Designing and Making Graphic Props for Filmmaking

Overview

“How can graphic design be used as a storytelling device in the movies? After this lesson, you will understand how graphics can be used to set the time and place, while also learning how to sometimes move away from realism. ”

In this video lesson Annie Atkins addresses the topic: How Is Graphic Design Used to Tell Stories in Movies? , which is part of the Domestika online course: Designing and Making Graphic Props for Filmmaking. Dive into the world of graphic props for film with this course on making a vintage "rap sheet." Learn how to create authentic period-correct documents using analog techniques..

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson, we'll look at how graphic design can be used as a storytelling device, how graphics in a set can be used to set the time and the place, but we'll also look at how we're not always stuck on realism. Graphic design is often used in a movie to set the time and the place. For example, you might see billboards in a street scene that have beautiful pictures of vintage cars on them. Or you might see shop front design that has signs in the window that says, Spectacles and wooden legs always wanted. Language and typography in graphic design that you see in a movie set might tell the ...”

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Course summary for: Designing and Making Graphic Props for Filmmaking

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (57)
• 4898 students
• 4 units
• 18 lessons (2h 43m)
• 5 downloads

• Category

  Craft, Design

• Software

  Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Arts & Crafts, Graphic Design