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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 aesthetics
OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit
film studies

PRACTICAL SKILLS

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
identify suppliers
maintain relationship with suppliers
OPTIONALOptional competences
manage rented goods returns
adapt props

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Skills overview

27total
10 essential
17 optional

Breakdown

Knowledge
2
Skills
4

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Quick insight

This role requires 10 essential competences across both theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

DATA SOURCED FROM ESCO (EUROPEAN COMMISSION) & O*NET (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)

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