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Set Designer Course

What will I learn?

Unleash yer potential as a cinema set designer with our comprehensive Set Design Course. Get stuck in to sketching and drafting, masterin' detailed floor plans, elevations, and perspectives. Learn how to pick out proper materials that add to the atmosphere and make things look right. Have a good go at conceptualisation techniques to help tell the story and get the emotions across. Dig into research for a 1920s Jazz Club, and sharpen up yer presentation skills so they're spot on with what the director's after. Put together mood boards that really nail the feel of yer design. Sign up now to take yer skills to the next level!

Apoia's Advantages

Online and lifetime access to courses
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
Online support always available
Select and arrange the chapters you'd like to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, no internet required

Develop skills

Strengthen the development of the practical skills listed below

Master floor plans: Get the hang of creatin' detailed, accurate floor plans for cinema sets.

Elevation drawing: Sketch elevations and perspectives to make the visual storytelling even better.

Material selection: Pick out authentic materials to ramp up the atmosphere and realism of the set.

Conceptual design: Plan out layouts and props to back up the story and emotional impact.

Presentation skills: Get yer design ideas across clearly so they're in line with the director's vision.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course, focused on personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.