With hundreds of rare photographs, set sketches, and original renderings showcasing films of every era and genre-many shown here for the very first time-author Cathy Whitlock offers movie fans a backstage pass to 100 years of Hollywood's most memorable film sets. In the vein of Deborah Landis's Dressed: A Century of Hollywood Costume Design, Whitlock's Designs on Film delivers a fascinating tour through Hollywood's back lots, including the stories of how numerous movies came to their final on-screen looks-whether by collaboration, conflict, or divine chance. Movie enthusiasts, set designers, and fans of classic and modern Hollywood will thrill for this look behind the scenes of Tinsel Town's greatest triumphs.
| ISBN: | 9780060881221 |
| Publication date: | 15th December 2010 |
| Author: | Cathy Whitlock, Art Directors Guild |
| Publisher: | ItBooks an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 384 pages |
| Genres: |
Popular culture Fashion and textile design: accessories Film history, theory or criticism Filmmaking and production: technical and background skills Performance art Digital, video and new media arts Illustration Fashion and textile design Drawing and drawings Book design and Bookbinding History of art Individual artists, art monographs The Arts: techniques and principles |