Production designer is a term used in the movie and television industries to refer to the person responsible for the overall look of a film or TV movie. Production Designers have one of the key creative roles in the creation of motion pictures and television. Working directly with the director and producer, they must select the settings and style to visually tell the story. For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... A film producer creates the conditions for making movies. ...

From early in pre-production, the production designer collaborates with the director and director of photography to establish the visual feel and specific aesthetic needs of the project. The production designer guides key personnel in other departments such as the costume designer, the key hair and make-up stylists, the special effects director and the locations manager (among others) to establish a unified visual appearance to the film. A cinematographer (from cinema photographer) is one photographing with a motion picture camera. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Vision can refer to: Visual perception is one of the senses. ...

The “art department” is a group of people who work with the production designer to implement the scenic elements of that vision. The art director supervises set construction and painting, as well as modifications to existing locations, such as changing signs or installing new carpet. An art director has a myriad of specialists reporting to them including Construction department which includes carpenters, painters, plasterers, riggers and other trades,Propmakers, greensmen (landscapers), sign painters, and scenic artists. A production illustrator, such as Mentor Huebner, provides pre-production concept art and storyboards. The set decorator, often someone with experience in interior decoration, finds decorative items for the sets such as furniture, wallpaper, knick-knacks and lighting fixtures. Working under the decorator are buyers, as well as a crew of set dressers who bring the items to the set, arrange furniture, hang curtains and “dress” the set. A prop master coordinates with the production designer, but also works closely with the director and actors to provide the items handled directly by the actors such as newspapers, weapons, musical instruments and food. For the most part, the prop crew, along with an on-set dresser, maintain the integrity of the production designer’s vision during the shoot and manipulate the items for the camera. The term art director, is an overall title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games. ... Theatrical scenery is designed by a set designer, in collaboration with the director of the production. ... A set decorator is in charge of the set dressing on a film set, which includes the furnishings, wallpaper, lighting fixtures, and many of the other objects that will be seen in the film. ... Interior decoration is the art of decorating a room so that it is attractive, easy to use, and functions well with the existing architecture. ... A set dresser arranges things on a film set for shooting. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The term was created in 1939 in respect for the amount and level of design work single-handedly accomplished by William Cameron Menzies on the film Gone with the Wind. Previously, and often subsequently, the person(s) with the same responsibility had been called "art directors." 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... William Cameron Menzies (July 29, 1896 - March 5, 1957) was an Academy Award-winning and versatile art director who earned acclaim on silent films and later pioneered the use of color in film for dramatic effect. ... Gone with the Wind is a 1939 film adapted from Margaret Mitchells 1936 novel of the same name. ...

Some of the crew who work in the art department under the production designer include:

• art director
• assistant art director
• set designer (draughtsman)
• set decorator
• concept illlustrator
• graphic designer
• modelmaker

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Societies and trade organizations

In the United States and Canada, production designers are represented by IATSE Local 800; the Art Directors Guild. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes, or I.A.T.S.E., (Full name: International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada) is a labor union. ...

Noted production designers

• Carl Jules Weyl, 1890 - 1948 (Casablanca)
• Cedric Gibbons, 1893 - 1960 (The Wizard of Oz)
• William Cameron Menzies, 1896 - 1957 (Gone with the Wind)
• Van Nest Polglase, 1898 - 1968 (Citizen Kane)
• John Box, 1920 - 2005 (Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago)
• Dean Tavoularis (The Godfather)
• Peter Lamont (Titanic)
• Grant Major (The Lord of the Rings)
• Stuart Craig (Gandhi, The English Patient, Harry Potter)
• Rick Heinrichs (Sleepy Hollow, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events)

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See also

Academy Award for Best Art Direction The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. ...

References

• Barnwell, Jane (2004). Production Design: Architects of the Screen. FWallflower. ISBN 1-903364-55-8.
• Block, Bruce (2001). The Visual Story: Seeing the Structure of Film, TV, and New Media. Focal Press. ISBN 0-240-80467-8.
• Katz, Ephraim (2005). The Film Encyclopedia (5ed). Collins. ISBN 0-06-074214-3.