Moving Images, Understanding Media

306 Moving Images: Making Movies, Understanding Media

past will conduct meticulous research to depict accurately and convincingly

the context of that time, while those working on science fi ction fi lms use

technical information, design standards, and the tone of the fi lm to direct

their inventions. During location scouting around Japan for the James Bond

fi lm You Only Live Twice, production designer Ken Adam fl ew over an area

of volcanoes with producer Cubby Broccoli. Ken Adam asked, “Wouldn’t

it be great if the villain could have his headquarters in one of these extinct

craters?” and made a quick sketch. It became one of the most recognizable,

grandiose sets in fi lm history.

Figure 8-22 Extensive use

of production design by

Bo Welch for Tim Burton’s

Edward Scissorhands starring

Johnny Depp. (Courtesy

Twentieth Century Fox/Photofest)

Figure 8-23 Ken Adam’s

set for You Only Live Twice.

(Courtesy United Artists/

Photofest)

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