The Art of Film: Working on James Bond, Aliens, Batman and More Terry Ackland-Snow, Terry Ackland-Snow with Wendy Laybourn

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Legendary Art Director Terry Ackland-Snow lifts the lid on his extraordinary career in cinema Terry Ackland-Snow has been a legendary figure in the film and television industry for more than 40 years. Having worked on over 80 feature films, including two James Bond pictures (On Her Majesty's Secret Service and The Living Daylights), Aliens, Batman, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Labyrinth and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, he reveals in The Art of Film the stories behind the making of these iconic productions. Featuring behind-the-scenes photographs and Terry's own production sketches, many of which are published here for the first time, The Art of Film is an essential read for all lovers of classic cinema. Title Copyright Contents Forewords Preface by Wendy Laybourn Acknowledgements Terry Ackland-Snow’s Film and TV Credits Introduction One Trainee to Draughtsman Two Draughtsman to Art Director to Production Designer Three Draughtsman and Art Director Four Art Director Five Art Director and Production Designer Six Art Director and Supervising Art Director Seven Production Designer Eight Films That Didn’t Make It to the Screen Nine A Few Technical Explanations Copyright Title Page Dedication Contents Chapter 1: ‘I’m thinking’ – Oh, but are you? Chapter 2: Renegade perception Chapter 3: The Pushbacker sting Chapter 4: ‘Covid’: The calculated catastrophe Chapter 5: There is no ‘virus’ Chapter 6: Sequence of deceit Chapter 7: War on your mind Chapter 8: ‘Reframing’ insanity Chapter 9: We must have it? So what is it? Chapter 10: Human 2.0 Chapter 11: Who controls the Cult? Chapter 12: Escaping Wetiko Postscript Appendix: Cowan-Kaufman-Morell Statement on Virus Isolation Bibliography Index Title Copyright Contents Forewords Preface by Wendy Laybourn Acknowledgements Terry Ackland-Snow’s Film and TV Credits Introduction One Trainee to Draughtsman Two Draughtsman to Art Director to Production Designer Three Draughtsman and Art Director Four Art Director Five Art Director and Production Designer Six Art Director and Supervising Art Director Seven Production Designer Eight Films That Didn’t Make It to the Screen Nine A Few Technical Explanations