Architecture for the screen : a critical study of set design in Hollywood's golden age /
It is unlikely that you have ever found yourself trapped inside a burning skyscraper or entombed within an Egyptian pyramid. Nonetheless, you probably have some idea of these and many other places because of their portrayal on screen. The movies have overcome the constraints of time and place by bri...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Spanish |
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Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland,
[2004], ©2004
Jefferson, N.C. : c2004 Jefferson, N.C. : ©2004 Jefferson, N.C. ; London : c2004 Jefferson, N.C. : [2004] |
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| Summary: | It is unlikely that you have ever found yourself trapped inside a burning skyscraper or entombed within an Egyptian pyramid. Nonetheless, you probably have some idea of these and many other places because of their portrayal on screen. The movies have overcome the constraints of time and place by bringing us images of diverse and otherwise unfamiliar settings. This work covers the many applications of art and architecture appearing in the movies produced in Hollywood from the very beginning until the fifties. The first chapters deal with the process of design, construction, physical characteristics and immediate functions of a wide variety of architectural sets. The remaining chapters examine the great number of styles shown in those movies and take the reader up to the final triumph of modernist architecture in the aftermath of the Second World War "This work covers the many applications of art and architecture appearing in the movies produced in Hollywood from the very beginning until the fifties."--BOOK JACKET |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | vii, 247 p. : ill. ; 26 cm vii, 247 p. : ill. ; 27 cm vii, 247 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm vii, 247 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-239) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-239) and index |
| ISBN: | 0786417811 (alk. paper) 0786417811 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper) 0786417811 9780786417810 |