http://www.theacme.com?art=radioacme-tw RADIO_ACME en-us (C) 2006 :: Acme Wed, 4 Oct 2006 17:04:04 -0700 http://www.theacme.com?art=radioacme-tw SUBSCRIBE To receive e-mails announcing new radioAcme shows, lists of upcoming guests and other news and information: Subscribe Now.... Wed, 6 Sep 2006 13:20:03 -0700 http://www.theacme.com?art=radioacme-tw http://www.theacme.com?art=radioacme-tw-1 Design for Film and TV - The Difference Q: Let me introduce you to Tom Walsh. He’s the president of the Art Directors Guild, local 800 and he is the production designer for the runaway hit show on TV, “Desperate Housewives.” Welcome to R... Wed, 17 May 2006 07:15:30 -0700 http://www.theacme.com?art=radioacme-tw-1 http://www.theacme.com?art=radioacme-tw-2 Career Building and Breaking into the Entertainment Industry Q: How did you find your way into designing? WALSH: Yea, I do have an art background. My father actually came out to California in the 40’s and was a contract actor, dancer, singer at MGM. And he was with a group called ... Thu, 1 Jun 2006 17:03:11 -0700 http://www.theacme.com?art=radioacme-tw-2 http://www.theacme.com?art=radioacme-tw-3 Meeting the Challenge of Desperate Housewives Q: What have been some of your key challenges on “Desperate Housewives?” WALSH: Well, the challenges that are most interesting are mostly just in terms of scope and the economics. I was fortunate enough to start from the very beginning... Wed, 14 Jun 2006 13:35:37 -0700 http://www.theacme.com?art=radioacme-tw-3 http://www.theacme.com?art=radioacme-tw-4 Show Me the Money – working within budgets Q: Are your budgets adequate? WALSH: No. I don’t think anyone will ever say that the producer came up and say, “Hey, I know this is more money than you need, but we know you’ll use it really, really well.” So here we go. You’re ... Tue, 18 Apr 2006 11:09:44 -0700 http://www.theacme.com?art=radioacme-tw-4 http://www.theacme.com?art=radioacme-tw-5 Building the Community of Professionals Q: Do you find it demanding being a director as well as president of the Art Directors Guild? WALSH: Yea, it’s insane. It really is. I really should be voted out so I can have some more weekends to myself. I keep hoping that I’ll really ... Wed, 14 Jun 2006 13:53:49 -0700 http://www.theacme.com?art=radioacme-tw-5 http://www.theacme.com?art=radioacme-tw-6 Balancing Work and Family Q: Your wife, Merrily, is also a costumer? WALSH: She’s a costume designer. Yea. Q: Does she work mostly in film or television? WALSH: Well, we actually met at the Taper on a production of “The Tempest” a million years ago. I was assisting on it. She... Wed, 14 Jun 2006 13:58:51 -0700 http://www.theacme.com?art=radioacme-tw-6 http://www.theacme.com?art=radioacme-tw-7 Living in a World of Design Q: What style of design do you live in? WALSH: Well, we’re about as eclectic as you get. I mean and it’s heavily influenced by a 12 year old with equally eclectic personalities. So it’s really not our world. It’s his world, and we can just get ... Wed, 4 Oct 2006 17:03:20 -0700 http://www.theacme.com?art=radioacme-tw-7 http://www.theacme.com?art=radioacme-tw-8 Role Models and Mentors Q: Do you envy anyone in your life? WALSH: No, envy would be the wrong word. I think to envy anyone is, I mean obviously we can always admire, you know, and project ourselves into situations. Hopefully, it never becomes envy because that’s right up there ... Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:35:22 -0700 http://www.theacme.com?art=radioacme-tw-8 http://www.theacme.com?art=radioacme-tw-9 The Joy of Working with Friends Q: You and Libby Woolems go back to working on “Flipper”… WALSH: Well, yea, actually even before that. Libby was a dear friend. Jane Engelsiepen, who’s just a magnificent decorator and designer. I’ve done a lot of IMAX films and a lot of sort... Wed, 14 Jun 2006 14:56:43 -0700 http://www.theacme.com?art=radioacme-tw-9