Whether it is depicting the power corridors of Washington and the oil industry, building an airplane out of scraps in the deserts of Africa, or creating a macabre underworld in old New Orleans, the job of art direction is always a new challenge. With each new film, you need to bring a variety of different skills to bear, from illustration, 3D design, drafting, graphic design, management of time and people, and lastly balancing it all within a budget.