Also known as Production Designer, they were previously known as "art directors" until the new term was coined by William Cameron Menzies (Academy Award-winning production designer) while working on "Gone With The Wind."
This job is during pre-production.
Salary
Production designers make an average salary of $32,230 to $420,460 / year
Education
Most successful production designers have a degree in Architecture or Environmental Design. Though there are no requirements truly needed except for basic design skills. Getting to where you need to be, you will learn other ideas and techniques from lower jobs before you get to wear you need to be in this career.
Key jobs and responsibilities of that role
The biggest responsibility for a production designer is that it is crucial in creating the "look" of a film. They are responsible for the overall look of a filmed event such as films, TV programs, music videos or adverts. They work side-by-side the Director and Producer to select the settings and style to visually tell the story. They also work with many other departments while creating the set, like the art department, the costume designer, the key hair and make-up stylists, the special effects director and the locations manager (among others) to "establish a unified visual appearance to the film" and "to implement the scenic elements of that vision."
Really, the production designer's main equipment are the people he/she has to work with in order to know what sets and props are being created for every scene.
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