Production Design and Art Direction ANNOTATION
Audience: Filmmakers, production designers and art directors, students of film and film studies, serious film buffs.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
In Production Design and Art Direction sixteen of the world's greatest production designers discuss their craft, revealing the creative process which led to the look of the most memorable films of our time. Contributors include Dean Tavoularis (Godfather Trilogy), Dante Ferretti (whose work with Fellini, Pasolini and Scorsese covers the span of the best of Italian cinema) and Anna Asp (Fanny and Alexander). As aesthetically appealing as any art book, Production Design and Art Direction is densely illustrated with drawings, scripts, storyboards and models, as well as stills from the films. This book is part of the Screencraft series, which includes the enormously successful Cinematography, also by Peter Ettedgui and published by Focal Press in the US.
The text is based on the words of 16 masters of the craft
Beautifully produced and lavishly illustrated with drawings, scripts, storyboards, models and stills from memorable films
Part of the Screencraft series, the first books to explore the crafts of filmmaking by tracing the entire creative process through the eyes of leading practitioners
FROM THE CRITICS
Booknews
This volume is the second title in the series, a venture which aims to unravel the multi-layered language of film-making by exploring each of the crafts which combine to make a film through the eyes of some of its leading practitioners. The featured production designers encompass three generations of film-making and represent a diversity of film cultures. In their own words, they articulate their approach to the craft and describe their aesthetic sensibilities. Extensively illustrated with color and b&w sketches, models, technical plans, storyboards, and stills from key films. Oversize: 9x12. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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