film:art-director

An art director designs the physical sets a film is shot on and leads the crew that builds them. Working from the production designer's look and the script, the art director draws scale plans, elevations, and working drawings, then directs carpenters and scenic crews until a standing set exists. That built set is handed to the people who dress, light, and photograph it. The art director makes the story's world stand up as a real, buildable place.