Editing Production designer (section)

{{Short description|Person responsible for the overall look of a filmed event}}
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In [[film industry|film]] and [[television]],  a '''production designer'''  is the individual responsible for the overall aesthetic of the story. The production design gives the viewers a sense of the time period, the plot location, and character actions and feelings. Working directly with the [[film director|director]], [[cinematographer]], and [[film producer|producer]], production designers have a key creative role in the creation of motion pictures and television. The term ''production designer'' was coined by [[William Cameron Menzies]] while he was working on the film ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Cairns |first=David |year=2011 |title=The Dreams of a Creative Begetter |url=https://believermag.com/the-dreams-of-a-creative-begetter/ |magazine=The Believer |issue=79 |access-date=8 October 2018}}</ref> Production designers are commonly confused with ''[[art director]]s''<ref>{{Cite book|last=Preston|first=Ward|title=What an Art Director Does: An Introduction to Motion Picture Production Design|publisher=Silman-James Press|year=1994|isbn=978-1-879505-18-6|location=Los Angeles|pages=150}}</ref> as the roles have similar responsibilities. Production designers decide the visual concept and deal with the many and varied logistics of [[filmmaking]] including, schedules, budgets, and staffing. Art directors manage the process of making the visuals, which is done by [[concept art]]ists, [[graphic designer]]s, [[Set decorator|set designers]], [[costume designer]]s, [[lighting designer]]s, etc.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Barnwell|first=Jane|title=Production Design for Screen: Visual Storytelling in Film and Television|publisher=Bloomsbury Visual Arts|year=2017|isbn=9781474223409|location=London|pages=23–25}}</ref> The production designer and the art director lead a team of individuals to assist with the visual component of the film. Depending on the size of the production the rest of the team can include runners, [[graphic designer]]s, drafts people, props makers, and set builders. Productions Designers create a framework for the visual aesthetic of a project and work in partnership and collaboration with the [[Set decorator|Set Decorator]] & Set Decorating department to execute the desired look. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Salom|first=Leon|date=March 17, 2014|title=Explainer: what is production design?|url=http://theconversation.com/explainer-what-is-production-design-24062|website=The Conversation}}</ref>