Scenic Designer
Is the set designer sometimes draftsman and often an architect, who realizes the structures or interior
spaces called for by the production designer.
Draftsman
Helps the scenic designer with all drafting and drawing details needed for the final design. He or she
may help with all floor plans and blue prints copies as well. May help with going to the studios, or
locations to get true measurements of the space to be transformed by the new set and following up
during cusntruction assisting the scenic designer.
Greensman
The greensman is a specialised set dresser dealing with the artistic arrangement or landscape
design of plant material, sometimes real and sometimes artificial, and usually a combination of both.
Depending on the scope of the greens work in a film, the greensman may report to the art director or
may report directly to the production designer. If a significant amount of greens work is required in a
film, then the Greens may be an identifiable sub-department, with its own team - often of a size
numbering double figures - and hierarchy (eg. Greensmaster, Greens Supervisor, Foreperson,
Leading Hand, Laborers). Specialists from other areas of the Art Dept. (eg. Fabricators, Sculptors,
Painters/Scenics) may also be drafted to work exclusively on Greens.
Props Master
The property master, more commonly known as the props master, is in charge of finding and
managing all the props that appear in the film. The propsmaster usually has several assistants.
Props builder
The props builder, or more frequently propmaker, as the name implies, builds the props that are used
for the film. Props builders are often technicians skilled in construction, plastics casting, machining,
and electronics.
Armourer or Weapons Master
Prop Buyer
The buyer is the number two person in the set department below the set decorator. The buyer
locates, and then purchases or rents the set dressing.
Set Dresser
The set dressers apply and remove the dressing, furniture, drapery, carpets, everything one would
find in a location, even doorknobs and wall sockets. Most of the work occurs before and after the
shooting crew arrives but one set dresser remains with the shooting crew and is known as the on-set
dresser. In some countries, the set dressing department is referred to as dressing props department.
Key Scenic Artist
The key scenic artist is responsible for the surface treatments of the sets. This includes special paint
treatments such as aging and gilding, as well as simulating the appearance of wood, stone, brick,
metal, stained glass--anything called for by the production designer. The key scenic artist supervises
the crew of painters, and is often a master craftsperson.
Is the set designer sometimes draftsman and often an architect, who realizes the structures or interior
spaces called for by the production designer.
Draftsman
Helps the scenic designer with all drafting and drawing details needed for the final design. He or she
may help with all floor plans and blue prints copies as well. May help with going to the studios, or
locations to get true measurements of the space to be transformed by the new set and following up
during cusntruction assisting the scenic designer.
Greensman
The greensman is a specialised set dresser dealing with the artistic arrangement or landscape
design of plant material, sometimes real and sometimes artificial, and usually a combination of both.
Depending on the scope of the greens work in a film, the greensman may report to the art director or
may report directly to the production designer. If a significant amount of greens work is required in a
film, then the Greens may be an identifiable sub-department, with its own team - often of a size
numbering double figures - and hierarchy (eg. Greensmaster, Greens Supervisor, Foreperson,
Leading Hand, Laborers). Specialists from other areas of the Art Dept. (eg. Fabricators, Sculptors,
Painters/Scenics) may also be drafted to work exclusively on Greens.
Props Master
The property master, more commonly known as the props master, is in charge of finding and
managing all the props that appear in the film. The propsmaster usually has several assistants.
Props builder
The props builder, or more frequently propmaker, as the name implies, builds the props that are used
for the film. Props builders are often technicians skilled in construction, plastics casting, machining,
and electronics.
Armourer or Weapons Master
Prop Buyer
The buyer is the number two person in the set department below the set decorator. The buyer
locates, and then purchases or rents the set dressing.
Set Dresser
The set dressers apply and remove the dressing, furniture, drapery, carpets, everything one would
find in a location, even doorknobs and wall sockets. Most of the work occurs before and after the
shooting crew arrives but one set dresser remains with the shooting crew and is known as the on-set
dresser. In some countries, the set dressing department is referred to as dressing props department.
Key Scenic Artist
The key scenic artist is responsible for the surface treatments of the sets. This includes special paint
treatments such as aging and gilding, as well as simulating the appearance of wood, stone, brick,
metal, stained glass--anything called for by the production designer. The key scenic artist supervises
the crew of painters, and is often a master craftsperson.
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Scenic Design
Title Descriptions:
Below are generic title descriptions to be used as guidelines only. We understand that each job
description may vary in responsibilities depending on clients specific needs.
Below are generic title descriptions to be used as guidelines only. We understand that each job
description may vary in responsibilities depending on clients specific needs.
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