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Inside the Stunning ‘Shōgun’ Production Design: An Interview with Helen Jarvis
Production Designer Helen Jarvis sits down with us to discuss designing feudal Japan in Vancouver for FX’s Shōgun.
Designing the Creatures for Where the Wild Things Are
Now with the DVD alive and kicking I find myself more and more in love with the design of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’. The DVD’s special features, or lack thereof, leave …
QUOTE OF THE DAY: Waiting on Art
“A production is only as fast as its slowest department, and the last thing you want is for your department to be slow.” -Lloyd Ahern, ASC I loathe hearing “Waiting on art” …
How to Judge Best Art Direction
EDIT: The video discussed is no longer available so it has been replaced with a similar video. 05/15/17 Production Designer, Jim Bissell, explains with great insight what makes great production design and …
DESIGN TALKS: Ralph Eggleston
STORYTELLING IS KEY I stumbled upon these videos of this seminar with Ralph Eggleston, Production Designer and Art Director at Pixar. They are from the Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2009 in Norway which …
QUOTE OF THE DAY: Fear
Today’s Hump Day Quote Day theme is Fear. You can check out the last theme, Responsibility, here. The next quote theme will be Ideas. Definition of Fear: 1. – a. A feeling …
Interior Design Show 2010 Colour Trends
Thoughts? Rose Lagacé | @artdepartmental
DESIGN TALKS: Barbara Hulanicki
I am fascinated by Barbara Hulanicki. At this years Interior Design Show in Toronto, Barbara Hulanicki came to speak about her immense career and her attitudes towards design. Ever since I have been …
Good, Cheap, OR Fast?
I don’t serve option #3 willingly and I don’t think you should either. A 1st AD said to me recently to try and calm me down after shit hit the fan, “It’s …
HUMP DAY QUOTE DAY: Responsibility
Today’s Hump Day Quote Day theme is Responsibility. You can check out the last theme, Imagination, here. Next weeks quote theme will be Fear. Definition of Responsibility: 1) The state of being …
QUOTE OF THE DAY: Imagination
Today’s Hump Day Quote Day theme is Imagination. You can check out last week’s theme, Work Ethic, here. Next week’s quote theme will be Responsibility. Definition of Imagination: The formation of a …