SUMMARY

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 602.

The production designer, or the art director, is one of the key figures in film production. He determines the look of films, TV programmes, music videos or advertisements. He is responsible for the décor and style of a picture, including the design of sets.

Before beginning a project, the production designer sometimes creates a design concept, which influences later decisions. The design concept helps art staff to make production decisions and createvisuals.

The production designer works closely with the producer, director and director of photography to tell the story visually. He supervises set designers, set decorators, set dressers, property masters, graphic designers, model makers, costume designers and others. The production designer also collaborates with the location manager, hair stylists, makeup stylists and the special effects director to make sure that all elements of a film are well organized.

It goes without saying that production designers should know the basics of design. Good people skills are very important too, because they need to communicate with other production unit members and explain to them their ideas.

If you start your career as a production assistant, it can do you a lot of good. You can also look for a job in student films, commercials or low-budget music videos to get practical experience.