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The Techniques of Harald Belker 5

Movie Prop Design and Presentation

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Over his long career, Harald Belker has designed many props and products for the film and video game industries. In this lecture he will share his techniques for ideation sketching, choosing the right tools, and preparing a quick yet professional presentation. In addition, he will walk you through the process of designing a handheld device and a futuristic weapon. His personal preferences for materials, ergonomics, line quality and shape will be of help to anyone who is interested in the field of prop design.

  • The Art of Thumbnails
  • Pen or Pencil
  • Designing a Movie Prop
  • Designing a Gun
  • Quick Way to Color
  • Rendering Shortcuts
  • Textures and Materials
  1. Introduction
  2. Different Pens
  3. Thumbnail Sketching
  4. Prop Design Refinement
  5. Visual Research
  6. Gun Design
  7. Prop Rendering
  8. Gun Rendering
  • Product Code: HBE05
  • ISBN: 1-59762-969-3
  • UPC: 805366013431
  • Duration: 120 minutes
  • Formats: DVD-VIDEO

DVD-Video Information:

  • NTSC
  • All Regions

Digital Download Requirements:

Minimum Operating System:

  • Microsoft® Windows® Vista®
  • Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Apple® Mac® OS X 10.2

Software:

  • QuickTime Movie Player (Version 7.0 or higher)
  • Acrobat Reader (Version 5.0 or higher)

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  • Software Used:

  • Adobe
    Photoshop

Harald Belker

Concept Designer

Harald graduated with honors from the Transportation Design program at Art Center College of Design in 1990. After graduating he went to work for Porsche in Stuttgart, Germany and then moved on to the Advanced Design Studio for Mercedes-Benz in Orange County, California. After his automotive design experience he moved into doing design work for the entertainment industry. He has designed vehicles and props for numerous motion pictures, including Batman & Robin, Armageddon, Deep Blue Sea, Inspector Gadget, Battlefield Earth, Spider-Man, Minority Report, XXX, The Cat in the Hat, and Superman.

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"Harald provides a very insightful look into his creative process for developing innovative car designs and renderings that pop. This set of DVDs is a great introduction to car design and rendering."

- Scott Robertson
Founder, Design Studio Press

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