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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.

19 Feb 2016 12:00

Gina Fairley

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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

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina