Department
Production design
The world-building department. Designers, art directors, set decorators, property masters — credited and cross-referenced to the productions they built.
- 12,401
- People in archive
- 7
- Top-credited count
- 4
- Roles indexed
- 6
- Curated dossiers
Cross-cuts
Most-cited professionals
All →| Name | Primary role | Nationality | Born | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Jordan | Music Supervisor | — | — | 7 |
| Sandy Reynolds-Wasco | Set Decorator | — | — | 7 |
| Nancy Haigh | Set Decorator | — | 1946 | 5 |
| Taylor Swift | Producer | USA | 1989 | 5 |
| Carlo Simi | Costume Designer | Italy | 1924 | 4 |
| Edward G. Boyle | Set Decorator | Canada | 1899 | 4 |
| Leslie A. Pope | Set Decorator | USA | 1954 | 4 |
| Nick Thomas | Property Master | — | — | 4 |
| Adam Willis | Set Decorator | — | — | 3 |
| Akio Nojima | Property Master | — | — | 3 |
| Alan Lee | Set Decorator | UK | 1947 | 3 |
| Baz Halpin | Producer | — | — | 3 |
| Charles Stewart | Property Master | — | — | 3 |
| Dan Hennah | Set Decorator | New Zealand | — | 3 |
| Douglas E. Madison | Property Master | — | — | 3 |
Curated dossiers
Glossary5 terms · production design vocabulary
- Production Designer
- Single credit responsible for the overall visual world: sets, locations, props, period research. Works directly with the director and DP.
- Art Director
- Production designer's number two. Runs the art department day-to-day; supervises construction, set decoration, and the standby art team.
- Set Decorator
- Dresses the set within the designed world — furniture, drapes, dressing props. Distinct credit; pairs with the designer's overall vision.
- Property Master
- Owns everything a character touches or carries (hero props, action props, weapons, breakaways). Separate from set dressing.
- Practical build vs LED wall
- Practical = physical sets on a stage. LED-wall (Volume) = real-time virtual backgrounds (The Mandalorian). Credit set still goes to the PD; volume content has its own VFX team.