{"product_id":"designs-on-film-9780060881221","title":"Designs on Film","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIlluminates the role of art direction and production design in the creation of some of the most memorable moments in film history. This title narrates the story of art direction - from the massive Roman architecture of \"Ben Hur\", to the infamous Dakota apartment in \"Rosemary's Baby\", to the digital CGI enhanced city of Gotham in \"Batman Begins\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Designs on Film] traces the art of building pretend worlds. Starting back in the pre-talkie years, and moving through Hollywood's golden age and the epic-crazy '60s, right up to contemporary Hollywood, the book is packed with insider tidbits about the wildly inventive-and improvisational-business of movie-making.\" -- Wall Street Journal \"Whitlock makes a major contribution to movie literature by saluting undersung production designers, set decorators and art directors.\" -- Los Angeles Times \"An amazing glimpse into art direction.\" -- The New Yorker \"This lush book of pictures and drawings showcases big-screen glamour over the decades, from the opulence of Cleopatra to the more modern majesty of Batman. -- Entertainment Weekly \"A compendium of images celebrating iconic interiors and architecture...[Whitlock] sifted through decades of archival photographs to assemble this rare glimpse into the world of Hollywood art direction and set design. \" -- Dwell","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864050053463,"sku":"9780060881221","price":44.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780060881221.jpg?v=1722270154","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/designs-on-film-9780060881221","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}