Set designers research, design and supervise the construction of sets and properties required for stage productions, events, and film or television productions. They may also be involved in designing audiovisual components for use in these productions.
When starting a set design, following detailed discussions with the director, you would firstly draw up sketches, plans working drawings and make scale models. Once you & the director are in agreement, the set design and properties are costed, generally under the supervision of a Production Manager and, following approval, will move onto the construction phase.
The best designers will have many skills at their disposal including freehand drawing, drafting, and model making, together with strong managerial abilities. Your ability to combine both your practical and artistic skills is extremely important. A designer is a team leader, helping others to realise the design, each time under a unique set of circumstances.
You have the opportunity to realise all those wonderful images in your mind. You will get to meet many different people in very different surroundings and work collaboratively with the performers on the productions you are working on. Every production is different, so variety really is the spice in a designer’s life.
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