Production Design

Name: Production Design
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9781138185425
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Visual Design for Film and Television

By Peg McClellan

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Production Design: Visual Design for Film and Television by Peg McClellan offers a comprehensive, insider’s guide to the craft of production design and art direction in film and television. The book opens with essential job responsibilities and artistic approaches before progressing to detailed day-to-day mechanics, including script analysis, team collaboration, production hierarchy, hiring, business elements, and location management. Supported by case studies, professional insights, and over 200 colour photographs and illustrations, it serves as an invaluable resource for aspiring and practising production designers.
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Ideal for students seeking a career in production design and professionals aiming to deepen their knowledge in visual design for film and television.

Production Design: Visual Design for Film and Television is a hands-on guide to the craft of production design and art direction. Author Peg McClellan gives an insider’s view of the experiences and challenges of working as a Production Designer in film and television.

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Production Design: Visual Design for Film and Television is a hands-on guide to the craft of Production Design and Art Direction. Author Peg McClellan provides an insider’s view of the experiences and challenges of working as a Production Designer in film and television.

The book covers three major areas, starting with an overview and the basics of job responsibilities, the artistic approach, and the background which every Production Designer needs to be familiar with, progressing to the mechanics of the role with a day-to-day breakdown of the job itself. McClellan guides you through script analysis, team collaborations, the hierarchy of a production, hiring a team, the business elements, locations, studio facilities, handling change, and everything in between.

With case studies, insights from successful Production Designers, and inspiration in the form of over 200 colour photos and illustrations from storyboards to sets, this is the ideal book for students seeking a career in production design and professionals looking to further their design knowledge.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Ellen M. Harrington, Director of Deutsches Filmmuseum and Filminstitut, praises the book as an in-depth, step-by-step ‘bible’ that surpasses even top film schools in teaching the production design trade. She highlights its insider knowledge and practical guidance, recommending it as a career-long companion for students and professionals alike.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138185425

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 June 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 264 Illustrations, color

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 191.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 480g

Pages: 268

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Peg McClellan

About the Author

Peg McClellan is an Emmy Award-winning Illustrator and Production Designer; she has worked on feature films such as Seabiscuit, Brokedown Palace, and Coal Miner’s Daughter, plus several television series, including Melrose Place and CSI. She is an instructor in Production Design at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco and also teaches a course in Visual Design for Film at Dodge Film School, Chapman University, Orange, California.