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§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

set buyer

Set buyers analyse the script in order to identify the set dressing and the props needed for all individual scenes.

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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.

Theoretical Knowledge
ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required
room aestheticsfilm production processcinematography
OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit
film studiesphotographylighting techniques
Practical Skills
ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
identify suppliersmaintain relationship with supplierspurchase propsanalyse a scriptcommunicate price changesidentify propsmanage budgets
OPTIONALOptional competences
manage rented goods returnsadapt propsadapt setsdefine set building methodsensure visual quality of the setbuild propscheck deliveries on receiptacquire antique itemsmanage logisticsprovide customized upholsterywork with prop makerscoordinate purchasing activitieschange over propsmaintain inventory of rented items

GLOBAL RESOURCE

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SKILLS OVERVIEW

27 total
10 essential · 17 optional

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)

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