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Lucia Pietroiusti in conversation with John Paino and Liam Young at The World Around’s flagship Annual Summit, convening global architecture’s now, near and next.
Panelists:
Grant Major (The Lord of the Rings), Rick Carter (Avatar), Fiona Crombie (Cruella)
Moderator: Max Lincoln (The Film Design Podcast)
Panel conversation from the 2022 inaugural Production Designers Gathering, an international conference for and by production designers.
Top tips from BAFTA Young Game Designers - go here for more information, resources and inspiration
Building Worlds was a series led by the creatives, writers and artists behind the making of GALWAD – an ambitious pan-Wales story set in the future – and inspirational peers in their fields. In this Building Worlds online event, Academy Award-winning, Black Panther production designer Hannah Beachler explores inventing the future with investigative journalist and GALWAD Creative Team member Shirish Kulkarni – as well as making history in the film industry.
Luca Tranchino (Gangs of New York, The Aviator, Hugo, Prince of Persia) Source
“I think that production design uses architectural environments to express an emotional state, investigating the psychological implications of it. Compared to architecture, production design is more like looking inside our subconscious, at our memories, our dreams and deepest fears, using space, color, texture, graphics and symbols to bring the audience to other worlds and to make them relate to them.”
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Production Design & the Cinematic Home by Dr Jane Barnwell
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Production Design for Screen by Dr Jane Barnwell
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The Art of Game of Thrones: The Official Book of Design from Season 1 to Season 8 by Deborah Riley & Jody Reversion
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Realms of Imagination: Essays from the Wild Worlds of Fantasy
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Article: Ethical Worldbuilding in Games
What is worldbuilding? And why does it matter for game development? In this article, based on a talk at Malmö Game Week, Narrative Director Anne Reid shares her experiences in building imaginary worlds, how to make them feel alive, and why ethical worldbuilding is so important. Read the article here
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Team Deakins Podcast: Inbal Weinberg
The Team Deakins podcast is an ongoing conversation between acclaimed cinematographer Roger Deakins and James Deakins, his collaborator, about cinematography, the film business and whatever other questions are submitted. We start with a specific question and end....who knows where! In this episode, Team Deakins interviews Production Designer Inbal Weinberg.
Listen to the Podcast here
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BFDG Reading list
BFDG guide to books about Production Design.
The BFDG is a flourishing, growing, professional group of skilled Creatives and Production Designers, spanning the various branches of the Art Department in Film, Television and Commercials.
Read the article here