What does a production designer do?

Production designer originally refers to the person in charge of setting design in movies. Recently, it is often called "production design", which is responsible for coordinating the overall visual style of lighting, photography, special effects, clothing, props and editing.

1. In theory, the production designer should be responsible for any category related to the aesthetic feeling and aesthetics of the film; But in fact, the work scope of production designers will be different according to the different requirements of decision-making units for investors, producers or directors and the influence of external market factors.

2, on-site scheduling:

Props: according to the requirements of different movie scripts, design related props and make and buy them in person or by contacting relevant personnel;

Scenery: according to different story backgrounds and personal special scenes, design indoor or outdoor scenery that meets aesthetic requirements;

Lighting: design the coordination of hue and lighting to enhance the artistic expression and appeal of individual scenes;

Photography: camera angle adjustment and camera movement to match the visual effects of different scenes, and calculate the beauty of lens continuity and fluency in different scenes;

Role and costume design: including costume, hairstyle and makeup. According to different story backgrounds, design character stories and role modeling, computer special effects and data collection.