Set dressing is a key component of making the scene, as well as the process of making your set or your scene seem real and lived in. It functions as a critical component of any high-quality production. A set designer and a set dresser focus on the details of a scene. If you are doing your own set dressing, knowing the foundations of set design and set dressing will set you up for success. This course is designed to teach five basic skills or skill sets to advance within set dressing. This course has been extended from 6 hours per day to 8 hours per day to allow for the addition of much needed one-on-one instruction time with the instructor regarding safety and proper set dec procedures.

• Basic tools (kit) needed for set dressing

• Basic wiring needed for set dressing (not electrical work)

• Boxing and labeling of set dressing for efficient loading and storage

• Basic hanging and different materials for hanging

• Basic truck loading and use of straps and or ropes to secure loads.

DATE: October 30-31, 2021

LOCATION: Albuquerque, NM

INSTRUCTORS: Tenbears Souter, Set Decorator

This course is made possible through the IATSE TTF Course Reimbursement Program. If you are interested in this training, contact Local 480 for more information.