Packed with colour film stills, exclusive pre-production artwork and behind-the-scenes production images, this landmark book celebrates the production designer’s contribution to visual storytelling on screen. It illuminates the visual concepts behind familiar screen spaces and unpicks how and why they are so effective in conveying character and story.
Seven case studies, developed from exclusive interviews with world-renowned designers, reveal the concepts behind some of the most engaging imagery on screen and establish a dialogue around the shared language of visual storytelling.
Jane Barnwell offers a new methodology for evaluating the designer's work on screen through five categories of analysis: space, interiors and exteriors, light, colour and set decorating. All of which combine to create the visual concept evident in the final screen image and together provide a model for the analysis of production design.
Practical exercises and examples of real world projects walk you through the design process from breaking down the script and developing initial ideas to identifying a coherent conceptual vision. If you are a filmmaker, Production Design for Screen will inspire and guide you in your own work.
By:
Jane Barnwell (University of Westminster UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 270mm,
Width: 210mm,
Weight: 768g
ISBN: 9781501373718
ISBN 10: 1501373714
Series: Required Reading Range
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 12 November 2020
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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ELT Advanced
,
Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
1. Practicalities: The Design Process The Art Department Breaking down the script Developing initial ideas Sketch, draft, model The budget Studio construction Locations Set Decorating and Dressing Spotlight on – Anna Pritchard 2. The Visual Concept Collaboration Concept, contrast and transformation Developing the visual concept Spotlight on – Stuart Craig 3. Space Real and imagined worlds Size and scale Geography of Space Vertical Hierarchy Spotlight on – Alex McDowell 4. In and Out: Boundaries & Transitions In and Out Doorways and windows Movement and Transition Interiors and exteriors Spotlight on - Hugo Wyhowski 5. Light Character and Story Sources Position Colour Painting Spotlight on – Ronald Gow 6. Colour Colour & early cinema Painting & Perception Colour palette & psychology Character & Story The Colour Red Spotlight on – Jim Bissell 7. Set Decoration The Set Decorator Reflecting Character Furniture & Dressing Period & Style Spotlight on – Tatiana Macdonald
Jane Barnwell is Senior Lecturer in Moving Image at University of Westminster, UK.
Reviews for Production Design for Screen: Visual Storytelling in Film and Television
An excellent introduction to the impact and practice of production design in the movies. Rich in examples and engaging in its concepts, this is of interest to both students and cineastes alike. -- Edward Braman, Head of Film and TV, University of York, UK The points of view in this book have been sorely missing in the industry…This book is destined to become an integral part of my future classes as a required text. -- Kent Homchick, Associate Professor, University of Colorado, Denver, USA …beautifully illustrated with generous inclusions of film stills…a clearly written, practice-oriented, much needed text on production design for film. -- Dr. Elaine Sisson, Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology, Ireland
