set buyer
Set buyers analyse the script in order to identify the set dressing and the props needed for all individual scenes. They also consult with the production designer and the prop and set making team. Set buyers buy, rent or commission the making of the props. Set buyers make sure sets are authentic and believable.
Also called: property buyer, set decoration buyer, assistant production buyer, production buyer
- 10
- essential skills
- 17
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 3323
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- costume buyer4 skills in common
- category manager3 skills in common
- director of photography3 skills in common
- ICT vendor relationship manager3 skills in common
- production designer3 skills in common
- purchasing manager3 skills in common
- resource manager3 skills in common
- video and motion picture director3 skills in common
Optional skills
17- acquire antique items
- adapt props
- adapt sets
- build props
- change over props
- check deliveries on receipt
- coordinate purchasing activities
- define set building methods
- ensure visual quality of the set
- film studies
- lighting techniques
- maintain inventory of rented items
- manage logistics
- manage rented goods returns
- photography
- provide customized upholstery
- work with prop makers
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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