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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| General Notes | |
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| What Is Production Design? | |
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| A Brief Historical Perspective on Production Design in Motion Pictures | |
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| Production Design Is | |
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| Visualization of a Screenplay | |
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| The Trinity | |
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| Writing for the Screen | |
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| Writing the Screenplay with Design in Mind | |
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| Production Design as a Narrative Tool | |
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| The Vision Thing | |
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| A Production Designer's Credo | |
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| Communication | |
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| Breaking Down the Screenplay | |
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| Set Decoration | |
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| Props | |
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| Special Effects | |
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| Finding the Look of a Film | |
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| Exercises to Develop Visualization Skills | |
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| Design Metaphors | |
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| The Psychological Nature of Production Design | |
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| Atmospheric Qualities of Production Design | |
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| Translating the Narrative into Visual Ideas | |
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| Interpreting the Characters Visually | |
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| Establishing an Environment for Cinematic Storytelling | |
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| Visualization Exercises | |
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| Research | |
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| Design Files | |
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| Paintings | |
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| Photographs | |
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| Magazines | |
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| Literature | |
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| Video | |
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| Oral History | |
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| The Internet | |
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| Clearance and Permissions | |
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| Product Placement | |
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| Guidelines for Conducting Research | |
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| The Art Department | |
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| The Design Team | |
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| Art Director | |
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| Set Designer | |
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| Set Decorator | |
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| Lead Man | |
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| Swing Gang | |
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| Hair and Makeup | |
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| Construction Coordinator | |
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| Construction Crew | |
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| Property Master | |
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| Location Scout | |
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| Location Manager | |
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| Greensman | |
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| Buyer | |
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| Scenic Artist | |
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| Costume Designer | |
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| Production Illustrator | |
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| Draftsman | |
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| Set Dresser | |
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| The Production Designer's Responsibility to the Art Department | |
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| Understanding the Role of the Art Department During the Early Stages of Pre-production | |
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| Pre-Production | |
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| Concept Drawings | |
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| Approval | |
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| Storyboards | |
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| Drafting | |
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| Sample Exercises | |
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| Drafting Requirements and Standards | |
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| Plans | |
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| Location Scouting | |
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| Organizing the Property Department | |
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| Final Steps of Pre-production | |
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| Deadlines | |
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| Keeping Ahead of the Company | |
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| Cover Sets | |
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| Pre-production Advice | |
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| Color | |
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| The Color Palette | |
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| A Concise Lesson in the Nature of Color | |
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| Color Theory | |
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| Black-and-White Filmmaking | |
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| Color Correction | |
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| Developing a Color Sense | |
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| Discovering Color | |
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| Texture | |
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| Aging Wood | |
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| Aging Stone | |
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| The Role and Purpose of Aging in Production Design | |
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| Learning About Texture | |
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| Architecture | |
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| The Development of Shot Design and Sequential Storytelling Through Production Design | |
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| The Development of Applying Design Aesthetic to Cinematic Storytelling | |
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| The Modernist School of Design Makes an Impact on the Look of Films | |
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| The Architect as Production Designer | |
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| Construction | |
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| Use of Space | |
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| Post-modern Film Design | |
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| Learning More About Architecture | |
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| Period Films | |
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| Time | |
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| Time and Place | |
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| Geners | |
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| Research | |
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| Genre Is Storytelling | |
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| Genre Exercises | |
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| Budget and Scheduling | |
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| Budgeting | |
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| Projecting the Production Design Budget | |
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| Scheduling | |
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| Budgeting Tips | |
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| Working in the Studio | |
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| Advantages of Shooting in the Studio | |
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| Safety Procedures | |
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| The Grid | |
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| Workshops and Tools of the Art Department | |
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| Flats | |
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| Materials and Use | |
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| Painting | |
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| Three-Dimensional Weight-Bearing Construction | |
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| Bracing the Set | |
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| Methods for Anchoring Objects to Flats | |
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| Openings | |
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| Cycloramas | |
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| Ceilings | |
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| Floors and Ground Areas | |
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| Procedures for Building and Erecting Sets in a Studio | |
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| Camera Blocking in the Studio | |
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| Rehearsals | |
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| Striking the Set | |
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| Storage | |
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| Transportation of the Set | |
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| Getting Familiar with Working in the Studio | |
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| Working on Location | |
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| Scouting Locations | |
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| Transforming a Location | |
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| Shooting at One Location for Another | |
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| Matching a Location and Studio Work | |
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| Putting It All Together | |
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| Tips for Working on Location | |
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| Low-Budget Productions | |
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| Keeping the Production Design Budget Down | |
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| Guerrilla Filmmaking | |
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| Digital Production Design | |
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| Pre-CAD Effects | |
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| CAD Production Design | |
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| Virtual Production Design | |
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| CGI in Contemporary Film Production | |
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| Successfully Merging CGI Technology with Production Design | |
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| Computer Animation | |
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| The Future of Digital Moviemaking | |
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| How to Find a Production Designer | |
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| 100 Significant Films for Further Study of Production Design | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Tools for Further Research | |
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| A Final Word | |
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| Index | |