A set dresser is very important to any kind of film or theater production. Productions cannot always occur in the climate or the time period called for in the script, so the set dresser is responsible for remedying that problem.
It is up to the set dresser to transform all of us to that place or time the production is set in. The set dresser must follow the script and work closely with the production designer, the set director, and the art director to make us all believe we are watching events in the time and location called for in the script.
There is no set course that will lead to a career in set dressing. Some people begin by handling props, then are able to advance into jobs with more responsibility. Some people started volunteering for community theater and were able to keep advancing to higher and more important roles and on more and more important stages.
