Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Ausstattungsstab

English translation:

Production design team

Added to glossary by Lancashireman
May 23, 2009 16:50
14 yrs ago
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German term

Ausstattungsstab

German to English Art/Literary Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Context: budget for a film production

The ‘Ausstattungsstab’ consists of the following people:
Architekten
Außenrequisiteur
Innenrequisiteur
Requisitenhilfe
Pyrotechniker
Kostümbildner
Kostümbildner-Assistent
Garderobiere
Garderobenhilfe
Maskenbildner
Maskenbildner-Aushilfe

Other staff/employees are grouped under:
Produktionsstab
Regiestab
Licht-Bühnenstab
Electr.Broadcast Pers.
Darsteller / Redaktion
Musiker / Instrumente

Thanks in advance for your help. AJS
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Discussion

Lancashireman (asker) May 25, 2009:
Production design team Many thanks for all contributions here, including the two useful links from Kim and Lonnie. I was keen to find an all-embracing term rather than one that merely anticipated the people and roles listed under the heading (e.g. Props/Wardrobe/Make-up) so I decided to use Helen’s final suggestion: 'production design team'.
What a marvellous catch-all word ‘Design’ is and no wonder the German language has borrowed it so enthusiastically! Of course, it does make our task as translators all the harder when it is used in the same paragraph as ‘Entwurf, ‘Konzept’, Konstruktion’ etc.
casper (X) May 24, 2009:
Austattung Would something like '(film) set decor and costumes' fit the bill, I wonder ?
Helen Shiner May 23, 2009:
It is just that the terminology is different dependent on whether this is TV or film/movie-making.
Lancashireman (asker) May 23, 2009:
Hi Helen It's a 'reality TV' series. Similar to 'The Apprentice' on BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/
Helen Shiner May 23, 2009:
Hi Andrew is this film/movie-making or filming for TV?

Proposed translations

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set design team

http://www.the-path.co.uk/set_design.htm
http://www.the-path.co.uk/about.htm

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http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Rj6kKLfs-bsC&pg=PA59&lpg=...

I am sure this would come under the Art Director, but then so would lighting.

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or production design team
or design team

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Thanks for the points, Andrew
Peer comment(s):

agree gangels (X)
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Thanks, gangels
agree Slindon
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Thanks, Slindon
agree Anne-Marie Grant (X)
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Thanks, Anne-Marie - though 'production design team' might be best.
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art direction staff

art direction staff

sources:

The classical Hollywood cinema: film style & mode of production to ... - Google Books Resultby David Bordwell, Janet Staiger, Kristin Thompson - 1988 - Performing Arts - 658 pages
Direction With the subdivision of the labor process and the creation of the ... two positions: the art director and the property manager, each with a staff. ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0415003830...

Not Just for Decoration: Art Direction, Color and Design in Cinema ...Not Just for Decoration: Art Direction, Color and Design in Cinema ... components in film opens your creative eye toward achieving "total cinematic" vision. ...
www.fandango.com/notjustfordecoration:artdirection,colorand... - 75k -

London Film School staff biographies - From '81 to '87 he was a partner in distributors The Other Cinema/Metro ... Diana's feature film credits for Production Design and Art Direction range from ...
www.lfs.org.uk/misc/biographies.php - 32k -
Peer comment(s):

disagree Ulrike Kraemer : sorry, but this is not about art direction; "art director" = künstlerischer Leiter; see http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Director
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equipment and facilities, movie sets & special services

1) The Equipment and Facilities (E&F) department looks after all equipment and facilities inquiries and hires, plus duplication services and the FTI Bookshop. They are always searching for the latest technological marval.
2) Special services - Craft services, security, scuba divers, tutors, drivers, electrician, personal trainers, massage therapists, photographers, limousines, acting coaches, choreographers, medical staff, and more.
3) Movie sets - Studios, sound stages, locations, location scouts, set design, art design, set decoration, lighting, props manager, props, construction, carpenters, scenic artists, greenery/plants, and more.

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http://www.fti.asn.au/about/staff/equipment
http://www.moviestaff.com/directory.htm

I think there is a longer descriptive term needed since there are quite a few services involved.
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set and wardrobe crew

According to 'Producing for TV and video' by Cathrine Kellison (p63 - see Google books link), the term 'crew' includes all the personnel on your list (except for 'Pyrotechniker'). But it also includes others not on your 'Ausstatungstab' list, which you say are featured elsewhere on your document. So perhaps a qualified term such as this may work for you.
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Reference comments

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I can't find one word to cover all the duties on your list. But Art Department might work.

The Art Department in a major feature film can often number hundreds of people. Usually it is considered to include several sub-departments: the art department proper, with its art director, set designers and draughtsmen; set decoration, under the set decorator; props, under the propmaster; construction, headed by the construction coordinator; scenic, headed by the key scenic artist; and special effects.
• Production Designer
A production designer is responsible for creating the physical, visual appearance of the film - settings, costumes, properties, character makeup, all taken as a unit. The production designer works closely with the director and the cinematographer to achieve the 'look' of the film.

• Set Designer
The set designer is the draftsman, often an architect, who realizes the structures or interior spaces called for by the production designer.
Hair and make-up
• Make-up Artist
Make-up artists work with makeup, hair and special effects to create the characters look for anyone appearing on screen. Their role is to manipulate an actors on screen appearance whether it makes them look more youthful, larger, older, or in some cases monstrous. There are also body makeup artists who concentrate their abilities on the body rather than the head.
• Hairdresser
The hair stylist is responsible for maintaining and styling the hair of anyone appearing on screen. He or she works in conjunction with the makeup artist.
Wardrobe
• Costume Designer
The costume designer is responsible for all the clothing and costumes worn by all the actors that appear on screen. He or she is also responsible for designing, planning, and organizing the construction of the garments down to the fabric, colors, and sizes. The costume designer works closely with the director to understand and interpret "character", and counsels with the production designer to achieve an overall tone of the film.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_crew
Note from asker:
Many thanks, Kim. The link you have provided provides a list of job descriptions and titles that will be immensely useful throughout the rest of this project.
Ha, just noticed same verb twice ('provide'). Peinlich.
Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree Lonnie Legg : see "Art Department" http://www.imdb.com/Glossary/A / Since we're dealing with a heading "outside Hollywood" (where it's a craft union thing), I wouldn't worry about including costumes and make-up.
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Covers a lot, but not costumes and make-up, it seems.
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