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PRODUCTION DESIGN

Production Designers are responsible for the entire art department. They play a crucial role in helping directors to achieve the film's visual requirements.

The Production design team are responsible for everything that is in the scene (the mis en scene). They must select and design:

• The location for each scene• Hair and make up for actors• Costumes• Props

MISE EN SCENE

Mise-en-scene (meaning everything in the scene) or visual composition refers to the arrangement of all the visual elements within a shot.

This includes: Setting Props Costuming Makeup Character Lighting and Shot selection

MISE EN SCENE

It is also extremely important to look at the relationship between people and things within the shot. • Who/what is large? • Who/what is small? • What might this suggest

about their relative importance within the scene?

All of these elements are controlled by the director in order to convey the meaning intended.

LOCATION

A filming location is a place where some or all of a film or television series is produced, in addition to or instead of using sets constructed on a movie studio back-lot or soundstage.

Filmmakers often choose to shoot on location because they believe that greater realism can be achieved in a "real" place; however, location shooting is often motivated by the film's budget. Many films shoot interior scenes on a sound stage and exterior scenes on location.

It is often mistakenly believed that filming "on location" takes place in the actual location in which its story is set, but this is not necessarily the case.

MAKE UP

Although people might think that makeup is reserved for people "who just want to look better" on TV or in film, in actual fact, makeup may be required to just retain a subject's normal appearance.HD television has increased the need for the application of effective but subtle makeup. As in most areas of television, makeup is an element that is best when it goes unnoticed.

There are three types of make up for film and television:1. Basic2. Corrective3. Character

COSTUME

Good costuming not only looks good but enables viewers to make judgements about characters very quickly. The most basic designs are produced to denote status, provide protection or modesty, or simply decorate a character.

Design process:1. Analyse the script2. Collaborate with directors and cinematographers3. Research trends and styles4. Sketches5. Purchase/make costumes and dress actors

PROPSA prop tells the story just as much as the characters and locations do. When setting up a scene, photographers and videographers need to look for items that fill in the character's back story, assist with moving the story forward and help establish location and time.

Character propsWhile many people just think of props as something in the background, they often can take centre stage. Characters can be given a prop that provides additional information about the character itself or the action taking place. These additional props can be added to a person's clothing for more detail or simply be put in the person's hand.

PROPS

Location propsProps can also add additional information about the location and time period of the action.

For example, when we see an line of 1960s cars sitting outside a movie theatre, we can safely assume the scene takes place in this era.Location props can also provide some more information about the character and who that character is.

For example, a room with everything strewn about, a half-eaten pizza sitting on the kitchen counter and the like can indicate to the viewer that this character is a slob without any other character making that observation.