Art director, production design.
- The Dark Knight
-The Prestige
- Batman Begins
- Harry Potter
- Casino Royale
- Hellboy
Simon Lamont has worked with Christopher Nolan on several occasions, but mostly has worked on television. Nolan's The Prestige was nominated for an Oscar for best Art Direction.
An art director's job essentially is to visually translate emotion or a message on screen, using production and set design. They also communicate directly with the personnel like the Art department coordinator and construction coordinator.
What the art/production design did in this scene was focused on set design. They filmed this scene in an old abandoned factory, so the task was to make it look just like a hospital. It started out as a candy factory in Chicago. This scene payed very close attention to detail in that regard when showing in the inside of the hospital. You can see clipboards hanging up and gurneys throughout the hallway as it's being destroyed.
The outside of it was painted to look more like a hospital and "Gotham General Hospital" was added on, although it's barely in the film. You can also see the colors and the "EMERGENCY"that was added at the top right there.
The attention to detail solidifies the reality of the film and pulls the viewer, in a sense, into the world. That is the task that every art director has on a film.
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