Description
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.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
identify propsidentify supplierscommunicate price changesmanage budgetsmaintain relationship with supplierspurchase propsanalyse a scriptwork with prop makersadapt propsmanage logisticsmaintain inventory of rented itemsmanage rented goods returnscheck deliveries on receiptacquire antique itemschange over propsprovide customized upholsterydefine set building methodsensure visual quality of the setcoordinate purchasing activitiesadapt setsbuild props