Set dressing/decorating is an important working role within
any production. A set dresser/decorator works efficiently and effectively to
create a scenic environment and simply dressers or decorators the set. In
collaboration with production designers and directors, they dress the set using
furnishings, artwork, lighting fixtures, props and many other objects to create
a reliable and believable set for film and television productions.
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| Hairspray, 2007 |
What is more, historical period dramas are a common area for
set dressers to work in. Period dramas that are set in, or reminiscent of an
earlier time period, are a creative and imaginative area for set dressers to
work within. However, within this creative field comes great responsibility.
Especially with historical period dramas, every detail within the entire
production has to be suitable and fit for that era, and care and consideration for
every inch of the set in key. Films such as Pride and Prejudice, Hairspray,
Titanic, Pearl Harbour and many more, are just a few historical period films
that set dressers/decorators have artistically decorated/dressed every inch of
the set, with historically correct elements.
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| Titanic, 1997 |
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| Pride and Prejudice, 2005 |
Notable set decorators/dressers include:
Richard Roberts, noted for The Da Vinci Code, Elizabeth: The
Golden Age, Game of Thrones, Jack the Giant Slayer and Guardians of the Galaxy.
Francesca Lo Schiavo, known for her work on Shutter Island,
Hamlet, The Aviator, Gangs of New York, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet
Street and Hugo.
Gordon Sim, known for his work on Driven, Chicago, Breach, Hairspray,
Nine, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and X-Men: Days of Future
Past.
Katie Spencer, famous for her work on Pride and Prejudice,
Atonement, Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Hanna and Anna
Karenina.
Anna Lynch-Robinson, well known for her work on Les Misérables,
Bel Ami, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, Made in Dagenham and In Bruges.
Rosemary Brandenburg, known for her work on Hocus Pocus, The
Flintstones, Caspar, Psycho, Planet of the Apes, Public Enemies, Hancock, The
Island and Cast Away.
Tatiana Macdonald, noted for her work on Billy Elliot,
Tinker Tailor Solider Spy, Vanity Fair, The Invisible Woman and The Imitation
Game.
Nancy Haigh, well known for her work on Bugsy, Big Fish, Forrest
Gump, Dreamgirls, and Oz the Great and Powerful.
Sandy Reynolds-Wasco, known for her work on Pulp Fiction,
Kill Bill, Inglorious Bastards, and Reservoir Dogs.
Debra Schutt, notable for her work on The Dictator, Ghost Town,
Revolutionary Road and Noah.
Judy Farr, well known for her work on The Brothers Grimm, A
week with Marilyn, Conan the Barbarian and The King’s Speech.
Crispian Sallis, known for his work on Hannibal, Jack the
Ripper, The Tudors, Gladiator and Camelot.
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