Set Builder Legal, Social & Cultural Technicians

Work with artists, striving to understand the creative vision and adapting to it. Make full use of your talents and skills to reach the best possible result.

Take necessary precautions and follow a set of measures that assess, prevent and tackle risks when working at a high distance from the ground. Prevent endangering people working under these …

Monitor and follow new trends and developments in specific sectors.

Take responsibility for lifelong learning and continuous professional development. Engage in learning to support and update professional competence. Identify priority areas for professional development based on reflection about own practice …

Correct settings or positions for your working instruments and adjust them before starting operations.

Take steps to prevent fire in a performance environment. Make sure the space complies with fire safety rules, with sprinklers and fire extinguishers installed where necessary. Make sure staff are …

Cooperate with the artistic team in order to facilitate the transition from the creative vision and its artistic concepts to a technical design.

Interpret an artist's explanation or demonstration of their artistic concepts, inceptions and processes and strive to share their vision.

Make use of protection equipment according to training, instruction and manuals. Inspect the equipment and use it consistently.

Apply ergonomy principles in the organisation of the workplace while manually handling equipment and materials.

Take the necessary precautions for storing, using and disposing chemical products.

Check and safely operate machines and equipment required for your work according to manuals and instructions.

Take the necessary precautions while providing temporary power distribution for performance and art facility purposes under supervision.

Apply the safety rules according to training and instruction and based on a solid understanding of the prevention measures and risks to your own personal health and safety.

Adapt and move set pieces during rehearsals and live performances.

Design and build wooden, metal or plastic set constructions and set up stage pieces using carpets and fabrics.

Check up on, maintain and repair tools and machinery used for onstage purposes, such as lighting equipment, stage sets or scene-change machinery.

Install, check, maintain and repair stages and sets.

Keep the workshop space in working order and clean.

Paint set constructions and stage props.

The characteristics of techniques used to create atmospheres and effects on camera or on stage; the equipment required and appropriate setup to use.

Art and practice of creating aesthetically appealing images by recording light or electromagnetic radiation.

Attend rehearsals in order to adapt sets, costumes, make-up, lighting, camera set up, etc.

Reach out to and meet up with people in a professional context. Find common ground and use your contacts for mutual benefit. Keep track of the people in your personal …

File and organise personal administration documents comprehensively.

Manage and monitor consumables stock to ensure that the production demands and deadlines can be met at all times.

Manage and monitor technical resources stock to ensure that production demands and deadlines can be met at all times.

Operate a forklift, a vehicle with a pronged device in front for lifting and carrying heavy loads.

Intervene in the case of a fire in order to extinguish the fire or limit the effects pending the arrival of emergency services according to training and procedures.

Market one's own strengths in terms of skills and knowledge.

Support designers in the course of the developing process.

Apply moulding techniques.

Work with the crew responsible for the camera operation and movement to get directions from them on where to stand for an aesthetic result.

Work with the director of photography on the artistic and creative vision that needs to be followed during production of a movie or theatre production.

Work with the crew responsible for the lighting setup and operation to get directions from them on where to stand for an aesthetic result.

Decide on how the set will be built and document the conclusions.

Define painting methods and materials.

Work with the staff responsible for costumes and make up in line with their creative vision and obtain directions from them about how make-up and costumes should look.

Visually describe the various pieces of the set in order to develop the plan and to share with others.

Transfer materials in a construction environment by using a telescopic handler.

Arrange the space of an equipment workshop to ensure maximum efficiency, including installing ligh fixtures, a workbench, etc. Decide on the activities and equipment to fit in and the most …

Plan workshop activities according to production needs.

Consult with prop makers about the props being used.