Great visual storytelling is possible on a minimal budget, but you have to spend a lot of energy thinking and planning. In Understanding Design in Film Production, author Barbara Freedman Doyle demonstrates how to use production design, cinematography, lighting, and locations to create an effective and compelling visual story, even on the tightest of budgets.
Featuring in-depth interviews with production designers, set decorators, construction coordinators, cinematographers, costumers, and location managers talking about the techniques of their craft, it provides you with a feel for what everyone on the visual team does, how they think and plan, and how best to utilize the knowledge and skills they offer.
This book guides you through how to find, secure, and manage the best locations, how to create and dress a set, and how to make old look new and new look old-all on a tight budget. With insights from experts at the top of their field, sharing how they planfor the real-world application of large-scale ideas, you'll be able to see ways to apply their techniques to your own smaller-scale productions.
Understanding Design in Film Production is a practical, hands-on guide for any aspiring filmmaker who wants to understand the basic principles of visual design in order to create exceptional looking films.
Featuring in-depth interviews with production designers, set decorators, construction coordinators, cinematographers, costumers, and location managers talking about the techniques of their craft, it provides you with a feel for what everyone on the visual team does, how they think and plan, and how best to utilize the knowledge and skills they offer.
This book guides you through how to find, secure, and manage the best locations, how to create and dress a set, and how to make old look new and new look old-all on a tight budget. With insights from experts at the top of their field, sharing how they planfor the real-world application of large-scale ideas, you'll be able to see ways to apply their techniques to your own smaller-scale productions.
Understanding Design in Film Production is a practical, hands-on guide for any aspiring filmmaker who wants to understand the basic principles of visual design in order to create exceptional looking films.
'Much information covered that is of value to nearly all crew members, especially camera, lighting, producing. Succinct and written in a crew friendly manner.'
Roger Carter, DP and Instructor of Film Production, Cinematography, Lighting and Camera Workshops
'This book is a really comprehensive look into the workings of film and television production. It covers design, techniques for visual storytelling, departmental interactions, best practices in the industry and has a number of professional accounts that lend it a unique, personal take on collaborating effectively and making the most of your script.'
Margaret Goddard-Knop, SPFX Artist and Propmaster
Roger Carter, DP and Instructor of Film Production, Cinematography, Lighting and Camera Workshops
'This book is a really comprehensive look into the workings of film and television production. It covers design, techniques for visual storytelling, departmental interactions, best practices in the industry and has a number of professional accounts that lend it a unique, personal take on collaborating effectively and making the most of your script.'
Margaret Goddard-Knop, SPFX Artist and Propmaster