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The Art of Direction

The Art of Direction

By Ron Ashtiani
Paperback
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Ron Ashtiani brings together twenty-five years of experience directing creative projects for games and film to share what it takes to be a successful art director in the entertainment industry today. Using his well-honed art direction skills and diverse project experience, real-world examples, and clear diagrams, he educates his readers on every element of stellar art design for both video games and movies.
Providing creative and business leadership, as well as being a specialist consultant and regular industry and educational public speaker, he is one of the most resourceful and well-educated practitioners in the field of video game and movie art design, making him perfectly poised to teach others in the industry.
The fully illustrated The Art of Direction book, leads the reader on the journey of the art director, from how to craft an artistic vision to how to successfully manage a team of artists in bringing that vision to life and making the best creative decisions along the way.




Author: Ron Ashtiani
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Design Studio Press
Published: 10/25/2022
Pages: 176
Weight: 2.3lbs
Size: 11.90h x 9.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781624650710

About The Author
Ashtiani, Ron: - Ron Ashtiani is an award-winning Creative business leader, Art Director and Author.

Ron has had a 25-year career in the entertainment industry, first as an artist/art director, then a creative director and over the last decade, a business leader and entrepreneur.

Ron has built successful teams and businesses, worked on three Blockbuster Marvel movies, and contributed to over 30 video games. He has also delivered creative projects for J.K Rowling's Pottermore, Warner Bros., Sony, and Microsoft to name a small few. Ron is listed in the UK top 100 people in games and in the top 100 in digital media.

He provides creative and business leadership as well as specialist consultancy and is a regular industry and educational public speaker.
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