How to Be a Production Designer

Posted on August 5, 2008 in Production Design | No Comments

Indie Production Designer Erin Muldoon Stetson informs readers of the job — from the first artistic visualizations to the imaginative use of color and composition in each scene helping to create the overall look and emotion of a film.

…Whether replicating every last detail of the ocean liner in “Titanic”; bringing a fantasy world to life in “The Lord of The Rings”; conveying a mood of drab workplace dreariness in “The Apartment”; or inventing a vision of the future in “2001: A Space Odyssey” all these films share something in common. Each of their distinct looks blossomed forth from inside the mind of a production designer. Do you like spending an entire day wandering through flea markets looking for that perfect table lamp? Do you find yourself rearranging the furniture in your friends’ apartments to capture the right visual atmosphere? Then perhaps you have the makings to become a production designer.

— NewEnglandFilm.com | Read The Full Article