Editing Set construction (section)

==Theater==
[[File:Dresden - Scenography, set construction and theatrical scenery - 2601.jpg|thumb|A set under construction at the [[Semperoper]] in [[Dresden, Germany]].]]
[[File:Carnegie Mellon School of Drama set workshop.jpg|thumb|Set construction at the [[Carnegie Mellon School of Drama]].]]
In theater, the [[technical director]] or [[Production manager (theatre)|production manager]] is the person responsible for evaluating the finished designs and considering budget and time limitations. They engineer the scenery, has it redrafted for building, budgets time, crew and materials, and liaisons between the designer and the shop. Technical directors often have assistant technical directors whose duties can range from drafting to actually building scenery.

A scene shop, in theatrical production is often overseen by a shop foreman or master [[carpenter (theater)|carpenter]]. This person assigns tasks, does direct supervision of carpenters, and deals with day-to-day matters such as absences, breaks, tool repair, etc. The staff of a scene shop is usually referred to as scenic carpenters, but within that there are many specialities such as [[plaster]]ers, [[welder]]s, machinists and scenic stitchers. [[Scenic painting]] is a separate aspect of scenic construction, although the scenic painter usually answers to the scenic charge who usually answers to the technical director.