Production Design for Screen: Visual Storytelling in Film and Television

The collaborative nature of film-making can make it difficult to identify the contribution of the designer to the cinematic image. The design concept is key to the creation of a coherent visual look; the designer's task is to employ visual metaphors to communicate that concept in rich and varied ways. Packed with full-color film stills, exclusive pre-production artwork and behind-the-scenes production images, this book reveals how the designer is crucial in the creation of place, character and narrative through the use of distinct design elements.

Packed with examples from real-world projects, this book provides practical guidance on the complete design process, from breaking down the script and developing ideas through research, to creating drawings, model-making, constructing sets and choosing locations. Five key design elements are explored in detail, namely light, colour, space, character positioning and set dressing, providing readers with a rich source of inspiration and the tools needed to take a project from script to a set ready to shoot on.

The book includes seven case studies, developed from exclusive interviews with world-renowned designers, revealing the concepts behind some of the most engaging imagery on screen and the strands of visual metaphor that conveyed them.

Taking into account a range of production budgets, Production Design for Film and TV provides filmmakers with an inspiring, yet practical look at the process of designing for screen.

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Production Design for Screen: Visual Storytelling in Film and Television

The collaborative nature of film-making can make it difficult to identify the contribution of the designer to the cinematic image. The design concept is key to the creation of a coherent visual look; the designer's task is to employ visual metaphors to communicate that concept in rich and varied ways. Packed with full-color film stills, exclusive pre-production artwork and behind-the-scenes production images, this book reveals how the designer is crucial in the creation of place, character and narrative through the use of distinct design elements.

Packed with examples from real-world projects, this book provides practical guidance on the complete design process, from breaking down the script and developing ideas through research, to creating drawings, model-making, constructing sets and choosing locations. Five key design elements are explored in detail, namely light, colour, space, character positioning and set dressing, providing readers with a rich source of inspiration and the tools needed to take a project from script to a set ready to shoot on.

The book includes seven case studies, developed from exclusive interviews with world-renowned designers, revealing the concepts behind some of the most engaging imagery on screen and the strands of visual metaphor that conveyed them.

Taking into account a range of production budgets, Production Design for Film and TV provides filmmakers with an inspiring, yet practical look at the process of designing for screen.

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Production Design for Screen: Visual Storytelling in Film and Television

Production Design for Screen: Visual Storytelling in Film and Television

by Jane Barnwell
Production Design for Screen: Visual Storytelling in Film and Television

Production Design for Screen: Visual Storytelling in Film and Television

by Jane Barnwell

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The collaborative nature of film-making can make it difficult to identify the contribution of the designer to the cinematic image. The design concept is key to the creation of a coherent visual look; the designer's task is to employ visual metaphors to communicate that concept in rich and varied ways. Packed with full-color film stills, exclusive pre-production artwork and behind-the-scenes production images, this book reveals how the designer is crucial in the creation of place, character and narrative through the use of distinct design elements.

Packed with examples from real-world projects, this book provides practical guidance on the complete design process, from breaking down the script and developing ideas through research, to creating drawings, model-making, constructing sets and choosing locations. Five key design elements are explored in detail, namely light, colour, space, character positioning and set dressing, providing readers with a rich source of inspiration and the tools needed to take a project from script to a set ready to shoot on.

The book includes seven case studies, developed from exclusive interviews with world-renowned designers, revealing the concepts behind some of the most engaging imagery on screen and the strands of visual metaphor that conveyed them.

Taking into account a range of production budgets, Production Design for Film and TV provides filmmakers with an inspiring, yet practical look at the process of designing for screen.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781472580672
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 06/01/2017
Series: Required Reading Range , #67
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 8.20(w) x 10.50(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author


Jane Barnwell is Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Media Practice at University of Westminster, UK - where she teaches practice and theory. Graduating from Leeds University and the Northern School of Film & Television she began her career at the BBC, before working as a freelance production designer. Recent production design projects include the British feature Axed (2012, R Driscoll, Lionsgate).

Table of Contents

Introduction
Foreword

Chapter 1: The Role of the Production Designer
A Brief History of the role of the production designer
Key Styles and Movements

Chapter 2: Practicalities
Breaking Down the Script
Research Process
The Budget
Sketch, Draft, Model
Studio Construction
Location Dressing

Chapter 3: The Visual Concept, Contrast & Transformation
The Concept
Creating the Contrast
Transforming the set
Case study
Exercise

Chapter 4: The 'In and Out'
Case Study
Exercise

Chapter 5: The Light
Case Study
Exercise

Chapter 6: The Space
Case Study
Exercise

Chapter 7: The Colour
Case Study
Exercise

Chapter 8: The Dressing
Case Study
Exercise

Conclusion

Appendix (inc., prop houses and design agencies)
Glossary
Index
Bibliography
Acknowledgements and credits

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