production designer
Visual world creator
A production designer is the person responsible for the overall visual look of a film, television show, or theatrical production.
They oversee art direction, set design, and the coordination of costumes, props, and locations to create a coherent aesthetic world: The production designer transformed the warehouse into a Victorian London street.
Managing visual style choices
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- location scoutingFinding places to film
- propsTheater accessories or praise
- color paletteRange of selected hues
period piece · director's vision · mise-en-scène · soundstage · special effects · continuity · storyboards · screenplay adaptation
Theater production expertise
- set constructionBuilding stage environments
- propsTheater accessories or praise
- backdropRear stage scenery
- prosceniumTheater's architectural frame
wings · flats · cyclorama · turntable · trap door · rigging · platforms · drapery
Detailed technical drawing
- scale modelProportionally reduced reproduction
- carpentryWood construction trade
- paintingPigment on canvas
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
rigging · platforms · flooring · dimensions · materials · drafting · elevations · ground plan
Range of selected hues
- textureSurface tactile quality
- motifRecurring thematic element
- styleDistinctive way of expression
- proportionComparative relation of parts
harmony · contrast · minimalism · period accuracy · tone · mood · atmosphere · visual language
Building design discipline
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- environmentExternal conditions affecting life
- universeComplete system or domain
- civilizationAdvanced organized human society
culture · geography · topography · flora · fauna · habitat · climate · terrain
art direction
Managing visual style choices
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- location scoutingFinding places to film
- propsTheater accessories or praise
color palette · period piece · director's vision · mise-en-scène · soundstage · special effects · continuity · storyboards · screenplay adaptation · filmography
stagecraft
Theater production expertise
- set constructionBuilding stage environments
- propsTheater accessories or praise
- backdropRear stage scenery
proscenium · wings · flats · cyclorama · turntable · trap door · rigging · platforms · drapery · scenery
blueprint
Detailed technical drawing
- scale modelProportionally reduced reproduction
- carpentryWood construction trade
- paintingPigment on canvas
fabrication · rigging · platforms · flooring · dimensions · materials · drafting · elevations · ground plan · workshop
color palette
Range of selected hues
proportion · harmony · contrast · minimalism · period accuracy · tone · mood · atmosphere · visual language · ornamentation
architecture
Building design discipline
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- environmentExternal conditions affecting life
- universeComplete system or domain
civilization · culture · geography · topography · flora · fauna · habitat · climate · terrain · infrastructure
- film crewcinematographer, director, gaffer, editor, grip
- movie creditsdirector, writer, cast, editor, composer
- Art Departmentart director, prop master, props, scenic artist, storyboard artist
- crewdirector, editor, cameraman, gaffer, grip
- visual designersconcept artist, art director, background artist, illustrator, layout artist
- filmmakersSteven Spielberg, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola
production designercinematographer
Person capturing screen visuals
director of photography · sound designer · composer · costume designer · editor
production designerset dresser
Arranges objects on stage
prop master · scenic artist · carpenter · painter · runner
production, designer, produce, producer, producing, produced, produces, product, products