Should I Become A Production Designer (One Minute Quiz)

Alyssa Omandac

Career Quiz and Most Suitable Personality

Production Designers

Production Designers The Production Designer supervises the visual design of sets and shooting locations for film productions. They read scripts and work with others to develop the tone and atmosphere for each scene.

Salary
$57200
Education
Bachelor's degree
Personality



Find a job you love and you will never work a day in your life.Confucius

Table of contents
  1. Career Quiz
  2. Suitable Personality Type
  3. Pros and Cons

Career Quiz

In this career quiz, there are 8-10 questions that will give you a pretty good perspective on whether this career is right for you.

There are 3 answers to each question: Dislike, Maybe, and Like.

Answer “Like / Yes” if you tell yourself “Yes! I would love do this” or “Yeah, I’m that type of person”.
Answer “Okay / Maybe” if you tell yourself “Umm…I think I will be okay with that”.
Answer “Dislike / No” if you tell yourself “Ugh…Sounds boring” or “No way!”.

Ready? Let’s start!

Question Yes Maybe No
Are you interested in researching visual styles?
Would you enjoy creating sketches of sets and costumes?
Can you monitor the budget of a production?
Do you have the imagination needed to develop original ideas?
Do you have the communication skills needed to manage others?
Are you comfortable providing feedback and working with others?
Do you have the problem-solving skills needed to keep things running smoothly?
Are you interested in helping to bring stories to life through film or television?

Your Results

Done?

Now count how many points you have.

Dislike = 0 point
Okay = 1 point
Like = 2 points

After you’re done counting your points. Click below to view your results.


Suitable Personality Type

The Artist

People with this personality likes to work with designs and patterns. They prefer activities that require self-expression and prefer work that can be done without following a clear set of rules. You can read more about these career personality types here.

Production Designers need a strong imagination and creativity to develop original ideas and create visually interesting designs. Due to the need to present your ideas to others, you should also have good communication skills and work well with others.

As Production Designers manage an entire department, they need good leadership skills. You should feel comfortable managing others and providing feedback when necessary. Problem-solving skills are also useful for Production Designers, as film productions often experience unexpected setbacks.

Pros and Cons

Pros

You get to work in a creative environment

Working on a film or television production allows you to spend your work hours in a creative environment, which can be incredibly rewarding.

You may receive industry recognition for your work

Depending on the medium that you work in, you may receive awards or accolades. When working on a film production, the Production Designer may be eligible for the Academy Award for Best Production Design.

You often have the freedom to hire your own team

Production Designers often have the responsibility of hiring individuals to head each section of the art department.

You may get to work in interesting locations

When working on film or television productions, your projects may take you to interesting and exotic locations.

Cons

You will often work long hours

Production Designers frequently work long hours and may need to avoid taking time off to complete a project on schedule.

The amount of responsibility can be stressful

Along with long hours, the responsibility of being a Production Designer can be stressful. The production crew depends on you to help set the visual style of the project.

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