The Filmmaker's Guide to Production Design,9781581152241

The Filmmaker's Guide to Production Design

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ISBN13: 9781581152241
ISBN10: 1581152248
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2002-05-17
Publisher(s): Allworth Pr
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Summary

Through firsthand knowledge and interviews with top production designers, the author shares with readers the aesthetic, narrative, and technical aspects of the craft of film production design.

Author Biography

Vincent LoBrutto is an instructor of film editing, film sound, film studies, and production design at the School of the Visual Arts and at Film/Video Arts. He has worked as a film editor for Fox and HBO and as a postproduction coordinator for ABC. He is a contributing writer to Films in Review, Cinemaeditor, American Cinematographer, and Moviemaker and is the author of five other books on film sound, editing, cinematography, and independent filmmaking. He lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
General Notes xvii
What is Production Design?
1(4)
A Brief Historical Perspective on Production Design in Motion Pictures
1(1)
Production Design Is
2(3)
Visualization of a Screenplay
5(20)
The Trinity
6(1)
Writing for the Screen
7(1)
Writing the Screenplay with Design in Mind
7(6)
Production Design as a Narrative Tool
13(1)
The Vision Thing
14(1)
A Production Designer's Credo
15(1)
Communication
16(1)
Breaking Down the Screenplay
16(5)
Set Decoration
21(1)
Props
21(1)
Special Effects
22(1)
Finding the Look of a Film
22(2)
Exercises to Develop Visualization Skills
24(1)
Design Metaphors
25(8)
The Psychological Nature of Production Design
27(1)
Atmospheric Qualities of Production Design
28(1)
Translating the Narrative into Visual Ideas
29(1)
Interpreting the Characters Visually
30(1)
Establishing an Environment for Cinematic Storytelling
30(1)
Visualization Exercises
31(2)
Research
33(10)
Design Files
34(1)
Paintings
35(2)
Photographs
37(1)
Magazines
37(1)
Literature
38(1)
Video
39(1)
Oral History
40(1)
The Internet
40(1)
Clearance and Permissions
41(1)
Product Placement
41(1)
Guidelines for Conducting Research
41(2)
The Art Department
43(14)
The Design Team
43(1)
Art Director
44(1)
Set Designer
44(1)
Set Decorator
45(1)
Lead Man
45(1)
Swing Gang
45(1)
Hair and Makeup
45(3)
Construction Coordinator
48(1)
Construction Crew
49(1)
Property Master
50(1)
Location Scout
50(3)
Location Manager
53(1)
Greensman
53(1)
Buyer
53(1)
Scenic Artist
53(1)
Costume Designer
53(1)
Production Illustrator
53(2)
Draftsman
55(1)
Set Dresser
56(1)
The Production Designer's Responsibility to the Art Department
56(1)
Understanding the Role of the Art Department During the Early Stages of Pre-production
56(1)
Pre-Production
57(20)
Concept Drawings
57(1)
Approval
58(4)
Storyboards
62(1)
Drafting
63(1)
Sample Exercises
63(2)
Drafting Requirements and Standards
65(1)
Plans
65(5)
Location Scouting
70(3)
Organizing the Property Department
73(1)
Final Steps of Pre-production
73(2)
Deadlines
75(1)
Keeping Ahead of the Company
75(1)
Cover Sets
76(1)
Pre-production Advice
76(1)
Color
77(12)
The Color Palette
78(4)
A Concise Lesson in the Nature of Color
82(1)
Color Theory
82(2)
Black-and-White Filmmaking
84(1)
Color Correction
85(1)
Developing a Color Sense
85(1)
Discovering Color
86(3)
Texture
89(4)
Aging Wood
90(1)
Aging Stone
90(1)
The Role and Purpose of Aging in Production Design
90(2)
Learning About Texture
92(1)
Architecture
93(10)
The Development of Shot Design and Sequential Storytelling Through Production Design
94(1)
The Development of Applying Design Aesthetic to Cinematic Storytelling
95(2)
The Modernist School of Design Makes an Impact on the Look of Films
97(1)
The Architect as Production Designer
98(1)
Construction
99(1)
Use of Space
99(1)
Post-modern Film Design
100(2)
Learning More About Architecture
102(1)
Period Films
103(8)
Time
105(1)
Time and Place
105(6)
Genres
111(18)
Research
111(15)
Genre Is Storytelling
126(1)
Genre Exercises
127(2)
Budget and Scheduling
129(6)
Budgeting
129(1)
Projecting the Production Design Budget
130(2)
Scheduling
132(1)
Budgeting Tips
132(3)
Working in the Studio
135(16)
Advantages of Shooting in the Studio
136(1)
Safety Procedures
137(1)
The Grid
137(1)
Workshops and Tools of the Art Department
138(1)
Flats
138(1)
Materials and Use
139(1)
Painting
140(1)
Three-Dimensional Weight-Bearing Construction
141(1)
Bracing the Set
141(1)
Methods for Anchoring Objects to Flats
142(1)
Openings
142(1)
Cycloramas
143(2)
Ceilings
145(1)
Floors and Ground Areas
145(1)
Procedures for Building and Erecting Sets in a Studio
146(1)
Camera Blocking in the Studio
147(1)
Rehearsals
147(1)
Striking the Set
148(1)
Storage
148(1)
Transportation of the Set
149(1)
Getting Familiar with Working in the Studio
149(2)
Working on Location
151(8)
Scouting Locations
151(1)
Transforming a Location
152(1)
Shooting at One Location for Another
152(1)
Matching a Location and Studio Work
153(1)
Putting It All Together
154(1)
Tips for Working on Location
154(5)
Low-Budget Productions
159(4)
Keeping the Production Design Budget Down
160(3)
Guerrilla Filmmaking
163(2)
Digital Production Design
165(6)
Pre-CAD Effects
165(2)
CAD Production Design
167(1)
Virtual Production Design
167(1)
CGI in Contemporary Film Production
168(1)
Successfully Merging CGI Technology with Production Design
168(1)
Computer Animation
168(1)
The Future of Digital Moviemaking
169(2)
How to Find a Production Designer
171(2)
Appendix A / 100 Significant Films for Further Study of Production Design 173(2)
Appendix B / Glossary 175(6)
Appendix C / Bibliography 181(4)
Appendix D / Tools for Further Research 185(2)
A Final Word 187(2)
Index 189

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