Category: Art Department
The Psychology of Colour in Cinema
Watch this video explaining the importance of colour in storytelling and an explanation of the psychology behind the choices.
DESIGN TALKS: Perspectives on Production Design with Sir Christopher Frayling
Watch this video that lays out essential perspectives on production design theory in this keynote address by professor Sir Christopher Frayling.
Production Design Details Matter: A Story from the Frontline
Have you ever noticed the production design details on a film or television set that moved you in some way or allowed you to tap into a memory? One military consultant did and it moved him to tears.
The Ten Commandments of Production Design
Take a look at this simple set of rules for establishing great production design on any project.
What’s in a Meme? Production Design Meme
This week everyone decided to start posting the same meme layout all over the internet about “What people think you do for a living”. A meme is “an idea, behavior or style …
What is a Production Designer?
Production Designer of Fight Club, Minority Report, and Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Alex McDowell, brilliantly explains what a Production Designer is in less than four minutes. What is production design to …
Water for Elephants graphic designer, Karen TenEyck shares her art department knowledge
I made a rule a while back that I wouldn’t reblog other people’s posts but I just found THE post that is making me break my own rule. So great I can’t …
INSPIRATION: Sir Ken Adam, Production Designer Extraordinaire
“As the sixties approached I felt very strongly that my designs had to be bigger than life, slightly tongue and cheek, but also reflect the time that we were living in.” –Ken …
RESOURCE: Museum of American Packaging
I recently came across my new favourite Flickr pool, The Museum of American Packaging. At school this month, I designed a 60’s grocery store set and perusing this gallery really helped with …
Children’s Drawings: How Kid’s Draw
Children’s drawings are hard to fake but here are some tips on how kid’s draw when they are very young and still developing their art skills.