SOCIALBILITTY • GLOSSARY DEPARTMENT
Production design, art direction, set construction and dressing, props, scenic work, painting, and the physical visual environment created for the camera.
An Art Director helps manage and execute the visual design of a film or television production under the Production Designer. Responsibilities can include supervising design and drafting, coordinating set construction and graphics, managing budgets and schedules within the art department, and communicating design requirements to other departments.
View Definition →The Set Decorator is responsible for selecting, sourcing, arranging, and managing the decorative elements that appear in a set or practical location, such as furniture, artwork, window treatments, lamps, rugs, books, and other dressing. The Set Decorator works within the Production Designer’s visual concept and coordinates closely with the art and property departments.
View Definition →The Production Designer is the senior creative department head responsible for developing and overseeing the physical visual world of a film or television production. Working with the Director and Director of Photography, the Production Designer establishes the design approach for sets, locations, environments, color, architecture, and visual details and supervises the art department’s execution of…
View Definition →An Architect is a licensed design professional who plans and designs buildings and built environments. In film and television, architectural knowledge can also inform production design, set design, drafting, construction, locations, and the creation of believable physical spaces.
View Definition →Paint is a pigmented coating applied to surfaces for color, texture, protection, or visual effect. In film and television production, paint is used extensively in scenic work, set finishing, aging, distressing, faux treatments, signage, props, backdrops, and other art-department applications.
View Definition →Painting is the process or art of applying pigment to a surface to create color, imagery, texture, or finish. In production, scenic painting can be used to create murals, backdrops, faux materials, aging, weathering, architectural finishes, and camera-ready surfaces on sets and props.
View Definition →Art is creative expression produced through visual, performing, literary, musical, cinematic, or other forms. In film and television, the term also appears in department names such as the Art Department, which helps design and realize the physical visual world of a production.
View Definition →In film and television, a set is the controlled environment in which a scene is staged and photographed. A set may be constructed on a soundstage, built inside an existing structure, created on a backlot, or established at a practical location. The term can also refer specifically to the scenery and physical environment created by…
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