David brisbin production designer education

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this book is to make filmmakers aware of the art and craft of production design for motion pictures and to provide practical, technical, and aesthetic guidance. This is a how-to book about production design for film and a why-to book as well.

Volumes have been written and said about the look or vision of a film. Many filmmakers rely on the tools of cinematography and videography to achieve this goal. Burgeoning digital tools enhance the visual properties of a movie but do little on their own to create the total visualization and design of a motion picture.

Production design has long been a mystery to many filmmakers. Often, we are not aware of when production designers are doing their job or the nature of their contribution. Production design is usually associated with Hollywood blockbusters and period films. Historically, independent, low-budget filmmakers have felt they did not have access to production design, and besides, contemporary films are shot on real locations, aren't they?

Although I had made my own independent films, have a B.F.A. in filmmaking from the School of Visual Arts, and worked for the ABC television network in postproduction and as a freelance film editor, production design eluded me. As a student of

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