How to Design a Movie
Many of the films today come with massive budgets, special effects and movie sets that are so realistic the moviegoers forget they are watching a film. Designing a movie to have this effect on the audience takes artistic and visionary skills on par with the film's writer, directors and actors. Movie design is its own form of art, and when it is done correctly, can mean the difference between a good movie and a great one. Being in charge of a movie's design will require you to work collaboratively on many levels, since you will be the common thread among the various design departments. Learn how you can design a movie that will transport the audience to another place and time.
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Read the script for the movie you will be in charge of designing. Reading the script tells you what types of sets you will need. You'll also talk to the director to see what his visions of the set are. Most directors will have something definite in mind, and you will want to be as true to what the director wants as you can be. In the end, the director will call the shots. Your job is to balance what he wants with your own vision of the sets the script calls for. In many cases, you may be called upon to design something not even in the script.
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Go over storyboards for the film. A storyboard is a rough comic-panel script done to illustrate what will be happening in a given scene in the movie. Going over the storyboard for the film will give you an idea of the types of shots that might be going on during each of the scenes and help you see the space you'll be working with to design your sets. The storyboard is helpful, but keep in mind that it is only a rough idea of how specific shots or scenes will look.
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Use 3D modelling software to render your movie designs in 3D. There are numerous 3D programs on the market. Sketch-up by Google is free and was used in designing "Good Night and Good Luck," a 2005 independent film starring George Clooney. Create virtual worlds of the sets in your movie, then create full-color storyboards to give to the director and special-effects people. You'll also create a set of detailed blueprints for the set construction crew.
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