Visual Character Development in Film and Television: Your Character is Your Canvas

by Michael Hanly, Elisabeth Rowney

In a single shot or scene, what should we reveal about a character? What should we conceal? How can we show a character's progression over time? In Your Character is Your Canvas: Visual Character Development in Film and Television, Michael Hanly and Elisabeth Rowney explain how to create compelling visual characters for the screen by combining fine art aesthetics with modern cinematic techniques. Full color chapters and exercises cover costume design and makeup application, production design, cinematography and lighting, plot development, editing considerations, and unseen characters. Additional excersises, articles, and instructor resources are available on a robust companion website.

174 pages, Paperback

Published August 9, 2019

About the author

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