Dean Designs

ROT

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Production Designer | 2024

Logline: Azul must travel to her distant family’s farm to unearth where her recurring nightmares are coming from.

ROT — Project Overview

As Production Designer on ROT, I crafted the film’s visual language from concept to completion, shaping an eerie, lived-in farm world that deepens its psychological tension. I designed and built sets, sourced and fabricated props, and directed set dressing while working in close collaboration with the director and cinematographer. On set, I oversaw all art department operations, managed the budget, and led a small crew through both practical builds and adaptive work on location.

Writer & Director

Producer

Azul

Iván

Clara

Psychiatrist

On-Set Produce

1st AD

2nd AD

Script Supervisor

Production PA

BTS Photographers

Cinematographer

Camera Operator

1st AC

2nd AC

Gaffer

Key Grip

Best Electric

Best Grip

Grips

Grip Truck

Production Designer

Art Director

On-set Art Director

Costume Designer

HMU & SFX Make-up

Editor

Colorist

DIT

Sound Mixer

Boom Operator

Sound Designer

Crew T-Shirt Designer

Graphic Designer

Process & Build Work

Overview of my process

I was tasked with transforming an empty farmhouse into a lived-in Argentinian countryside home, designing it completely from floor to ceiling. My process began with sketches over a photograph of the raw space to visualize how the production design elements could reshape the environment. I also fabricated several dead bodies for the film, testing techniques on styrofoam mannequin heads layered with paint and latex to achieve the desired realism.