art direction
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Art direction refers to the process how the art director closely works with the designer, supervising the execution of the designs for individual sets. The design must be approved for the art director to oversee their construction. The art director makes blue prints and sometimes models of the sets.
The art director is an extremely integral part of the production team. During the preproduction period, the filmmakers imagine the film they want to make. They gather the people and materials needed to realize their idea. During the production period, the film as imagined is brought to life and recorded on film and audiotape. The creative work of the preproduction period is continued and extended. However, instead of working with words or drawings or budgets on paper, the filmmakers work with actors and actresses and the materials of real life.
Filming on a sound stage...