Art Stars: Legends of Production Design

Art Stars: Legends of Production Design

Art Stars–Legends of Production Design is a resource for aspiring filmmakers. Production designers, directors, and cinematographers will all gain filmmaking wisdom from these Oscar-winning legends as they discuss their craft. The compiled interviews delve deep into the art department process and are complemented by sections focusing on specific areas such as first steps and the passion that draws people to production design. From the foreword by Nelson Coates, president of the Art Director's Guild: "With his book Art Stars, Tom Lisowski has created a much-needed mentoring tool and resource for filmmakers and production designers alike." "You've done a great service by bringing all these voices together." -Rick Carter, production designer Avatar, Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, Lincoln "Having the strength of a strong mentor is important. In my case it was Dean Tavoularis . . . Bravo to you for doing Art Stars because it's also a great mentorship." -Dennis Gassner, production designer Bladerunner 2049, Skyfall, 1917 "What you're doing with Art Stars is very cool. These interviews help a lot of people who are interested in the craft. In Los Angeles you can attend certain seminars and master classes but in a lot of places, people interested in this career are all by themselves." -Eugenio Caballero, production designer Pan's Labyrinth, Roma, The Impossible "A great list of people contributing and I'm honored that I'm part of the dialog. It's really fantastic. We all go about the production design job in a similar way but work with different directors and with different outlooks on how to make a film . . . Good reading." -Grant Major, production designer Lord of the Rings, Mulan, King Kong "The book's focus stays on design, but is really about filmmaking from a designer's perspective, and would be of interest not just to those in the Art Department, but to anyone who collaborates with them as well." -Perspective, The Journal of the Art Director's Guild