Secrets of production design revealed in new industry manual

The Australian Production Designers Guild has taken five years of research and rewriting to produce a free manual, partly for the rest of us.
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Image: Romeo + Juliet, with production design from Catherine Martin, with art director Doug Hardwick and set director Brigitte Broch.  From the production design blog Art Departmental by Rose Lagace.

The creative magic of good production design is subtle [mostly], usually unregarded, highly skilful and generally awesome. It is also a very satisfying craft for visually artistic people, helped along by the ability to organise. 

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.