Film Jobs Info

A set designer is like an architect within the film industry. The Production Designer who represents the Director is like the client, the studio or location in combination with the script and story-boards provide the design brief. From these the Set Designer puts together a set of construction drawings for the builders and set finishers to build the set from. Depending on the particular job and the preferences of the Production Designer/Art Director the Set designer will be involved overseeing the implimentation of these drawings.

Drawings need to be artistic and communicative more than in architecture work because often they are used as concept approval drawings and because they are used by many differnet trades noty just builders. For example the sculpters may refer to the drawings for brick  style and detailing.