Michael Rizzo is a writer, artist, photographer, teacher, art director, and web designer. He currently works as the Art Director of GLEE at Paramount Studios. Among the films he has both art directed and production designed are Vanilla Sky, Notes from Underground, Joy Ride, My Fellow Americans, Rocketman, Gone Fishin´, Murder in the First, So I Married an Axe Murderer, Body of Evidence, White Sands and My Cousin Vinny, and JFK. His TV credits include Glee, The Hunley, The Day Lincoln was Shot, The Lost Battalion, Ghost Whisperer, Comic Relief, Golden Gate, and All My Children.
In this new and expanded edition of The Art Direction Handbook, author Michael Rizzo now covers art direction for television, in addition to updated coverage of film design. This comprehensive, professional manual details the set-up of the art department and the day-to-day job duties: scouting for locations, research, executing the design concept, supervising scenery construction, and surviving production. Beyond that, there is an emphasis on not just how to do the job, but how to succeed and secure other jobs. Rounding out the text is an extensive collection of useful forms and checklists, as well as interviews with prominent art directors.
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* Written by a Hollywood Art Director with thirty years of hands-on experience
* Demonstrates how the development of both media formats—film and television—span the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries
* Completely updated with the latest techniques and technology that an art director needs to know to be effective on the set NOW
Section 1: Pre-Production Process
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Responsibilities, The Relationships, and The Setup
Chapter 3: Visual History
Chapter 4: The Design Process
Chapter 5: The Physical Design
Chapter 6: A Legacy of Historical Techniques
Chapter 7: CGI and Digital Filmmaking
Section 2: Production and Post-Production Processes
Chapter 8: Navigating Paperwork and Daily Shooting-Process Tasks
Chapter 9: Networking and Self-Promotion
Chapter 10: Non-Union vs. Union Status
Section 3: Appendices
Appendix A: Reference and Source Lists
Appendix B: Start Paperwork
Appendix C: Figure and Table List
Appendix D: Glossary
'I think that this book is not only a must for anyone who wants to make a career in the Art Department but a very useful reference for those who may already be working in film or television and who want to take the next step up the ladder - or change departments.' - Wendy Laybourn FBKS - Network Nine
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Updated edition of: The art direction handbook for film.
