Practical Set

Published by jrowlands on 18th June 2025

In May of this year, I was fortunate to join a project aimed at giving students within the film and media courses a live, on-set…

Could the resurgence of the one-shot format herald a return for another form of ‘event storytelling’?

Erin Doherty's psychologist character looks at multiple screens in the detention centre's surveillance room.

Could the resurgence of the one-shot format herald a return for another form of ‘event storytelling’?

Published by jrowlands on 4th April 2025

Co-creators Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne have been doing an impressive amount of press in the last few weeks, promoting and discussing their seismic work…

‘Lock In’ – When workshops work

A brightly lit television studio with colourful spotlights and a camera.

‘Lock In’ – When workshops work

Published by jrowlands on 28th March 2025

This week I have been reminded how much power a good workshop holds for learners. It’s that time of year where student minds start to…

Foreshadowing via production design in Netflix’s Adolescence

Foreshadowing via production design in Netflix’s Adolescence

Published by jrowlands on 21st March 2025

How colour and shape are used to encode characters and their actions.

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Jon Rowlands writes... Posts

Pink Florals and Rancid Bedsheets: Teaching Production Design on a Practical Set

Could the resurgence of the one-shot format herald a return for another form of ‘event storytelling’?

‘Lock In’ – When workshops work

Foreshadowing via production design in Netflix’s Adolescence