Career spotlight: Set designer

In our latest Career Spotlight, Skin of Teflon is the advice to budding set designers, and strong communication to ensure your vision is transferred.
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Visualised set for Turandot Handa Opera on the Harbour; supplied

Failing as a cinematographer led Dan Potra to pursuing what he does best – designing sets.

‘I studied stage design and animation in high school, by the time I was 18 I had enough of it and wanted to be a cinematographer instead. I failed miserably at it and instead I came back at NIDA to study what I knew best about,’ he explained.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina