Editing Scenic design (section)

{{short description|Creation of theatrical or film scenery}}
{{For|film and television|production design}}
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[[File:Marcel Jambon - Giuseppe Verdi - Otello Act I set design model.jpg|thumb|Set design model by Marcel Jambon for an 1895 Paris production of [[Giuseppe Verdi]]'s ''[[Otello]]''.]]
[[File:2016 Magic Flute Rehearsal • NZ Opera • 060516 • 045.jpg|thumb|Set design for the [[New Zealand Opera]]'s 2016 production of [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]]'s [[The Magic Flute|''Magic Flute'']]]][[File:Scenic Design, The Family Series, by Glenn Davis.JPG|thumb|Scenic design for ''The 2010 Family Series'', by Glenn Davis]]
[[File:Oresteia by Aeschylus, adapted by Ryan Castalia for Stairwell Theater, 2019.jpg|thumb|A simple red curtain set design for the ''[[Oresteia]]'' presented by Stairwell Theater, 2019]]
'''Scenic design''', also known as '''stage design''' or '''set design''', is the creation of [[scenery]] for [[theatrical production]]s including [[Play (theatre)|plays]] and [[Musical theatre|musicals]]. The term can also be applied to [[film]] and [[television]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Set Designer {{!}} Berklee |url=https://www.berklee.edu/careers/roles/scenic-designer |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=Berklee |language=en}}</ref> productions, where it may be referred to as [[Production designer|production design]].<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1007/978-3-7643-8140-0.345/html |doi=10.1007/978-3-7643-8140-0 |title=Design Dictionary |chapter=Set Design |date=2008 |pages=345–347 |publisher=Birkhäuser |isbn=978-3-7643-7739-7 |editor-last1=Erlhoff |editor-last2=Marshall |editor-first1=Michael |editor-first2=Timothy }}</ref> Scenic designers create sets and scenery to support the overall artistic goals of the production. Scenic design is an aspect of [[scenography]], which includes theatrical set design as well as light and sound.

Modern scenic designers are increasingly taking on the role of co-creators in the artistic process, shaping not only the physical space of a production but also influencing its blocking, pacing, and tone. As Richard Foreman famously stated, scenic design is a way to "create the world through which you perceive things happening."<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last=Aronson |first=Arnold |date=1984 |title=American Scenography |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1145574?origin=crossref |journal=The Drama Review |volume=28 |issue=2 |pages=3–22 |doi=10.2307/1145574 |issn=0012-5962}}</ref> These designers work closely with the director, playwright, and other creative members of the team to develop a visual concept that complements the narrative and emotional tone of the production. Notable scenic designers who have embraced this collaborative role include [[Robin Wagner (designer)|Robin Wagner]], Eugene Lee, and Jim Clayburgh