Department
Production design
The world-building department. Designers, art directors, set decorators, property masters — credited and cross-referenced to the productions they built.
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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.