In another life, I would love to be the art guy - a production designer or a maybe even a composer. Votes: 1
Phillip Harrison was the production designer, though, I think he's uncredited. He's done most of my films like Blue Thunder. Lots and lots over the years. Votes: 1
Any time you talk about the look of the film, it's not just the director and the director of photography. You have to include the costume designer and the production designer. Votes: 1
When I was in pre-production for Trees Lounge, I was hearing the cinematographer talking with the production designer about colours and this and that, and feeling like I was losing control. Votes: 1
On the speech day, the production designer, who has a lot of say in things, and sometimes I didn't agree with him but I had to do what I was told, wanted the speech day to be all in neutral colours for the women, which was a good thing. Votes: 1
A designer must always think about the unfortunate production engineer who will have to manufacture what you have designed; try to understand his problems. Votes: 0
To make good films, you have to have a good relationship and good collaboration as composer-director, composer-editor, composer-production designer-actor because you're working with the actors on screen. Votes: 0
I often compare putting a hotel together to old-time movie production. You come up with a story line, you hire the writer, the director, the stars, the set designer. Votes: 0
It is not enough to have a talented designer; the management must be inspired too. The creative process is very disorganised; the production process has to be very rational. Votes: 0
In a lot of cases, you think that the art director and the production designer designed and built this amazing set, when in fact they only built part of it and were able to extend it using all of this fabulous technology.
A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. Votes: 4 Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Production is the only answer to inflation. Votes: 4 Chester Bowles