Post on 27-Dec-2015
Introduction to FilmArt Direction
Art Direction
Visual Elements of Film Production Set Design Construction Location Décor Props Costumes
Set Design
2 Dimensions Painted back drops, similar to theater
3 Dimensions Constructing buildings with three to
four walls and a partial ceiling CGI
Digitally created environments
Architectural Elements
Perspective The way things look from a given point
according to their size, shape, distance, etc.
Scale The apparent size of a represented
object in proportion to the actual size of that object
Volume The amount of space inside something
Architectural Elements
GiottoAnnunciation to Anna
Architectural Elements
Jan VermeerThe Music Lesson 1662-65, Oil on canvas
Setting the Stage Set Decoration
Props (Property) Object used by an actor or displayed as
part of a set Décor
Style or mode of decoration, as of a room or building
Furnishings We learn about characters based on
their environment
Clip 1
Moulin Rouge Scene
Opening sequence Academy Award
winner for Art Direction in 2001
Moulin Rouge
Clip 2
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Scene Fight at Yu’s
Academy Award winner for Art Direction in 2000
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Clip 3
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Scene Diagon Alley
Nominated for Academy Award in Art Direction in 2001
Harry Potter
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose is a 14th century murder-mystery thriller starring Sean Connery as a Sherlock Holmes-esque Franciscan monk called William of Baskerville. When a murder occurs at a secluded Benedictine Abbey, William is called in to investigate. As he and his apprentice, Adso (Christian Slater), delve deeper and deeper into the case, more dead bodies begin to turn up. Eventually, Bernardo Gui, an inquisitor played by F. Murray Abraham gets involved, but he may not have the best intentions.
The Name of the Rose
External set was the largest in Europe since Cleopatra in 1963.
Internal sets constructed to mimic medieval church architecture or filmed at real monasteries.