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Shayla Racquel - Design | NextLens
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Director and writer Shayla Raquel shares why production design is essential to visual storytelling.
Columbia, SC native director and writer Shayla Raquel shares why production design is essential to visual storytelling. From sets and props to costumes, color theory, and even title cards, every visual element contributes to the emotional experience of a film. Production design reveals the world of the characters and sets the tone before a single word is spoken.
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NextLens is a local public television program presented by SCETV
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Shayla Racquel - Design | NextLens
Special | 1m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
Columbia, SC native director and writer Shayla Raquel shares why production design is essential to visual storytelling. From sets and props to costumes, color theory, and even title cards, every visual element contributes to the emotional experience of a film. Production design reveals the world of the characters and sets the tone before a single word is spoken.
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Greetings.
I am Shayla Raquel and I'm a director/writer born and raised in Columbia, SC.
I'm here to help NextLens filmmakers understand how production design is a crucial element that helps bring stories to life.
Production design helps cover the visual look of your project.
Think sets, props, color theory, costumes, graphic design, and sometimes even the title cards and the special effects.
All of it works together to reveal how the characters world feels, where they live, and who they are internally and externally.
And that's the beauty and the power of production design.
Every frame whispers the story before the dialogue does.
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