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Book Synopsis
A designer and filmmaker shows how production design can support or contradict narrative structure, or exist in an entirely parallel realm of meaning.

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"The book is extremely original and demonstrates the author's deep understanding of many of the theoretical issues related to production design. Tashiro asks all of the hard questions and is not timid about supplying answers. Those answers will certainly stimulate discussion... To my knowledge, no one covers the subject the way Tashiro does." Charles Affron, author of Sets in Motion: Art Direction and Film Narrative

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Design
    • 1. What Is Production Design?
    • 2. Circles of Feeling
    • 3. Imaging
  • Part II. History
    • 4. Historical Design
    • 5. Realist History
    • 6. Designer History
    • 7. Didactic History
  • Part III. The Perfect Image
    • 8. A Few Words about a Hat
    • 9. The Politics of Consumption
    • 10. Productionism
  • Notes
  • Film List
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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    A Paperback / softback by C. S. Tashiro

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/03/1998
      ISBN13: 9780292781504, 978-0292781504
      ISBN10: 0292781504
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A designer and filmmaker shows how production design can support or contradict narrative structure, or exist in an entirely parallel realm of meaning.

      Trade Review
      "The book is extremely original and demonstrates the author's deep understanding of many of the theoretical issues related to production design. Tashiro asks all of the hard questions and is not timid about supplying answers. Those answers will certainly stimulate discussion... To my knowledge, no one covers the subject the way Tashiro does." Charles Affron, author of Sets in Motion: Art Direction and Film Narrative

      Table of Contents
      • Acknowledgments
      • Introduction
      • Part I. Design
        • 1. What Is Production Design?
        • 2. Circles of Feeling
        • 3. Imaging
      • Part II. History
        • 4. Historical Design
        • 5. Realist History
        • 6. Designer History
        • 7. Didactic History
      • Part III. The Perfect Image
        • 8. A Few Words about a Hat
        • 9. The Politics of Consumption
        • 10. Productionism
      • Notes
      • Film List
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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