'RuPaul's Drag Race' Production Designer Jen Chu on Pivoting Sets Overnight Under Pressure
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Ryan Lattanzio
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Summary
An interview with Jen Chu, production designer for "RuPaul's Drag Race," discussing the high-pressure, fast-paced nature of set design for the reality competition series. Chu explains that executive producers can demand major changes overnight if a set isn't working comedically, requiring the design team to pivot quickly and build ambitious props under tight deadlines.
Key quotes
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We've had entire sets have to change overnight.
We've had ambitious props that had to be made at the 11
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