Drawing the Line

Technical Hand Drafting for Film and Television
2. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-03-227762-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 218 Seiten, Format (B × H): 280 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 562 g

This is the definitive guide for all aspects of scenic hand drafting for film and television, now comprehensively updated and revised for its second edition. Author, David McHenry, utilizes 45 years of experience as a Designer, Art Director, Storyboard Artist, and Draftsman to provide readers with an accessible step-by-step guide of professional techniques, tools, and workflows.

Readers will discover how to draw the iconic scroll of a classical column or learn the difference between Flemish and English bond brickwork, as well as all four types of drafting projection in detail: isometric, oblique, orthographic, and axonometric. Also included is hard-to-find information on lens angles and their calculation for different screen aspect ratios, how to create a lens projection image of a set with a given lens, height, and aspect ratio, and how to create forced perspective. Beautifully illustrated with carefully crafted hand-drawn illustrations on every page, this thoroughly revised text has been updated to include new examples and exercises and a revised glossary, making it the ideal step-by-step guide to hand drafting for film and television.

This is an essential resource for students of drafting for film and television, scenic design, and art direction courses. It will also hugely benefit professionals studying or working in film and television design.

Zielgruppe

Professional and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

McHenry, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk Installations-, Aktions-, Computer- und Videokunst
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk Zeichnung und Zeichnen
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theater: Technik, Bühnentechnik, Einrichtung
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Kunsttechniken & Prinzipien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. EQUIPMENT - THE BASICS  2. SCALE  3. PLAN  4. REFLECTED THE CEILING PLAN  5. LAYING OUT THE PAGE  6. PRACTICAL DRAFTING EXCERCISES  7. LETTERING AND LABELLING  8. TITLE BLOCK  9. PAPER  SIZES  10. FOLDING DRAWINGS  11. TRIANGLES  12. THE CIRCLE  13. DIVIDING A LINE INTO EQUAL PARTS  14. POLAR POINT  15. THE ARCH  16. DOORS  17. WINDOWS  18. STAIRCASES  19. BRICKWORK  20. STONEWORK  21. MOULDINGS  22. ISOMETRIC  23. AXONOMETRIC  24. OBLIQUE  25. PROJECTION OF CIRCLES  26.  PERSPECTIVE GRIDS  27.  DEVELOPMENT OF TRUE SHAPES  28. SETTING UP A CAMERA PROJECTION  29. REFLECTIONS IN A MIRROR  30.  BACKINGS - CALCULATING SIZE  31. FORCED PERSPECTIVE  32. CLASSICAL ORDERS  33. ENTASIS  34. IONIC VOLUTE  35. SPIRAL -HELIX  36. SURVEYING  37. GLOSSARY

Über Autor(innen)

David McHenry studied Theatre Design in London at the Central School of Art and Design and has worked in Theatre, Television, and Film for over 45 years as Designer, Art Director, Storyboard Artist, Draftsman, and Lecturer. His recent drafting credits include Ridley Scott’s NAPOLEON and Neil Gaiman’s SANDMAN.

He has taught at the University of the Arts (Wimbledon), the London Film School, the National Film School (Beaconsfield and Scotland), Nottingham Trent University, the National Film School (Lillehammer Norway), the Film School (Bergen Norway), and the Stockholm University of the Arts (Sweden).