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By Design: Interviews with Film Production Designers

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The info in this book is great. Really insightful info on many of the production designers of your favourite films.
My only negative is that the quality of the books cover is extremely poor. It's sitting in front of me now and after one read the paperback cover curls up at 45 degrees when sitting flat on the table. The corners are bent and the binding is buckled.
Buy this book for it's content but don't expect it to look nice on the shelf or last a thousand years.

I'm getting ready to direct my first feature and this book has been invaluable to help me think about the ins and outs of film design. Seriously huge A-list designers that worked on big movies. Fun to rethink about those films from the designers perspective.

For those of us designing for motion picture, this is an indispensible collection of interviews with some of the modern masters of the trade.

I bought this book to explore the psychology of production designers. It delivered through poignant memoirs of many longstanding professionals. It is inspiring to know how and why they entered the business, then learn a bit about their methodology for completing a film.

However, as the publication date is 1992, it does not contain any information about how things are produced now. As a younger individual, I take digital technology for granted. Therefore I was surprised that even the latest designer can only hypothesize, "Technology will probably change
our field."

My mistake - Don't make it yours! Check the publication date! And if anybody has a great current book to reccommend - please do!

This book is exceptionally inspiring. It is wonderful to be able to hear the ideas and experiences of these incredible Production Designers. The interviews bring light to the important role these accomplished men and women played in the world of moviemaking. If you are interested in the art of film making this book is the real thing. You will learn a lot. I love this book!