set construction
Making theatrical backdrops
Set construction is the process of building the physical structures, backdrops, and environments used in theatrical productions, film, television, and photography.
This includes everything from flats and platforms to elaborate three-dimensional spaces that create the visual world where a story takes place.
The term also refers to the industry or craft itself: She's worked in set construction for twenty years.
Those who do this work are called set builders or scenic carpenters.
- plywoodEngineered layered wood panels
- set designerTheatrical environment creator
- carpentryWood construction trade
- foam boardRigid polystyrene-core panel
- flatsDwellings or low shoes
scale · architecture · welding · power tools · screws · ground plan · stagecraft · nails · blueprinting · prop master · perspective · modularity · black box · sculpting · assembly · hammer · design · workshop
- film jobsdirector, actor, actress, producer, cinematographer
- stagingstaging, stage, set, set design, set dressing
- Film Setsfilm sets, set design, production design, art direction, soundstage
- filmmaking stagesdevelopment, pre-production, production, post-production, distribution
- set designset design, set dressing, set decoration, set pieces, sets
- DVD extrasspecial features, making-of, behind-the-scenes, director commentary, outtakes
set constructioncostume design
Creating performers' period attire
wardrobe · costuming · lighting design · sound design · makeup design