Designing and Making Graphic Props for Filmmaking

Overview

“To conclude this unit, I will take what I've made so far and add some finishing touches to make the piece more dynamic for the camera. We want the piece to be realistic, but we also have to remember it's the movies! ”

In this video lesson Annie Atkins addresses the topic: How to Dramaticize for the 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're going to make our document more dramatic. Okay? We've got something that feels realistic. I think it's, a passable good prop. but we want to make it even more impressive. And in order to do that, I think we need to go back to our source material back to our reference folders full of our inspiration, and steal some ideas from there. So let's take a look in the reference folder that I showed you at the start of the course. Maybe there's some kind of rubber stamp we could use or some kind of numbering system. Maybe we could add a different color. I think this mid-century ...”

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Course summary for: Designing and Making Graphic Props for Filmmaking

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (61)
• 5016 students
• 4 units
• 18 lessons (2h 43m)
• 5 downloads

• Category

  Craft, Design

• Software

  Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Arts & Crafts, Graphic Design