Set design

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Striking a set and what happens to it

Lesson 10 of 11 in Set design.

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Strike is the part nobody photographs and everybody pays for. Studios charge for overrun, they inspect the space, and a production that did not budget time to make good will pay for it in the final invoice.

An ink drawing of crew carrying a painted flat to a storage rack while a skip of broken timber stands on the other side and a producer directs them.
Sorting a struck set into what is kept and what is thrown away.
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  1. Question 1, locked

    Which of these words means this? “Returning the studio to the state you found it in. Contractual.”

    • Splash rig
    • Make good
    • Atmospherics
    • Practical effect
  2. Question 2, locked

    Which of these words means this? “What is kept: surfaces, flats, props worth storing.”

    • Scenic paint
    • Texture at distance
    • Sheen
    • Salvage
  3. Question 3, locked

    Which of these words means this? “What is thrown away. Frequently a great deal, and increasingly asked about.”

    • Waste
    • Atmospherics
    • Practical effect
    • Negative space

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