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What is an Art Department Assistant?<\/strong><\/p>\n Overseen by the Production Designer, the art department is responsible for the aesthetic choices of everything within a film. The roles are split between designing and selecting off-set, and those working on set. The art department is usually the largest on set.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What is the Job?<\/strong> An Art Department Assistant can also be asked to complete a range of other tasks from shopping and making tea and coffee, tobuying art materials and issuing drawings.<\/p>\n Key Skills<\/strong><\/p>\n How to get work as an Art Department Assistant<\/strong> Once you have gained on-the-job experience, impressing the Art Director of Production Designer, you may be offered work as an Assistant Art Director or Standby Art director on lower budget films or television programmes, before progressing to the same role on bigger productions. You may also move into the art department if you have a background in Stage Management or Floor Management.<\/p>\n Training<\/strong> Where it can take you<\/strong> Become an Art Department Assistant today<\/strong><\/p>\n If you are ready for the next step in your career, why not take a look at the latest Art Department Assistant vacancies on our jobs board? You can view\u00a0our latest vacancies here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What is an Art Department Assistant? Overseen by the Production Designer, the art department is responsible for the aesthetic choices of everything within a film. The roles are split between designing and selecting off-set, and those working on set. The art department is usually the largest on set.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[643],"tags":[21,70,350],"series":[],"class_list":["post-861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to-become","tag-art-department","tag-how-to","tag-jobs"],"episode_featured_image":false,"episode_player_image":"https:\/\/www.productionbase.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/TOTI-Podcast-Artwork.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":[],"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/www.productionbase.co.uk\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/turn-on-tune-in-2","embedCode":"
\nArt Department Assistants help translate initial sketches into worked-up drawings from which a variety of craftsmen build sets or adapt locations. During a shoot, more experienced assistants can be expected to work on the studio floor as standby art directors. Staying close to the playback monitor, and being on hand to make changes to the set if asked by the Director of Photography who may ask to acquire a prop at the last minute. They also carry out sit surveys of the locations to work from, and help to supervise the construction of the sets.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.productionbase.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ada-CT-1.png\")
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\nOne possible route would be to gain experience on small films and low-budget productions and then try to find a role in the drawing studio as a Draughtsman. You must have an exceptional portfolio and a passion for film. Your portfolio can include model sets, technical drawings, references, storyboards and examples of model making.<\/p>\n
\nGenerally, you require a qualification for this role, as it helps to deepen your skills and improve your portfolio. Many graduates are from art, architecture, product design, theatre or interior design courses. After training it is vital to gain on-the-job experience of how art departments work, studio practice and working on location.<\/p>\n
\nYou may start as an art department assistant or draftsperson, before progressing to Assistant Art Director, Art Director, Supervising Art Director or a Production Designer.<\/p>\nHow To Become an Art Department Assistant<\/a><\/blockquote>