{"product_id":"british-film-design-laurie-n-ede-9781848851085","title":"British Film Design: A History","description":"\"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\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurie N. Ede\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1848851081\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848851085\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e I. B. Tauris \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Laurie N. Ede","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065852834047,"sku":"9781848851085","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d7160f83-df29-4ba0-b682-696dc2fe9408.jpg?v=1768677675","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/british-film-design-laurie-n-ede-9781848851085","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}