{"product_id":"designing-movies-portrait-of-a-hollywood-artist-hardcover","title":"Designing Movies: Portrait of a Hollywood Artist - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSylvia Townsend\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Sylbert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSharmagne Sylbert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis retrospective on the career of Academy Award-winning production designer Richard Sylbert takes readers behind the scenes of some of the most influential films of the past fifty years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Manchurian Candidate, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, The Graduate, Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown, Dick Tracy\u003c\/i\u003e. The common factor behind these diverse, visually ground-breaking cinematic masterpieces is the work of legendary production designer Richard Sylbert. Basing the book in part on the late designer's Hollywood memoirs, writer Sylvia Townsend, with the participation of Sylbert's widow, screenwriter Sharmagne Sylbert, has enhanced the production designer's original manuscript with candid interviews from some of his most famous collaborators, including Warren Beatty, Roman Polanski, and Francis Ford Coppola. The result is a book that takes readers behind the scenes of some of the most influential and highly acclaimed films of the past fifty years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a portrait of a highly driven, sometimes tempestuous visionary who wasn't afraid to fight for the artistic integrity of the worlds he created on screen. Movie lovers will find in-depth discussions of the making of such modern classics as \u003ci\u003eReds, Carnal Knowledge, Shampoo\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Cotton Club\u003c\/i\u003e. More than thirty illustrations capture Sylbert's creative process from early sketches to completed sets and locations.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Sylbert\u003c\/b\u003e was an Academy Award-winning production designer. His credits include \u003ci\u003eWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\u003c\/i\u003e, Reds, Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown, The Cotton Club, and \u003ci\u003eDick Tracy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSylvia Townsend\u003c\/b\u003e is an editor and writer whose work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She developed an interest the film industry in the late 1970s, when she worked as an intern for \u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharmagne Leland-St. John-Sylbert\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, concert performer, lyricist, artist, and filmmaker. She has worked as an actress, production designer, and screenwriter, and is Editor-in-Chief of the poetry e-zine Quill and Parchment.com. She is author of \u003ci\u003eUnsung Songs\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSilver Tears and Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.36 x 6.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47505970593970,"sku":"9780275986902","price":122.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/2ZnnisBkR_9780275986902.webp?v=1779543537","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/designing-movies-portrait-of-a-hollywood-artist-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}