Shaping Dreams: Design Ideas and Design Fiction in Movie and Television Production Design

The aim of this article is to show how the design
process influences the planning and development
of moving images, i.e., live-action movies, animation,
and television. The paper documents the
significance of design in the early stages of film
and television production and shows how industry
practitioners value the contribution of designers
in developing the narrative through visual support.
The paper suggests a comparison of design and
screenplay research and analysis. In addition, it
touches on the subject of design fiction in the case
of a project involving collaboration of production
design students from The Royal Danish Academy of
Fine Arts, School of Design, and screenwriting and
producer students from The National Film School of
Denmark. Finally, this article provides insight into
one of the newer trans-disciplinary developments
in design, namely the cross-pollination taking place
between the fields of design research and film
research. As a result, the paper contributes to our
understanding of the expanding concept of design.