Production designer is a term used in the movie and television industries to refer to the person responsible for the overall look of a filmed event such as films, TV programs, music videos or adverts. 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. ... Yarkand ladies summer fashions. ... 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 myriad 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. ... Set construction is a process by which a set designer works in collaboration with the director of the production to create the set for a theatrical production. ... Mentor Huebner (19 July 1917 Los Angeles, California - 19 March 2001 Burbank, California) was a leading Hollywood production illustrator who did storyboards, production art and creative concepts for more than 250 films, including King Kong (1976), Blade Runner (1982) and Francis Ford Coppolas Dracula (1992). ... 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 or décor 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 adequately 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." Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian 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 illustrator
• graphic designer
• model maker

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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.

• British Film Designers Guild B.F.D.G.

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Noted motion picture production designers

• John Barry (set designer) (Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: Empire Strikes Back, Superman)
• Anton Furst (Batman, Full Metal Jacket)
• Ken Adam (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Spy Who Loved Me, Barry Lyndon)
• John Box, 1920 - 2005 (Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago)
• Stuart Craig (Gandhi, The English Patient, Harry Potter)
• Cedric Gibbons, 1893 - 1960 (The Wizard of Oz)
• Rick Heinrichs (Sleepy Hollow, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events)
• Peter Lamont (Titanic)
• Grant Major (The Lord of the Rings)
• Alex McDowell (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Minority Report)
• William Cameron Menzies, 1896 - 1957 (Gone with the Wind)
• Van Nest Polglase, 1898 - 1968 (Citizen Kane)
• Dean Tavoularis (The Godfather)
• Anton Weber, 1904 - 1979 (UFA - La Habanera, Unter den Brücken)
• Carl Jules Weyl, 1890 - 1948 (Casablanca)

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See also

• Academy Award for Best Art Direction

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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. 
• Hans-Jürgen Tast (ed.) ANTON WEBER (1904-1979) - Filmarchitekt bei der UFA (Schellerten 2005) ISBN 3-88842-030-X;
• Katz, Ephraim (2005). The Film Encyclopedia (5ed). Collins. ISBN 0-06-074214-3. 

External Links

• Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800 Union local representing Art Directors and Production Designers.
• ADG Art Direction Wiki Online community and knowledgebase relating to new and classic technologies relevant to the art of film design
• British Film Designers Guild A society of British Film Directors and Designers was founded in 1946, for the betterment of the Design in British Films.
• The Austrian Filmdesigners Association represents Production Designers, Art Directors, Costume Designers, Props Masters, Set Decorators and their assistants in Austria (VÖF - Verband Österreichischer FilmausstatterInnen).