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The Art Direction Handbook For Film

by: Rizzo; Michael

The Art Direction Handbook For Film

by: Rizzo; Michael

ISBN 13:
9780240806808
ISBN 10:
0240806808
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 07/15/2005
Publisher: FOCAL PRESS
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Summary

The Art Direction Handbook for Film is a comprehensive guide to art direction for film and video. Whether you'd like to be an art director or already are one, this thorough professional manual from a highly respected Hollywood art director not only discusses the set-up of the art department and the day-to-day job duties but also explains how to succeed on the job and secure future employment.

Preface

xiii

Acknowledgements

SECTION I: Pre-Production Process

(186)

Introduction

(18)

Clarification

(3)

Some History: Wilfred Buckland

(3)

Past Changes

(3)

Present Changes

(1)

Digital Competition

(1)

Typecasting: A Fuller Picture

(4)

Two Paths

(4)

Design Managers: The Lifers

(1)

Production Designers-in-Embryo

(4)

The Responsibilities, The Relationships, and the Setup

(22)

Hierarchy of Responsibilities

(6)

First Responsibilities

(2)

Second Responsibilities

(1)

Third Responsibilities

(2)

Fourth Responsibilities

(1)

The Relationships

(5)

Art Department

(1)

Interdepartmental PR

(1)

Head Accountant and Staff

(1)

Locations Manager and Staff

(1)

UPM, Production Supervisor, and Production Office Staff

(1)

First Assistant Director and Staff

(1)

Previsualization Supervisor and Staff

(1)

Art Department Setup

(11)

Art Department Coordinator

(2)

Archivist

(1)

Digital Artists

(1)

Set Designers

(1)

Set Decorator

(1)

Greensman

(1)

Prop Master

(1)

Construction Coordinator

(1)

Mechanical Special Effects

(1)

Stunts

(1)

Visual Effects and Previsualization

(1)

Transportation

(3)

The Design Process

(44)

Locations Department and Scouting

(6)

First Scouts

(3)

Second Scouts

(2)

Third Scouts

(1)

Fourth Scouts

(1)

Fifth Scouts

(1)

Beginning the Design Process

(4)

Research

(6)

Storyboarding

(1)

Animatics

(9)

Concept Illustrating

(1)

Computer Modeling

(5)

White Models

(1)

Hand Drafting

(4)

Designing for the Lens

(9)

Lenses 101

(1)

Aspect Ratio

(5)

Perspective 101

(1)

Lens Test

(3)

A Legacy of Historical Techniques

(32)

Painted Glass

(2)

Gate Matting

(5)

The Process Camera

(3)

Traveling Mattes

(3)

Miniatures

101

(9)

Hanging Foreground Miniature

102

(2)

Foreground Miniature

104

(1)

Cutouts: A Variation on Miniatures

105

(1)

Forced Perspective

106

(2)

Mobile Miniatures

108

(2)

Front Projection

110

(5)

Rear Projection and Mirrors

115

(4)

CGI and Digital Filmmaking

119

(18)

Breaking Ground

119

(1)

Conversations on the Visionary Frontier

120

(13)

Alex McDowell

120

(8)

Colin Green

128

(3)

Doug Chiang

131

(2)

The Cutting Edge

133

(4)

The Physical Scenery Process: Construction

137

(32)

Interior Sets

138

(12)

Exterior Sets

150

(14)

Vendors

164

(5)

Studio Facilities

164

(1)

Rental Backings

165

(1)

Industry Source Listings

166

(3)

Mechanical Effects: A Practical Guide

169

(18)

Clarification

169

(10)

Specialty Props and Animatronics

179

(8)

SECTION II: Production and Post-Production Processes

187

(52)

Paperwork and Production Tasks

189

(22)

The Onset of Principal Photography

189

(1)

Production Meetings

189

(1)

The Schedule and Lists

190

(7)

Script Breakdown

190

(4)

One-Liner Schedule

194

(1)

Shooting Schedule

194

(1)

Day Out of Days

194

(3)

Call Sheet

197

(1)

Cell Phone and Pager List

197

(1)

Director's Plans

197

(1)

Art Department Production Tasks

197

(7)

Clearances and Product Placement

200

(1)

Keeping Ahead of the Camera

200

(1)

On-Set Presence

200

(3)

Cover Sets

203

(1)

Communication with the Trinity

203

(1)

Telling the Truth

204

(1)

Art Department Tactical Strategy

204

(3)

Handling Changes

204

(1)

Vendors

205

(1)

Minding the Budget

205

(1)

Keeping a Chronicle

206

(1)

Protecting the Crew

207

(1)

Post-Production

207

(4)

Finishing Up

207

(1)

Archiving

208

(1)

Wrapping the Art Department

208

(1)

Wrapping Hero Sets

208

(1)

Re-shoots

208

(1)

Sequels

209

(1)

Landing the Next Job or Taking a Vacation

209

(2)

Networking and Self-Promotion

211

(14)

Interviewing

211

(1)

The Networking Process

212

(9)

Gae Buckley

216

(1)

Phil Dagort

216

(1)

Steve Saklad

217

(1)

Christa Munro

218

(1)

Linda Berger

219

(2)

Paying Dues

221

(1)

FAQS

222

(3)

Non-Union vs. Union Status

225

(14)

Making the Grade or Not

225

(1)

Designing Indie Films

225

(1)

Production Value = Budget + Scheduling

226

(5)

Budget

226

(3)

Schedule

229

(2)

Image and Format

231

(1)

Securing CG Talent

232

(1)

The Art Directors Guild

233

(4)

Classes of Membership

233

(1)

Initiation Fee and Dues

234

(1)

The Roster

234

(1)

Taft-Hartley

235

(1)

Training

235

(1)

Basic Collective Bargaining Agreement Selected Provisions

235

(2)

The New Paradigm in Experimental Film

237

(2)

SECTION III: Appendices

239

A. Reference and Source Lists

241

(30)

B. Contracts

271

(6)

C. Forms

277

(8)

D. Production Lists

285

(10)

E. Figure and Table List

295

(10)

F. Glossary

305

(18)

G. Index

323

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