![]() Nesdon Booth, the art direction teacher at L.A. I did as much of the education as I could afford but learned some key things there. I moved down to LA to pursue this while working at a restaurant on the weekends. Film School as a cinematography/sound double major. I was going through a rough early 20s period of my life and thought it would be really wonderful to see my dad as an educator. I was in denial that filmmaking even existed, but I think it hung there in the background the entire time. I loved clearing dirty plates from tables and making sure an entire dining room was happy and satiated. I had more fun working at restaurants than making art. ![]() After school was up, I felt the loneliness of working with art in San Francisco. So I took a painting course on the campus and was in love with the long hours spent in the studio with others and the critiques. I loved to stare at and draft buildings on our college campus so much that a respected colleague told me I should just enroll in the studio art program. So, I studied architecture and art history at UC Berkeley. How it changes, how it becomes ordinary, and how can be extraordinary through our perception of it. I’ve always been enamored and enchanted by the concept of space. Here is our interview with Katie Byron: How did you become a production designer? Katie has worked as a production designer on movies including, BookSmart directed by Olivia Wilde, and the A24 movie, Zola. To give you a better idea of what a career in production design work looks like, we interviewed L.A. Interview with Production Designer, Katie Byron. PDs wear many hats and like most jobs on a film set, it’s fast-paced with irregular hours. They also work closely with the producers and cinematographers. From pre-production, through at least principal photography, production designers are on hand. In addition to visualizing and creating the design of the production, they’re also responsible for maintaining the production schedule and staying within the budget. ![]() Production designers bring teams of people together to create a unified vision. This includes hiring everything from set designers, art directors, illustrators, graphic artists, to set decorators, propmasters, and scouting locations with the locations manager. Once a direction has been established, a production designer will help establish and manage the art department that will help implement the vision. They then meet with the director and discuss the best way to shoot the film. The involvement of the production designer starts when they read the script with the director and sketch ideas for the style and location. It’s the production designer’s job to interpret and create a director’s vision for the script. The role of the production designer can be summed up as the creative arm of the film director. From the most minor detail to the overarching style of the film, production designers have a hand in creating a space in every movie. They are responsible for creating a space to help expand the story by setting the scene’s look and feel. Production designers (PDs) are major contributors to a film’s narrative. Film sets, locations, graphics, props, costumes, all play a part in crafting a real-world narrative for the filmgoer to enjoy. ![]() The best films are the ones that tell a story with dialogue and onscreen action as well as with a cohesive visual narrative. From location scouts to set decorating, this is production design.
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