“How I Build Worlds”
Research & Story Discovery
Before any line is drawn, I read — not just the script, but the space between its lines.
I search for the emotional undercurrent: grief, power, love, silence.
That becomes my compass.
From there, I build a visual library — historical references, architectural fragments, colors, textures.
It’s a process of listening to the story before speaking in design.
“The first design decision is always tone — the atmosphere of feeling.”
Concept & Design Language
Once the world reveals its mood, I shape its design language — geometry, light, material, and rhythm.
Each project has a grammar: how walls speak, how light behaves, how texture tells time.
Sketches, renders, and models help refine the vocabulary.
At this stage, everything is still alive — flexible, intuitive, sculptural.
It’s where architecture meets emotion.
Technical Drawings & Construction
Here, imagination becomes engineering.
I translate visual ideas into precise drawings, plans, and models — collaborating with construction managers, sculptors, painters, metalworkers.
Every screw, hinge, and joint must hold both physics and poetry.
Design only truly lives when it’s built by hands that understand vision.
“Film sets are temporary cities — every one of them must function, breathe, and disappear gracefully.”
Set Dressing & Detailing
This is where the emotional tone becomes visible.
Every texture, every object is a clue to the story’s truth.
I think of this stage as choreography — light, color, and silence moving together through space.
The difference between good design and great design lies in the unseen:
the shadow behind a curtain, the roughness of a wall, the sound of footsteps on stone.
On-Set Supervision & Collaboration
Film is teamwork — architecture in motion.
I work closely with directors, cinematographers, and costume designers, ensuring that every set supports performance and camera.
My goal is always harmony — that moment when light, material, and human movement align to create emotion on screen.
“Production design is not decoration. It’s storytelling by other means.”
Completion & Legacy
When the film wraps, we dismantle everything.
But the spaces we built remain alive — in the story, in the memory, in the light that touched them.
That’s the beauty of this craft: to create worlds that vanish, yet never truly disappear.