I’m not sure the YT algorithm supports videos like mine; hence the big boys (Wendover, mustard, real engineering) have set up their own service in Nebula.
Thank you for the kind words, I really apreciate the encouragement! Hopefully as I add more videos the views will come! In the meantime feel free to share the videos with your friends!
I really like art and sculpture so this kind of career is something I really want to look into, so I’m really glad you’ve made such a well explained video to help me understand all this stuff
Thanks! Good luck in your career, if I could offer you one tip it would be to learn a 3D modelling programme ASAP. Sketchup/Rhino3d/Blender they will help you visualise your designs and bring your ideas to life. Essential for someone to buy into a concept you are pitching.
Thanks, architects make fantastic set designers! You have to have a grounding in what’s actually possible to build, along with knowledge of materials and finishes…
Fascinating topic ! Some of the movies are a total waste of money, time and resources; but others, in turn, are really fantastic. Thanks for the insight.
I've watched all of your videos and I was blown away that your videos had hundreds of views and not hundreds of thousands. Can't wait to say I was here before 1k when you hit 1 million ❤️
Used sets do NOT go strait in the bin! I designed and built a set in 2002 that has had so many rebirths I have lost count. It still has my design signature all over it. It has been reshaped and repainted over and over again but my design remains. Those that know my work still comment "It was the best value for money" The set paid for itself in two days of the theatre being sold out. Twelve levels extending from the proscenium and requiring the first five front rows taken out.
Thanks for the comment, what theatre is your work in? I would love to take a look. I should have stipulated that not all sets do indeed end up in the bin and in theatre things are different as the sets are built to the theatre specifications and can therefore be more easily reused. And They have a better grasp on budgets! Also, a lot of smaller items end up in prop houses to be reused again. I have personally used the same items from a prop house for multiple productions.
I love seeing behind the scenes and am always amazed at the problem solving skills of designers where they can use everyday things in new ways to make props and sets look insane. I would love to hear more stories of where unusual or ingenious problems where solved. Anyone can build something that will last a thousand years which looks great with an unlimited amount of money but only a truly skilled craftsmen/engineer/designer etc can do it within budget, on time and will do the job it was asked of it.
I'm over the moon you have hit 1k so fast, just don't burn out. To many get so involved in this game and end up destroying themselves if you make sure your Friends, family and reputation are your top priority and you still enjoy what you do you will succeed. Have fun and treat each day as if it is your last because one day you will be right lol. I always remember my grandads last words f#*k me a bus
I worked at a cinema, 3 blockbusters, and (before Covid) visit the cinema every week. And my favourite movie in all of existence? Interstellar. So epic is your inclusion of it in this video, it’s an automatic like and subscribe! Great stuff 🙌🏻
Thanks for your comment, In the lead up to Interstellar I didn’t watch any of the trailers or read anything about it. Then watched it at the I-MAX (the big one in Waterloo, London) and it blew my tiny mind!
@@BehindDesigns , ahhhh fantastic! Coincidentally, I was out of the country when it was in the cinema. For years, I searched the UK listings for another screening until one came up at that IMAX! Small screen never did it justice. Looking forward to your next uploads 👍🏻
i have just discoverd this chanell- I love it and hope to see more videos.. My love, my job, my life explained in such understandable and clean way.thank you!
Tell me about it! Should have done a channel on TikTok dancing and Fortnite! Lucky its just a hobby and a way to learn new skills. Really apreciate the support.
I’ve just finished the last video in your list and I’ve never been so keen to watch another, I’m an avid TH-camr and often subscribe to major channels but today your channel popped into my list, and it by far is the most interesting channel I’ve watched. When you one day set up a patreon, I’ll certainly chip in!
@@BehindDesigns It’s great to see your subscribers rising daily, I really think you’re going to do extremely well with the standard of the content you’re putting out! Keep it up mate, I’ll share around as many places as I can to help out 😎😁
It would be really cool if production design people experimented with modular design. You can mix and match aspects of a set, and it is inherently renewable as you keep reusing the modules.
Fascinating. Congrats on reaching 200 subs (shortly). I start watching your channel an hour ago and was the 172 subscriber. Every time I watched another video it jumped.
I know I’m late but such an inspiring video ! Im studying architecture but I am thinking of taking an alternative career rout after I graduate. Any advice on getting work experience in set design ?
I work in film as a set dresser. Also design in theatre. There are so many materials you can reuse or try to pull from something that already exists. I do see so much waste on sets. Started to encourage art directors to consider donating their sets to creative reuse spaces or haunted houses. I do think we need to think more creatively still on how to manipulate materials/objects we already have to create conceptual designs. Honestly, some of the most creative work I’ve seen or have produced has been through limitations.
it is NOT bringing to life what the Director sees in their head. It is collaborating with the director to bring an artistic and storytelling vision to life- the DESIGNER is a visual storyteller and uses those skills to make the world of the play, movie, or television show. They aren't simply "doers" or else they'd just hire builders and call it a day. DESIGNERS are collaborative creators, not just people who can draw what someone else "sees." This 19th and early 20th century point of view of director never seems to fully go away- as some kind of all knowing, all talented, all powerful individual instead of a leader of artists who's main contribution is unifying vision.
Thanks! Glad you liked it, it seems to be picking up some traction (thanks YT algorithm) Might turn it into a series of videos, the amazing world of automotive design, amazing world of game design... lots of subject matter.
@@BehindDesigns I think you should. I especially liked the perspective. I watched few videos on the topic and none covered the topic like you did. I'm creating an app to make animated movies & series on mobile devices. I plan to use what I learned here for app development. Keep up the good work!
I would think that many of the common set props could be sold after the film or simply rented to save time and money. I'd imagine these rental businesses probably already exist in LA and Toronto.
Yes, that is the door from Monica’s apartment in friends. Although its not so much to door as the frame around the spy hole. Greg Grande the set designer/decorator was planning on using that frame to go on a table, but the glass in it smashed just before they were due to begin filming. Looking for somewhere to put it he took the backing off and held it over the spy hole as he had always hated the big unadorned slabs of wood that were doors in New York style apartments. He grabbed some glue and that where it stayed for 10 seasons. Becoming an iconic symbol of the show!
Thank you for the note about the wastefulness of set designs. It was the only thing I could think about when seeing those giant sets they spent millions of dollars on, all while people are currently dying from climate change.
I am a "high functioning" autistic and I have all sorts of attention deficit issues. I am either a drag or highly amusing. Ramifications apply here. I would happily spend a month peeking, gasping and staring in amazement in any studio property--what nervana! As for the movie? Sooner or later, I'd get around to seeing it streaming, but it never holds my attention. It's not that we don't have the means to show films that are impressive, I've been told by some of our more charming-er guests. I am of those Karens that'll bitch about movies not being where they need to be, To My Standards. Fin. I'm holding out for when they've got movies tearing up the dinner theater market, except with all the electronic doo-dads to kick immersive theater up a notch. I say they will catch this senile old goat attention when we are interacting with the characters and playing parts in the seemingly impromptu storyline. We have been pinching ideas off of Star Trek for sixty years, why aren't we further along with a holodeck? It will require better actors. It goes without saying that the dinner part of the evening must stand up to this. Stouffer's will not do.
Any advice? Filming a set that takes place on a chicken farm. I need a floor flat enough for a linoleum flooring. But my garage floor is concrete with a thick crack than runs from one side to the other side. Can't use hay. How do I install a linoleum, in which the linoleum will not develop a hole? Choreographing a long fight scene. Need help!
I would suggest skinning the floor in sheet wood, 12-16mm MDF but if your budget stretches to marine grade plywood then get that (as it won’t warp when wet) lay the wood down and then duct tape the seams where the boards meet. This will give you a flat consistent surface to then apply the flooring to… it will also help soften the impact on the actors when filming a high energy scene… good luck!
Can an engineer become a movie set designer? And the thing is not only becoming a movie set designer , money wise can an engineer earn heavily in set designing because leaving engineering field and entering into a this field is quite risky. So plz guide me , should I take this risk or not
I don’t think you need to quit being an engineer to move into set design. Engineers play a HUGE and important role in bringing the design to life! I can draw a pretty picture of what I want something to look like but when it comes to building it I always need to consult an engineer! When you see pictures of movie, tv and film sets it’s an engineer who has worked out the structural calculations of how it should be built and what materials we need to use to keep it standing. For example If the set is outdoors then wind loading calculations are very important. Nothing I have ever designed has ever gone into production without an engineer approving the overall structure. I think your best bet would be to find a job in an engineering firm that consults for a movie production studio. Set design companies will also have in house engineers or use and external company as having an engineer’s approval is one of the most important things! Money wise it’s a sliding scale but there is excellent money in set design if you find the right company who work for studios with deep pockets… I hope this helps and thanks for your comment.
Well in that case (unless you want to back to school, start at the beginning and study design) with your computer background you should learn how to use 3D design software such as blender. This would allow you to enter the field as a visualiser, someone who takes a design on paper or instruction from a senior creative and makes it 3D. From there you could take a sideways step into the design side.
You would need to do a degree in art or design. However after your degree getting into the industry as quickly as possible at any level would be my recommendation… experience beats qualifications!
Backlots, using sets over and over and over again is called Backlots. It's practically as old as Cinema itself. Why did Hollywood move away from that ingenious technique? Money and greed. Hopefully if or when our parent company acquires a new property on over 7 thousand acres, we'll have a large parcel of Backlots.
Great point, and an easy way to speed up production and reduce budget. There are loads of examples where one set has taken X from another movie and re-purposed it... However in the last 5 years and the introduction of the "streamers" money isn't a concern and they seem to pride themselves on spending huge amounts of money or showing off the massive sets they have created! Using it as a PR moment for the production. I work across a spectrum of clients and am currently working with an independent and a streamer, it's amazing to see the different mentality (and budgets) on how they approach and solve the same problems!
@@BehindDesigns True. Capital or money is being thrown at problems instead of solving the problems with ingenuity or imagination like Jim Cameron "used" to do on productions. Hundreds of millions are thrown at problem solving of Set Construction or Production Value. We've had our times but more than half are spent frugally and strategically but getting similar results usually.
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I'm an architect and I'm starting to explore production design. This video is pure gold. Thank you!
I just graduated in Architecture and I’m looking to pivot towards set design
me too I am an architect and I'm exploring this world
I'm an interior designer and I'm also looking to pivot to production design for set design. Still don't know so much the difference
Same here😁, 3rd year architecture student (my degree is 4 years in total), and production design has caught my attention like no other🥰
Same here... I'm a graduate architect looking into this world of production design... On point video 💯
I honestly don’t know how you don’t have hundreds of thousands of views on these. You definitely deserve them.
I’m not sure the YT algorithm supports videos like mine; hence the big boys (Wendover, mustard, real engineering) have set up their own service in Nebula.
This is a topic that totally flies under the radar, and you explain it really well! A pity about the low views, this is well done
Thank you for the kind words, I really apreciate the encouragement! Hopefully as I add more videos the views will come! In the meantime feel free to share the videos with your friends!
How interesting, all of these Hollywood actors who take all of the credit when these hidden guys are grafting away. Great vid man!
Yeah, even at the oscars they dont bother showing the awards that go to the set design guys!
The craziest part is these movies cannot come to live without production design.
I really like art and sculpture so this kind of career is something I really want to look into, so I’m really glad you’ve made such a well explained video to help me understand all this stuff
Thanks! Good luck in your career, if I could offer you one tip it would be to learn a 3D modelling programme ASAP. Sketchup/Rhino3d/Blender they will help you visualise your designs and bring your ideas to life. Essential for someone to buy into a concept you are pitching.
i study architecture and im im just truly blown away by the field of design, just wow what a video man!
Thanks, architects make fantastic set designers! You have to have a grounding in what’s actually possible to build, along with knowledge of materials and finishes…
Interior designer here and currently super interested in set design
Fascinating topic ! Some of the movies are a total waste of money, time and resources; but others, in turn, are really fantastic. Thanks for the insight.
Glad you enjoyed it!
4:20 Anticipating the Chris Gore IKEA chair rant by a couple of years!
I've watched all of your videos and I was blown away that your videos had hundreds of views and not hundreds of thousands. Can't wait to say I was here before 1k when you hit 1 million ❤️
Thank you very much. As a one man team it takes a long time to make the videos so apreciate the support.
Used sets do NOT go strait in the bin!
I designed and built a set in 2002 that has had so many rebirths I have lost count. It still has my design signature all over it.
It has been reshaped and repainted over and over again but my design remains.
Those that know my work still comment "It was the best value for money" The set paid for itself in two days of the theatre being sold out.
Twelve levels extending from the proscenium and requiring the first five front rows taken out.
Thanks for the comment, what theatre is your work in? I would love to take a look. I should have stipulated that not all sets do indeed end up in the bin and in theatre things are different as the sets are built to the theatre specifications and can therefore be more easily reused. And They have a better grasp on budgets! Also, a lot of smaller items end up in prop houses to be reused again. I have personally used the same items from a prop house for multiple productions.
I love seeing behind the scenes and am always amazed at the problem solving skills of designers where they can use everyday things in new ways to make props and sets look insane. I would love to hear more stories of where unusual or ingenious problems where solved. Anyone can build something that will last a thousand years which looks great with an unlimited amount of money but only a truly skilled craftsmen/engineer/designer etc can do it within budget, on time and will do the job it was asked of it.
Thanks, I hope in the future to do some more videos that pull on my own experience of seeing the madness unfold first-hand.
I'm over the moon you have hit 1k so fast, just don't burn out. To many get so involved in this game and end up destroying themselves if you make sure your Friends, family and reputation are your top priority and you still enjoy what you do you will succeed. Have fun and treat each day as if it is your last because one day you will be right lol. I always remember my grandads last words f#*k me a bus
this field is truly fascinating, if only it was a little easier to get into the industry
Recycling materials is a great issue, this I know from within. Great video.
I worked at a cinema, 3 blockbusters, and (before Covid) visit the cinema every week. And my favourite movie in all of existence? Interstellar. So epic is your inclusion of it in this video, it’s an automatic like and subscribe! Great stuff 🙌🏻
Thanks for your comment, In the lead up to Interstellar I didn’t watch any of the trailers or read anything about it. Then watched it at the I-MAX (the big one in Waterloo, London) and it blew my tiny mind!
@@BehindDesigns , ahhhh fantastic! Coincidentally, I was out of the country when it was in the cinema. For years, I searched the UK listings for another screening until one came up at that IMAX! Small screen never did it justice. Looking forward to your next uploads 👍🏻
i have just discoverd this chanell- I love it and hope to see more videos.. My love, my job, my life explained in such understandable and clean way.thank you!
Cheers! I really apreciate that, glad you enjoyed the video.
Im starting an apprenticeship as a carpenter but I want to eventually end up in set design :)
Go for it! Carpentry is an ideal starting point and a job for life! My grandad was a carpenter and is what got me into design!
wow... Your channel is criminally under subscribed.
Tell me about it! Should have done a channel on TikTok dancing and Fortnite! Lucky its just a hobby and a way to learn new skills. Really apreciate the support.
I was about to say the same
I’ve just finished the last video in your list and I’ve never been so keen to watch another, I’m an avid TH-camr and often subscribe to major channels but today your channel popped into my list, and it by far is the most interesting channel I’ve watched. When you one day set up a patreon, I’ll certainly chip in!
Thanks so much! New video should be out early next week (going overboard with the animations now I have subscribers to impress!)
@@BehindDesigns It’s great to see your subscribers rising daily, I really think you’re going to do extremely well with the standard of the content you’re putting out! Keep it up mate, I’ll share around as many places as I can to help out 😎😁
It would be really cool if production design people experimented with modular design. You can mix and match aspects of a set, and it is inherently renewable as you keep reusing the modules.
I generally think that set design is the most important aspect on set.
It's a very underappreciated discipline.
Fascinating.
Congrats on reaching 200 subs (shortly). I start watching your channel an hour ago and was the 172 subscriber. Every time I watched another video it jumped.
Thank you, yes, it is quite interesting watching the YT algorithm at work. It took me 4 months to get 1 subscriber and 8 months to reach 20!
3 days later and I’m the 757th subscriber. Hopefully there are many thousands more to come!
Hi! Loooooved your video! Is production design and set design the same thing?
I really really Enjoyed this video, learnt so much and was captivated from start to finish. you earned a subscriber today
Cheers! Really appreciate the message. Glad you enjoyed it!
valuable // thanks for sharing
Cheers! Glad you enjoyed it.
Yes
I know I’m late but such an inspiring video ! Im studying architecture but I am thinking of taking an alternative career rout after I graduate. Any advice on getting work experience in set design ?
Same!!
Learn a 3D software package really well; Rhino, AutoCAD, Blender… this will help you get your foot in the door.
Superb video, thank you 😊
My pleasure 😊
I work in film as a set dresser. Also design in theatre. There are so many materials you can reuse or try to pull from something that already exists. I do see so much waste on sets. Started to encourage art directors to consider donating their sets to creative reuse spaces or haunted houses. I do think we need to think more creatively still on how to manipulate materials/objects we already have to create conceptual designs. Honestly, some of the most creative work I’ve seen or have produced has been through limitations.
it is NOT bringing to life what the Director sees in their head. It is collaborating with the director to bring an artistic and storytelling vision to life- the DESIGNER is a visual storyteller and uses those skills to make the world of the play, movie, or television show. They aren't simply "doers" or else they'd just hire builders and call it a day. DESIGNERS are collaborative creators, not just people who can draw what someone else "sees." This 19th and early 20th century point of view of director never seems to fully go away- as some kind of all knowing, all talented, all powerful individual instead of a leader of artists who's main contribution is unifying vision.
I agree with everyone here this is a great video and super under appreciated!
Cheers dude! Thanks for the comment
Great video!
Thanks!
I am 3d artist as well as an illustrator. I have expertise in softwares like Maya/ blender/ zbrush etc. I am planning to become art director one day.
Sounds like you have the skill set to do so! Keep going, make contacts in the industry and you will get there! Amazing work!
Great
Cheers!
V interesting.
Cheers!
This is a great video
Thanks! Glad you liked it, it seems to be picking up some traction (thanks YT algorithm) Might turn it into a series of videos, the amazing world of automotive design, amazing world of game design... lots of subject matter.
@@BehindDesigns I think you should. I especially liked the perspective. I watched few videos on the topic and none covered the topic like you did. I'm creating an app to make animated movies & series on mobile devices. I plan to use what I learned here for app development. Keep up the good work!
I would think that many of the common set props could be sold after the film or simply rented to save time and money. I'd imagine these rental businesses probably already exist in LA and Toronto.
There are lots of prop houses for set dressing purposes but it’s the walls and floors…
must be kinda like the real estate staging companies. @@BehindDesigns
What was the last minute change on the first day of shooting that became iconic? The door at the end?
Yes, that is the door from Monica’s apartment in friends. Although its not so much to door as the frame around the spy hole. Greg Grande the set designer/decorator was planning on using that frame to go on a table, but the glass in it smashed just before they were due to begin filming. Looking for somewhere to put it he took the backing off and held it over the spy hole as he had always hated the big unadorned slabs of wood that were doors in New York style apartments. He grabbed some glue and that where it stayed for 10 seasons. Becoming an iconic symbol of the show!
How do you get work as an electrician in this type of work?
You need to find a film set company and get a job with them… like pinewood studios or Elstree studios (if I’m the Uk)
Thank you for the note about the wastefulness of set designs. It was the only thing I could think about when seeing those giant sets they spent millions of dollars on, all while people are currently dying from climate change.
I am a "high functioning" autistic and I have all sorts of attention deficit issues. I am either a drag or highly amusing. Ramifications apply here. I would happily spend a month peeking, gasping and staring in amazement in any studio property--what nervana! As for the movie? Sooner or later, I'd get around to seeing it streaming, but it never holds my attention. It's not that we don't have the means to show films that are impressive, I've been told by some of our more charming-er guests.
I am of those Karens that'll bitch about movies not being where they need to be, To My Standards. Fin.
I'm holding out for when they've got movies tearing up the dinner theater market, except with all the electronic doo-dads to kick immersive theater up a notch. I say they will catch this senile old goat attention when we are interacting with the characters and playing parts in the seemingly impromptu storyline.
We have been pinching ideas off of Star Trek for sixty years, why aren't we further along with a holodeck? It will require better actors. It goes without saying that the dinner part of the evening must stand up to this.
Stouffer's will not do.
Any advice? Filming a set that takes place on a chicken farm. I need a floor flat enough for a linoleum flooring. But my garage floor is concrete with a thick crack than runs from one side to the other side. Can't use hay. How do I install a linoleum, in which the linoleum will not develop a hole? Choreographing a long fight scene. Need help!
I would suggest skinning the floor in sheet wood, 12-16mm MDF but if your budget stretches to marine grade plywood then get that (as it won’t warp when wet) lay the wood down and then duct tape the seams where the boards meet. This will give you a flat consistent surface to then apply the flooring to… it will also help soften the impact on the actors when filming a high energy scene… good luck!
Can an engineer become a movie set designer? And the thing is not only becoming a movie set designer , money wise can an engineer earn heavily in set designing because leaving engineering field and entering into a this field is quite risky. So plz guide me , should I take this risk or not
I don’t think you need to quit being an engineer to move into set design. Engineers play a HUGE and important role in bringing the design to life! I can draw a pretty picture of what I want something to look like but when it comes to building it I always need to consult an engineer! When you see pictures of movie, tv and film sets it’s an engineer who has worked out the structural calculations of how it should be built and what materials we need to use to keep it standing. For example If the set is outdoors then wind loading calculations are very important. Nothing I have ever designed has ever gone into production without an engineer approving the overall structure. I think your best bet would be to find a job in an engineering firm that consults for a movie production studio. Set design companies will also have in house engineers or use and external company as having an engineer’s approval is one of the most important things! Money wise it’s a sliding scale but there is excellent money in set design if you find the right company who work for studios with deep pockets… I hope this helps and thanks for your comment.
@@BehindDesigns bt you are talking about civil mechanical whereas im a computer engineer
Well in that case (unless you want to back to school, start at the beginning and study design) with your computer background you should learn how to use 3D design software such as blender. This would allow you to enter the field as a visualiser, someone who takes a design on paper or instruction from a senior creative and makes it 3D. From there you could take a sideways step into the design side.
what degree will i get for masters in set design ? and which clg in usa is best for this?
You would need to do a degree in art or design. However after your degree getting into the industry as quickly as possible at any level would be my recommendation… experience beats qualifications!
I'm really enjoying your channel, but you need to up your audio game, because I can hardly hear you.
Thanks for letting me know, I appreciate the feedback. Still figuring out the optimum levels. Glad you’re enjoying the videos. Cheers!
@@BehindDesigns What he said. I had to up my volume by 70% from the last video I watched to hear you. But great job!
How is possible in mangmant dignig
Not sure what you mean but happy to help with your question.
having worked in both?
Did he really just say dcs cgi is horrible compared to marvel these mcu fans are nuts
What is your source for the concepts "re-creation" and "conceptualization" as applied to production design?
ENGAGING 13 minutes and 13 seconds of my life.
wow Snider is such a jerk for lying to his actors. you should Never lie to your cast or crew!
I know! But very funny clip!
Backlots, using sets over and over and over again is called Backlots. It's practically as old as Cinema itself. Why did Hollywood move away from that ingenious technique? Money and greed. Hopefully if or when our parent company acquires a new property on over 7 thousand acres, we'll have a large parcel of Backlots.
Great point, and an easy way to speed up production and reduce budget. There are loads of examples where one set has taken X from another movie and re-purposed it... However in the last 5 years and the introduction of the "streamers" money isn't a concern and they seem to pride themselves on spending huge amounts of money or showing off the massive sets they have created! Using it as a PR moment for the production. I work across a spectrum of clients and am currently working with an independent and a streamer, it's amazing to see the different mentality (and budgets) on how they approach and solve the same problems!
@@BehindDesigns Well, repurposed sets and miniature sets is a technique called "Cannibalising" and has also been done a long time in Hollywood.
@@BehindDesigns True. Capital or money is being thrown at problems instead of solving the problems with ingenuity or imagination like Jim Cameron "used" to do on productions. Hundreds of millions are thrown at problem solving of Set Construction or Production Value. We've had our times but more than half are spent frugally and strategically but getting similar results usually.
could barely hear your narration. turn up your recording volume
I know… I wish TH-cam allowed you to re-upload a video it’s very frustrating…