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Designing graphic props for filmmaking

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by Annie Atkins

Type

Didactic

Subject

Technique > Special effects

Keywords

objects, special effects

Publishing date

2020

Publisher

Phaidon Press

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 208 pages
7 ¾ x 10 ¼ inches (19.5 x 26 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7148-7938-3

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Book Presentation:
A behind-the-scenes look at the extraordinary and meticulous design of graphic objects for film sets

Although graphic props such as invitations, letters, tickets, and packaging are rarely seen close-up by a cinema audience, they are designed in painstaking detail. Dublin-based designer Annie Atkins invites readers into the creative process behind her intricately designed, rigorously researched, and visually stunning graphic props. These objects may be given just a fleeting moment of screen time, but their authenticity is vital and their role is crucial: to nudge both the actors on set and the audience just that much further into the fictional world of the film.

About the Author:
Annie Atkins specializes in graphic design for filmmaking. Atkins designed the graphic props for Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies, Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel and Isle of Dogs, and Todd Haynes's Wonderstruck, among other Hollywood films. Originally from Wales, Atkins is now based in Dublin, Ireland.

See the publisher website: Phaidon Press