Category: Video
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.
INSPIRATION: Why Man Creates, by Saul Bass
Watch this Oscar-winning animated short documentary which discusses the nature of creativity, directed by prolific designer Saul Bass.
Robert Elswit gave Production Design 80% of his Oscar?
Director of Photography, Robert Elswit shared his Oscar for ‘There Will Be Blood’ with Production Designer, Jack Fisk, in 2008
The Master Production Design: Interview with Jack Fisk and David Crank
Check out this below the line interview for Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master with Production Designers, Jack Fisk & David Crank; Costume Designer, Mark Bridges and Editor, Leslie Jones.
Dante Ferretti’s Oscar Speech for Best Art Direction in 2012
Dante Ferretti’s Oscar speech at the 2012 Academy Awards for Best Art Direction was a beautiful ode to Martin Scorsese and Italy but better than that was that he was the only person to thank his crew at the Oscars this year.
The Art of Reality Show Production Design with Production Designer John Janavs
This year, Orange County’s Saddleback College invited guest speaker Production Designer John Janavs, to speak about the art of reality television production design to a group of students. They were kind enough …
TRAILER: Boardwalk Empire, Season 2
The Season 2 trailer for Boardwalk Empire premiered before True Blood a few days ago and I can’t stop thinking about it. If you watched all of last season you’ll understand why …
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 …
INSPIRATION: The Wonderfully Odd Lens of Photographer Diane Arbus
Photographer Diane Arbus was one of the finest artists of her generation casting her lens on working-class weirdoes, human anomalies, and what some might call ‘freaks’. Diane Arbus photography is lauded for her stylised yet naturalistic look at strange sights.
DESIGN TALKS: Where the Wild Things Are
Now with the DVD alive and kicking I find myself more and more in love with the design of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’. The DVD’s special features, or lack thereof, leave …