Chapter 3 Production Design Copyright Allyn and Bacon

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What the production designer does ä ä ä ä Reading the script Visualizing the look Setting the budget Sketches (Visual concepts) Issues of character and story Digital previsualization Scouting locations (recces) Supervises production crew Copyright © Allyn and Bacon 2007

Creating a unified design ä Interplay of all design elements within a shot ä Layout of sets ä Architectural styles and building materials ä Coloring and texture of buildings ä Costumes Copyright © Allyn and Bacon 2007

ä Basic tools of production design: ä Sets ä Costumes ä Mattes ä Miniatures Copyright © Allyn and Bacon 2007

Sets ä Interior ä Exterior ä Miniatures ä Large scale set design ä Ken Adams Copyright © Allyn and Bacon 2007

Ken Adam ä Dr. Strangelove ä Barry Lyndon ä Dr. No ä Goldfinger Copyright © Allyn and Bacon 2007

Costumes ä Details of period or setting ä Color and spectacle ä Commentary on the characters Copyright © Allyn and Bacon 2007

Mattes ä Extend scope and size of sets ä Tromp l’oeil ä Translite Copyright © Allyn and Bacon 2007

The Design Concept ä Detailed visual concept ä Organizes the way that sets and costumes are built dressed and photgraphed Copyright © Allyn and Bacon 2007

Digital Effects ä Digital components of production design ä Pre-visualization ä Digital grading ä Greenscreen soundstage ä Digital extensions of sets and miniatures The Truman Show ä Gladiator ä ä CGI environments Copyright © Allyn and Bacon 2007