Production Designer


The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

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Highlights
Roy Christopher on advice to aspiring production designers
02:04
Bob Mackie on production design for the Academy Awards
03:24
John J. Lloyd on his production design style
01:41
Charles Lisanby on the differences between an art director and a production designer
00:56
Joseph Jennings on his production style
01:02
Who talked about this profession

Roy Christopher

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Roy Christopher on the addition of "production designer" as a title in television and what the profession entails
02:28
Roy Christopher on the limitations of color shades when he started in the 1960s and 1970s
02:15
Roy Christopher on dealing with changing fashions and styles over the years in production design
01:50
Roy Christopher on styles in the then-present (2006)
01:15
Roy Christopher on his style
01:57
Roy Christopher on advice to aspiring production designers
02:04

Joe DeTullio

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Joe DeTullio on the great pressures and challenges of the Saturday Night Live art department, and on trying to accommodate all needs and requests from the creative team
04:07
Joe DeTullio on what he enjoys about production designing for Saturday Night Live
02:52
Joe DeTullio on the basic tools and material he uses in the craft of production design
03:00
Joe DeTullio on not using technology when designing, and drafting by hand
01:46
Joe DeTullio on how he has evolved as a designer since he started
01:26
Joe DeTullio on his design style
00:59
Joe DeTullio on his favorite design period
02:22
Joe DeTullio on the importance of teamwork in production design
01:17
Joe DeTullio on advice to aspiring television production designers
02:39
Joe DeTullio on forming his design aesthetic
01:25
Joe DeTullio on learning to do production design within a certain budget
01:06
Joe DeTullio on overseeing the construction of the sets for Saturday Night Live
05:11
Joe DeTullio on the challenge of making the art design as true to the original thing it's based on as possible with time restraints on Saturday Night Live
04:45
Joe DeTullio on making sure the sets he designs are safe
01:24
Joe DeTullio on monitoring costs of materials and labor in production design for Saturday Night Live
02:01
Joe DeTullio on production design being both an art form and a technical craft
03:37
Joe DeTullio on building models of the sets he wants to create
02:04

Garvin Eddy

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Garvin Eddy on the role and responsibilities of a production designer or art director
02:43
Garvin Eddy on the importance of doing research as a production designer
04:07
Garvin Eddy on making sets look unique and non-generic
05:31
Garvin Eddy on the significance of the production designer in television
03:18
Garvin Eddy on the logistics and budgets on production designing for sitcoms in the 1970s
02:46
Garvin Eddy on collaborating with the creative team on his production design of a show, using The Cosby Show as an example
07:50
Garvin Eddy on the evolution of the title from art director to production designer
00:54
Garvin Eddy on dealing with product placement as a production designer
07:50
Garvin Eddy on what a producer needs to know about a given production designer, and on their collaboration
04:10
Garvin Eddy on the most important developments in the technology or technique of production design
03:31
Garvin Eddy on the essential elements that make a production design work
03:09
Garvin Eddy on the importance of a production designer understanding what the camera sees, and on the challenge HDTV presented
02:34
Garvin Eddy on advice to aspiring production designers
00:56

Albert Heschong

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Albert Heschong on art directors location scouting
02:45

Joseph Jennings

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Joseph Jennings on the difference between a production designer and an art director
05:02

Eugene Lee

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Eugene Lee on why his temperament is well-suited for being a production designer on Saturday Night Live
00:50
Eugene Lee on the role of a television production designer
05:25
Eugene Lee on his comfort zone for designing
00:31
Eugene Lee on whether he prefers designing for one medium over another
00:17
Eugene Lee on whether or not his process changes when he designs for different mediums
02:08
Eugene Lee on whether or not he has a signature style; on his aesthetic and his love of architectural models; on the book he's written about his work
04:56
Eugene Lee on his drawings
01:24
Eugene Lee on his mentors and mentoring others
00:50
Eugene Lee on advice to aspiring production designers
03:53
Eugene Lee on what he would have said to his sons if they had wanted to be production designers and on Saturday Night Live having several generations of families working there
02:29

Charles Lisanby

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Charles Lisanby on his advice to aspiring art directors and production designers
02:14
Charles Lisanby on his approach to production design
18:54

John J. Lloyd

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John J. Lloyd on his production design style
01:26

Bob Mackie

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Bob Mackie on production design for the Academy Awards
03:24

Keith Raywood

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Keith Raywood on ways in which he presents music on television, including the Eagles Hell Freezes Over special on MTV
07:16
Keith Raywood on how the production design department works with other departments
03:36
Keith Raywood on the tools he uses in his work as a production designer
03:09
Keith Raywood on working within a budget
02:50
Keith Raywood on considering different shooting formats when planning a production design
02:24
Keith Raywood on what has changed about being a production designer since he started, and on the advancing technology
03:18
Keith Raywood on what he enjoys about production design
01:59
Keith Raywood on his signature style
02:56
Keith Raywood on advice to aspiring production designers
00:49

Jan Scott

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Jan Scott on being involved with location scouting
02:37
Jan Scott on working with cinematographers
03:54
Jan Scott on how she selects projects to work on
02:24
Jan Scott on how digital technology impacted her work as a production designer
02:01
Jan Scott on her involvement with the production designer's union, and with the Television Academy
04:06
Jan Scott on the biggest changes in production design that happened during her career, and technological advancements in the field
03:19
Jan Scott on her style as a production designer
01:27
Jan Scott on the the then-future of production design
03:05
Jan Scott on advice to aspiring production designers
01:09

Jac Venza

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Jac Venza on re-designing the news set for CBS news
02:23

Leo Yoshimura

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Leo Yoshimura on making the transition from doing production design for theater to doing production design for television, and on finding work early in his career
03:53
Leo Yoshimura on his own and Eugene Lee's points of view and style of production design, and on his relationship with Lee
03:51
Leo Yoshimura on advice to aspiring production designers
02:42
SNL Production Design Team on how the team functions together, and on a typical work week for the team
08:53
SNL Production Design Team on their process of collaborating with each other on Saturday Night Live
01:48
SNL Production Design Team on their interaction with various other departments on Saturday Night Live
03:06
SNL Production Design Team on dealing with last minute issues on Saturday Night Live, and on mishaps live on air
04:50
SNL Production Design Team on how the team functions together, and on a typical work week for the team
08:53
SNL Production Design Team on their process of collaborating with each other on Saturday Night Live
01:48
SNL Production Design Team on their interaction with various other departments on Saturday Night Live
03:06
SNL Production Design Team on dealing with last minute issues on Saturday Night Live, and on mishaps live on air
04:50
SNL Production Design Team on how the team functions together, and on a typical work week for the team
08:53
SNL Production Design Team on their process of collaborating with each other on Saturday Night Live
01:48
SNL Production Design Team on their interaction with various other departments on Saturday Night Live
03:06
SNL Production Design Team on dealing with last minute issues on Saturday Night Live, and on mishaps live on air
04:50
About

"Production Designers create and develop the overall look, atmosphere and emotion that move the story. As visual artists and story tellers, the Production Designer consults primarily with the Director through the conception and creation of stage sets and the selection and alteration of practical locations and backgrounds. Production Designers also collaborate with the Visual Effects team, and provide the designs necessary to maintain a coherent blend between the look of the production, cinematography, and the post-production visual effects footage."- Art Directors Guild