Educational Resources

Eager to get started on your Production Design education today? Check out these resources below or download our resource guide to get your career started.

  • IATSE USA LOCAL 829

    United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE, is a labor union and professional association of Designers, Artists, Craftspeople, and Department Coordinators, organized to protect craft standards, working conditions and wages for the entertainment and decorative arts industries. The members of Local USA 829 work in film, theatre, opera, ballet, television, industrial shows, commercials and exhibitions.

  • EQUITY THROUGH DESIGN

    ETD is comprised of members of United Scenic Artist Local 829, creating mentorships that emphasize Black, Indigenous, and People of Color [BIPOC] from a range of junior high school, high school and college students.

  • PRODUCTION DESIGNERS COLLECTIVE

    PDC is a group of colleagues dedicated to mutual support through sharing knowledge, encouragement and experience. The Collective enables its members to exchange professional experiences, give and receive advice, discuss current issues in the field and construct a community of like-minded visual creators.

  • ART DIRECTORS GUILD

    ADG is a labor union representing 4 main craft classifications in the U.S. & Canada : Art Directors (inc. Production Designers); Scenic, Title & Graphic Artists; Illustrators & Matte Artists; Set Designers & Model Makers. Sponsored activities include a film society, annual ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards, an art gallery (Gallery 800), technology training programs, and a quarterly news magazine, Perspective

  • ARTCUBE NATION

    ArtCube Nation is an international online platform founded in NYC by Eva Radke. ArtCube is devoted to connecting art department professionals, whether it's to offer materials that would otherwise be trashed, to support one another with tips and tricks of the trade, or to announce job openings for both union and non-union productions of all types.

  • ART DEPARTMENTAL

    Art Departmental is a highly influential digital magazine celebrating film and television Production Design online since 2009.

  • ART DEPARTMENTAL’S FILMMAKING GLOSSARY

    Like many careers, filmmakers and film crews have their own set of terms and jargon to define their various jobs, duties, materials, equipment, positions, organizations, and much more. Here is our list of the terms you may need to know in your filmmaking career.

  • ART DEPARTMENTAL’S ART DEPT. GLOSSARY

    This glossary covers general art department terms, key art department related crew positions, set design terminology, and graphic design terminology. We have loosely included Set Dec, Props, Greens, Construction, Scenic, Special Effects, and Visual Effects in this glossary but we are looking to add more comprehensive terms as time goes on for these various departments

  • SET DECORATORS SOCIETY OF AMERICA

    Set Decorators Society of America, a professional organization for Decorators of Film and Television. Promoting the highest standard of excellence in the field worldwide, and to entertain, inspire, teach and preserve the legacy of set decoration in motion pictures and television.