PRODUCTION DESIGN
Production design refers to the optical elements that constitute
a film. That can encompass the setting of the film, the props and sets requisite
for filming, camera angles and special effects, and the costumes worn by
actors. By possessing a impregnable
cognizance of a film’s production design, viewers can effortlessly perceive
themselves lost in the world of the film, feeling like they too are a character
in the story they are observing before them on screen. These filmic elements help spawn the
world of the film by showing beyond doubt a sense of time and space as well as allocating
to create a frame of mind within the world. Without these visual elements,
viewers would be left bargaining too heavily on what the characters say while
unable to associate their words with actions within a specific setting. Production
design in film is directly related with what is called the mise en scene. That
is, what viewers see in the shot.
Typically, a
production designer and director work rather intimately with one another. While
the director settle what we perceive within the shot, it is the production
designer who has a monumental impact on what the visuals will look like before
the director even has the opportunity to set up his or her camera. It is the
production designer who possesses the authority for selecting what the general
look of the movie will be, incorporating how sets look, how the film will be,
what locations will be utilized, and what objects and clothing will be used by
the actors. As aforementioned, because
the production design is related with costuming, the production design
department also tends to work closely with those in charge of wardrobe as well
as hair and makeup.
Now let’s
talk about setting. Setting is the time and place (or when and where) of the
story. It’s a literary element of literature used in novels, short stories,
plays, films, etc., and usually introduced during the beginning of the story,
along with the characters. The setting may also incorporate the environment of
the story, which can include the physical location, climate, weather, or social
and cultural surroundings. There are various ways that time and place indicate
setting. Time can cover many areas, such as the character’s time of life, the
time of day, time of year, time period such as the past, present, or future,
etc. Place also covers a lot of areas, such as a certain building, room in a
building, country, city, beach, in a mode of transport such as a car, bus,
boat, indoors or out, etc. The setting
of a story can change throughout the plot. The environment incorporates
geographical location such as beach or mountains, the climate and weather, and
the social or cultural aspects such as a school, theatre, meeting, club, etc.
Genre is mainly
determine using four elements the character, the story, the plot, and the
setting. The elements of story, plot, setting, and character equal a specific
category of movie. These elements are discussed regarding how their variations
create a different category of movie. Some genres may be as general as comedy
but do not have sub-genres like comedy. The sub-genres of comedy differ from
one another based on the fluctuations of the characters and the story. Other
genres are crime, war, Westerns, spy, adventure, science fiction, horror,
fantasy, biography, and mystery. Categorizing a movie indirectly assists in
shaping the characters and the story of the movie. The shaping determines the
plot and best setting to use. Movies often have genres that overlap, such as
adventure in a spy movie, or crime in a science fiction movie. But one genre is
predominant.
Now that you
have a very detailed idea of what production design is and why it is important
to help determine the genre let’s practice by examining the above picture. The name
of this series is Vampire Diaries. Now let’s find things in the picture that
will help us determine the genre, time period, time. The way the character is
standing watching the other character laying dead on the floor, shows us that
they were probably fighting, and the character standing is contemplating is
victory, by which we can infer that is it an action movie. The expression on
the character that is standing confirms that they were fighting also. Now the full
shot also allows us to see the setting they are located outside of an early
2000 looking like building, from which we can infer that the time period of the
movie is in the early 2000s. Now let’s talk about lighting. The lighting and
location in this particular scene let us know that this is happening at night. Again,
back to the character’s face expression. The character’s face gives us the mood
of the movie. You can see or even feel hate, desire for vengeance in the characters
face, in his posture etc.
RESSOURCES:
· Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
· Video, TV & Film Production Management Software | StudioBinder
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