FLM - 018 Motion Picture Set Construction

This course provides an introduction to the role of the set construction and carpentry crew specific to film production. The carpentry and set construction crew is responsible for designing, planning, constructing, and take down each set. The scope and scale of film sets vary from quaint scenes to grand and lavish sets involving the reproduction of court buildings, restaurants, spaceships, houses, elaborate staircases, ships, outdoor structures, and more. Training encompasses an orientation to the film industry and workplace requirements, essentials of worksite safety, communications, key terminology, interdepartmental relations and protocols, roles and expectations, specialty tool requirements and usage, the unique attributes of set construction materials and handling, and the fundamentals of set planning, design, construction, and takedown.

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