The set designer "executes plans for construction of sets, draw blueprints from the drawings and designs of the production designer, and oversees construction"(Buzzell 79).
Most designers use the same steps when designing. Their "first step in developing a new design or altering an existing one is to determine the needs of the client, the ultimate function for which the design is intended, and its appeal to customers"(Bureau of Labor Statistics). Set .
designers follow this first step. A set's purpose or function is what it is meant for. It could be part of the background or a partial building to stand inside of. The client is the director and the .
customers are the moviegoers. The director needs the set to fit the production and satisfy the moviegoers.
When creating a design, "designers often begin by researching the desired design .
characteristics, such as size, shape, weight, color, materials used, cost, ease of use, fit, and safety"(Bureau of Labor Statistics). The design characteristics are found by reading the script .
and researching the time period, if it is not set in the future. Though, set designers can refer to other films and works of literature to derive ideas, if further help is needed. Set design in .
theatrical productions can be more complicated than in films.
The set in a play needs to "tell the audience about the play as soon as the curtain goes .
up"(Nelms 9). With the first set, the audience should be able to tell if the production is religious, romantic, melodramatic, or a comedy. The set is vital in a play because the "spectators see the set before they see the play"(Nelms 9). In theater there are different ways a set has to be produced. .
The type of stage, and what equipment it contains, dictates how the set is going to be .
constructed. Because of the change of scenery and the different kinds of stages, throughout a play, all sets are constructed and designed to be mobile.