Designing for films (1949)

Page scan 0009 from Designing for films

Record Details:

Title:
Designing for films
Date:
1949
Publisher:
London : The Studio Publications
Volume:
Designing for films
Leaf #:
0009
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
May 02, 2025
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CONTENTS FOREWORD vU THEORY AND PRACTICE. The growth of a new art 9 How a film is made 12 Conception and design 19 Planning and execution 31 Colour 66 Materialization of the design 73 MATERIALS AND METHODS. The woodworkers 86 The plasterers 89 The painters 93 Backings and trick-shots 97 The property department 105 Film effects 107 APPENDICES. A: some notes on perspective 114 B: a tabulated and descriptive set of tables of the various materials used for set construction 119 A SHORT GLOSSARY OF TERMS 126 BIBLIOGRAPHY 128