Forum

Our industry is known for being fickle and hard to predict, which often reflects in production design careers. We asked four established colleagues about their path and thoughts on career-building.

Designing a project can be an engrossing and all-consuming experience. But when the job is over, the transition to "civilian life" if often challenging. Our colleagues share experiences and offer advice.

The horror genre has long fascinated audiences, filmmakers and designers. Our colleagues discuss some of the challenges in creating scary worlds.

The unrelenting pace of production stretched over a long period of time can prove a serious challenge for any designer, and we all face the risk of physical, mental and creative fatigue. Our colleagues tell us of their routines and share tips to stay inspired and healthy.

The path to production design can be a winding one, and designers' backgrounds are varied and diverse. Our colleagues write about their higher education experience and its relationship to the production design profession.

Recreating bygones worlds and getting them right is an immense challenge for production designers. Our colleagues discuss their methods of research and their inspirations on period pieces.