Colors, textures, layouts and props can greatly alter a film’s success. Production designers and art directors can have a big impact in this regard, enhancing the story through set design, props, mechanical effects, scene painting and décor. You can learn it all in the Production Design and Visual Effects program at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. And with the variety of films produced at the school, you will have ample opportunities to explore genres and techniques to build a professional portfolio to launch you into a career with a production design degree.