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BRANDON HAKE
Set Designer
I'm Brandon
I'm a local 800 Set Designer with an education in Architecture and Film Production Design.
I have experience working and learning in creative environments and a whole life time of studying the built environment.
As a set designer, I believe that my role within the art department is to support both the art department and the construction team. Having an understanding of materials and construction fabrication as well as an eye for design helps me accurately communicate information to both departments on one 24x36 piece of paper. Whether a simple location modification or 20 sheets of a large stage build, I will work efficiently to create a drawing that communicates effectively while remaining of the highest aesthetic standard.
Much like film, my life began in Rochester, NY. Since elementary school, I've been drawing floorplans on graph paper and memorizing how to get around town by using buildings as landmarks. (That did come in handy during the countless snow and ice storms.) After many classes in art, architecture and technology, I found myself working for an architecture firm that moved me out to Southern California. I continued to work in architecture while I received my graduate degree in Film Production Design. Shortly after completion of my graduate degree, I was invited to join the ADG's Production Design Initiative. This gave me the opportunity to work with talented designers and art directors and would eventually lead me to becoming a set designer. Since then, I have been continually lucky to work on projects that challenge me and excite me. Check them out here.
I look forward to doing something Sci-Fi soon.
I've lived in Rochester, NY, Buffalo, NY, Santa Ana, CA, Los Angeles and I've traveled everywhere in between. My passion for the built and natural world has influenced a hobby for travel. I've been fortunate to have visited 43 of the 50 States and aim to hit all 50 soon! When not traveling, I'm watching TV, enjoying an IPA at a brewery or walking around the Fairfax neighborhood in LA with my Rottweiler-Pitt Mix, Moose.
