{"product_id":"designing-movies-9780275986902","title":"Designing Movies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis retrospective on the career of Academy Award-winning production designer Richard Sylbert takes readers behind the scenes of some of the most influential films of the past fifty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Manchurian Candidate, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, The Graduate, Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown, Dick Tracy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis intimate portrait is composed of Sylbert's unfinished memoirs augmented by interviews with collaborators and leading directors including Elia Kazan, Mike Nichols, Roman Polanski, and Warren Beatty. Aficionados will enjoy the candid observations about this talented, intellectual, often tempestuous designer and the off-camera stories of the making of these films. The book is at its best when Sylbert discusses his designs in terms of metaphor, stylistic structure, restricted color palettes, and authenticity of details….Extensive collections serving upper-division undergraduates and above. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003eSylbert was the late (d. 2002) Academy Award-winning production designer for such films as \u003ci\u003eWhose Afraid of Virginia Woolfe?, The Graduate, Rosemary's Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChinatown\u003c\/i\u003e. At his wife's request, Hollywood writer\/editor Townsend edited his unfinished memoir in the third person. Included are his thoughts on production design and art direction, and her assessment of his contributions  which went beyond design, and quirks. The book includes photos and drawings of his film sets, and some character- revealing anecdotes by his wife, Sharmagne Leland-St. John- Sylbert. * Reference \u0026amp; Research Book News *\u003cbr\u003eWhen director Roman Polanski was looking for the perfect location for \u003ci\u003eRosemary's Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, production-designer extraordinaire Richard Sylbert immediately suggested The Dakota, a classy Upper West Side apartment building. In \u003ci\u003eDesigning Movies: Portrait of a Hollywood Artist\u003c\/i\u003e (Praeger), Oscar-winner Sylbert (posthumously co-authored by Sylvia Townsend, who expanded his memoir) neatly answers the question, What does a production designer do? Townsend also interviewed some of his famous collaborators, such as Francis Ford Coppola and Warren Beatty, to garner a behind-the-scenes portrait of a cinematic visionary. Considering the films Sylbert worked on, such as \u003ci\u003eThe Graduate, Reds, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\u003c\/i\u003e and the exceptional \u003ci\u003eChinatown\u003c\/i\u003e, there isn't a better candidate to explain why design is so critical to a films success. * Encore: The Performing Arts Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e[A] finely written history and an elegant tribute to a great man….[a] fascinating ride through the Hollywood glory days of the ''60s, '70s and early '80s--a candid, pungent, wonderfully detailed tour. * Hollywood Elsewhere *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments Sylvia Townsend 1. Thoughts on Production Design Richard Sylbert 2. Introduction to Richard Sylbert Sylvia Townsend 3. New York in the 1950s and William Cameron Menzies Richard Sylbert 4. A Chance to Design a Feature Film in Town Richard Sylbert 5. \u003ci\u003eBaby Doll\u003c\/i\u003e Richard Sylbert 6. \u003ci\u003eThe Fugitive Kind\u003c\/i\u003e Richard Sylbert 7. \u003ci\u003eA Face in the Crowd\u003c\/i\u003e Richard Sylbert 8. \u003ci\u003eLong Day's Journey into Night\u003c\/i\u003e Richard Sylbert 9. \u003ci\u003eThe Manchurian Candidate\u003c\/i\u003e Richard Sylbert 10. \u003ci\u003eWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\u003c\/i\u003e Richard Sylbert 11. \u003ci\u003eThe Graduate\u003c\/i\u003e Richard Sylbert 12. \u003ci\u003eRosemary's Baby\u003c\/i\u003e Sylvia Townsend 13. \u003ci\u003eCatch-22\u003c\/i\u003e Sylvia Townsend 14. The World of the 1970s Richard Sylbert 15. \u003ci\u003eCarnal Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e Richard Sylbert 16. \u003ci\u003eChinatown\u003c\/i\u003e Richard Sylbert 17. \u003ci\u003eShampoo\u003c\/i\u003e Sylvia Townsend 18. \u003ci\u003eReds\u003c\/i\u003e Sylvia Townsend 19. \u003ci\u003eThe Cotton Club\u003c\/i\u003e Sylvia Townsend 20. \u003ci\u003eTequila Sunrise\u003c\/i\u003e Sylvia Townsend 21. \u003ci\u003eDick Tracy\u003c\/i\u003e Sylvia Townsend 22. \u003ci\u003eCarlito's Way\u003c\/i\u003e Sylvia Townsend 23. \u003ci\u003eMy Best Friend's Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e Sylvia Townsend \u003ci\u003eAfterword\u003c\/i\u003e Sharmagne Leland-St. John-Sylbert Notes Index Photo essay follows","brand":"ABC-CLIO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036869886295,"sku":"9780275986902","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/designing-movies-9780275986902","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}