Art Direction for Film and Video, 2nd Edition

CONTENTS

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART I   THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PRODUCTION DESIGNER

Chapter 1

WHAT IS A PRODUCTION DESIGNER?

The Production Designer’s Place • Design Beginnings • What Does a Production Designer Do? • Pictures Begin to Move • Work in the Movies? Never! • Television Changes the Film Business • The Visual Future

Chapter 2

WHAT DOES AN ART DIRECTOR NEED TO KNOW?

An Art Director Should Be Visually Aware • Drafting: That Dreaded Word • Materials • Lighting • Helpful Personal Qualities • Wish You’d Stayed on the Farm?

Chapter 3

THE PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT

Lines and Dots • Different Perceptions • How Does the Video Picture Get from Here to There? • Bold Is Best • The Production Stage • The All-seeing Eye (Almost) ...