set-design
Theater backdrop creation
Set design is the creation of physical environments for theatrical, film, or television productions.
A set designer plans and oversees construction of the spaces where action takes place—determining layout, furniture, props, and visual elements that establish setting and mood.
She studied set design at drama school.
The term also works as a modifier: set-design principles, set-design budget.
Visible natural surroundings
- backdropRear stage scenery
- stageRaised performance platform
- propsTheater accessories or praise
- flatsDwellings or low shoes
wings · cyclorama · proscenium · rigging · lighting · curtains · platforms · turntable
Indoor film production space
- locationPosition in space
- miniaturesTiny representations of larger things
- backlotOutdoor movie-making grounds
- constructionProcess of building something
dressing · continuity · studio · breakaway · standby · camera-ready
Rough, quick drawings
- maquettePreliminary sculptural study
- blueprintsTechnical construction drawings
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
CAD · collaboration · director · research · budget · materials · fabrication · carpentry
Gaseous layer around planets
- moodPrevailing emotional condition
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- styleDistinctive way of expression
- realismAccepting things as they are
minimalism · expressionism · surrealism · naturalism · symbolism · abstraction · spectacle · immersion
scenery
Visible natural surroundings
flats · wings · cyclorama · proscenium · rigging · lighting · curtains · platforms · turntable · scrims
soundstage
Indoor film production space
- locationPosition in space
- miniaturesTiny representations of larger things
- backlotOutdoor movie-making grounds
construction · dressing · continuity · studio · breakaway · standby · camera-ready
sketches
Rough, quick drawings
- maquettePreliminary sculptural study
- blueprintsTechnical construction drawings
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
rendering · CAD · collaboration · director · research · budget · materials · fabrication · carpentry · painting
atmosphere
Gaseous layer around planets
- moodPrevailing emotional condition
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- styleDistinctive way of expression
realism · minimalism · expressionism · surrealism · naturalism · symbolism · abstraction · spectacle · immersion · storytelling
set-designcostume design
Creating performers' period attire
lighting design · sound design · costuming · makeup design · lighting
set, design, sets, setting, setter, reset, preset, inset, offset