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Production Designer

Maher Ahmad

Bio

MAHER AHMAD has designed nearly 30 films in the course of his career. They include Code of Silence, Above the Law, Miami Blues, U.S. Marshalls, Holes, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Mr. 3000, Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous, Fever Pitch and The Guardian.

Production Designer- Job Description

The PD is engaged when the scale of, or the approach to, the production requires special coordination between several departments. The PD's duties include: (a) generating set design sketches and renderings, location selections and treatments; and design concepts relating to the set decoration, properties, special effects, lighting, costuming, make-up and hair; (b) collaborating with the Producer, Director and DOP to realize these elements on film; (c) working with the Director and DOP to determine key shots; (d) establishing production budgets and schedules in conjunction with the Producer and Director; (working the the Art Director and the applicable departments to achieve the style of a motion picture production.