| Description |
xii, 384 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Contents |
Designers: architects of dreams -- Art director -- Production designer -- Set decorator -- Century of design. Silent era and the twenties: birth of the epic -- Thirties: entertainment as escape -- Forties: the collapse of the dream factory -- Fifties: a decade of widescreen epics -- Fifties: a decade of widescreen and epics -- Sixties: a decade of contrast -- Seventies: a renewed Hollywood -- the birth of the blockbuster -- Eighties: a decade of sequels, costume dramas, and 'greed is good' -- Nineties: genres redefined -- Millennium: advanced special effects, big-budget musicals, and social commentary |
| Summary |
"Showcases numerous Hollywood film sets in photographs, original sketches, and previously unpublished renderings while sharing behind-the-scenes stories about how final scenes in historical movies were ultimately accomplished." -- Publisher's description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Includes filmography (pages 346-368) |
| Notes |
Donated by Professor Pat Trott for the library bookplate appeal 2008 Pat Trott |
| Subject |
Motion pictures -- Art direction -- United States -- History.
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Motion pictures -- Setting and scenery -- United States -- History.
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| Author |
Art Directors Guild, contributing body
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| LC no. |
2011280027 |
| ISBN |
0060881224 |
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9780060881221 |
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