{"product_id":"9781848851085","title":"British Film Design : A History","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBritish Film Design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Laurie N. Ede\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"British Film Design\" is about the things that you see when you close your eyes and think of British cinema: Dr. No's Hideaway, the buffet of 'Brief Encounter', Vera Drake's parlour, Hogwarts School...and a thousand other visions of British films. This book is also about the people who have created those visions. The physical environments of films are made by Production Designers\/Art Directors. Their efforts have tended to go unnoticed by cinema audiences. \"British Film Design\" offers the first comprehensive historical survey of British art direction. It takes a chronological journey through British film design, starting with the efforts of the film 'primitives' of the silent era and ending with the modern day purveyors of part built\/part computer generated 'blended design'. Certain themes recur en route. These include British cinema's obsession with realism; the Production Designer's continual struggle for recognition; and, influence from European artists and the benefits - and perils - of American finance. The book succeeds in expressing the joy of looking at films from inside out; seeing beyond the stars to recognise sets as silent players in the action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781848851085\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"I.B. Tauris","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593074716878,"sku":"9781848851085","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_23667c17-2a66-4e93-83b4-8cf625c164d6.jpg?v=1637780654","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781848851085","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}