Designing and Making Graphic Props for Filmmaking

Overview

“In this lesson, you'll learn why research is such an important first step in the design process, how to find research material, and how to study it once it's in your hands. ”

In this video lesson Annie Atkins addresses the topic: The Importance of Research 1, 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're going to start looking at research. I think research is the first and most important step in the graphic design process for filmmaking. We have to understand what something really looked like from a different time before we can start imitating it convincingly. It's no good really to just assume that you know what something looks like. As soon as we do that, I think that's when we already start getting things wrong. One rookie mistake that I keep seeing with my younger design students is that they often think that all the design from the past used serif fonts. It's not ...”

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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