tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post8554476357603001021..comments2024-03-14T05:12:16.728-05:00Comments on Cinema Style: Before They Were Films, They Were SketchesCathy Whitlockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10095201030211587623noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-16596161918901123802011-02-26T14:16:14.345-06:002011-02-26T14:16:14.345-06:00Cathy, my books are on Amazon http://www.amazon.co...Cathy, my books are on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=jorge+gorostiza&x=15&y=21<br />I'm far away in the Canary Islands, but I can try to mail my book, if you send me your mail to my email jgorostiza@arquired.es<br />Thanks.Jorge Gorostizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972649352303180915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-76663587006360137742011-02-20T19:13:51.840-06:002011-02-20T19:13:51.840-06:00Jorge,
Thank you so much for your post and I woul...Jorge,<br /><br />Thank you so much for your post and I would love to see your book - is it on Amazon?<br /><br />CathyCathy Whitlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10095201030211587623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-76617392902798971702011-02-20T12:51:28.013-06:002011-02-20T12:51:28.013-06:00De Cuir also worked well in Spain and I have been ...De Cuir also worked well in Spain and I have been fortunate to meet some of the art directors who worked with him, like Gil Parrondo and Wolfgang Burmann. I wrote about it in my books "Directores artísticos del cine español" y "La arquitectura de los sueños: Entrevistas con directores artísticos del cine español". Thanks for your great blog and congratulations.<br /><br />Jorge Gorostiza<br />www.cinearquitecturaciudad.blogspot.comJorge Gorostizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972649352303180915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-52120732111765390772011-02-19T10:13:34.198-06:002011-02-19T10:13:34.198-06:00A new book well worth owning.. FYI
Just got my c...A new book well worth owning.. FYI <br /><br />Just got my copy yesterday and it is truly the best work on the subject. A great companion for Design on Film. Any designer will love seeing the backlot streets in the MGM Golden Age. <br /><br />http://www.mgmbacklot.info/Imagineerforeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08411311334697448396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-82337636361163575102011-02-03T13:12:23.338-06:002011-02-03T13:12:23.338-06:00I would love to see you do a whole essay on WC Men...I would love to see you do a whole essay on WC Menzies and his "vertical style" of architecture. the optimism and romance of stretching the scenery in a vertical way was something he did beautifully in the Fairbanks pictures and I'm sure had a big effect on design.Dr Bitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15292579927503536511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-82524784419634117602011-02-03T11:09:51.065-06:002011-02-03T11:09:51.065-06:00It was a question of licensing costs as well !It was a question of licensing costs as well !Cathy Whitlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10095201030211587623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-42242332751706278032011-02-03T11:06:52.627-06:002011-02-03T11:06:52.627-06:00In fact, there is enough great work from Pixar fil...In fact, there is enough great work from Pixar films to have their own post, I don't think the exclusion was conscious, it's pretty hard for Cathy to include everything. <br /><br />For those interested, more on John De Cuir here.<br /><br />http://www.cinematix.us/decuirbio.htmDr Bitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15292579927503536511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-74428478151132744622011-02-02T23:53:55.904-06:002011-02-02T23:53:55.904-06:00What a shame the incredible contributions of the p...What a shame the incredible contributions of the production design of Pixar films weren't included in this discussion. Richard Sylbert thought VERY highly of the work being done at Pixar--and even said in the introduction of his book that if his mentor, William Cameron Menzies, was still around, he'd be working at a place like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-55010635346130496192011-02-02T10:05:28.635-06:002011-02-02T10:05:28.635-06:00Thank you for your comment and could have not said...Thank you for your comment and could have not said it any better. I am a huge fan of DeCuir and his work is legendary.Cathy Whitlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10095201030211587623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-73744802932450812142011-02-02T09:59:56.029-06:002011-02-02T09:59:56.029-06:00John De Cuir Sr. was an amazing artist, but was al...John De Cuir Sr. was an amazing artist, but was also a technician. He could draw lens distortion into his perspective work as well. He had the uncanny ability to draw a giant rendering as a mosaic on 8.5 by 11 sheets, number and fax them, and when reconstructed on a wall elsewhere they held together as a mural, seamlessly holding their perspective from page to page. Remarkable. De Cuir gets mocked for being "over the top" with his design, but to me his work added a richness that made each picture. Who wants Cleopatra restrained? <br /><br />Programs like "sketchup" do speed up the process, but something is lost when hand drawing someday becomes a luxury. We have this legacy to inspire us.Dr Bitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15292579927503536511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-25780756766857115012011-01-30T09:47:27.057-06:002011-01-30T09:47:27.057-06:00What fabulous renderings, works of art themselves!...What fabulous renderings, works of art themselves!The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-68041381587687769912011-01-29T23:16:18.741-06:002011-01-29T23:16:18.741-06:00I heard the NPR interview. It was great! I loved t...I heard the NPR interview. It was great! I loved the story about the Ice Palace.KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587905976811500791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-32075952900135019022011-01-29T14:18:40.653-06:002011-01-29T14:18:40.653-06:00If you are in Atlanta this April, I am speaking at...If you are in Atlanta this April, I am speaking at the Atlanta HIstorical Society on the making of Gone with the Wind.Cathy Whitlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10095201030211587623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458014429977788114.post-87474095955707674882011-01-29T13:38:15.255-06:002011-01-29T13:38:15.255-06:00Those sketches are amazing! I love the tidbit on ...Those sketches are amazing! I love the tidbit on Gone With the Wind. It's one of my favorite movies.Jessicahttp://www.jessicasdinnerparty.comnoreply@blogger.com