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This book explores the varied and unusual prop work of movie and TV graphic prop designer Ross MacDonald. MacDonald's prop work for film and TV is explored through an interview by Steven Heller, a photographic essay on his work on National Treasure, and a collection of his work (building and designing the physical pieces as well as the graphic ones) divided into categories including books, cards and letters, and documents, such as maps and legal papers. This book includes many of his most popular props for movies and shows such as Silver Linings Playbook, National Treasure, Baby's Day Out, Boardwalk, The Knick, Parks and Rec, and many, many more.

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A veteran prop designer for film and TV brings his passion for his craft to this enlightening volume....[MacDonald's] zeal for perfection is infectious and impressive--when reproducing a newspaper front page, he researched the day's weather for its upper right corner....Cinephiles will savor every last detail. - Publishers Weekly--NotableQuotes, NotableQuotes In this stunning work, MacDonald illustrated that the devil is in the details for a prop man....His skillful work for more than 100 films and television series is on lavish photographic display here....The star of the show is the plethora of prop photographs and illustrations divided among sections for books, documents, illustrations, packaging and periodicals. As with many titles from Princeton Architectural Press, the design is gorgeous and clean. Library Journal--NotableQuotes, NotableQuotes

A veteran prop designer for film and TV brings his passion for his craft to this enlightening volume....[MacDonald's] zeal for perfection is infectious and impressive-when reproducing a newspaper front page, he researched the day's weather for its upper right corner....Cinephiles will savor every last detail. - Publishers Weekly

In this stunning work, MacDonald illustrated that the devil is in the details for a prop man....His skillful work for more than 100 films and television series is on lavish photographic display here....The star of the show is the plethora of prop photographs and illustrations divided among sections for books, documents, illustrations, packaging and periodicals. As with many titles from Princeton Architectural Press, the design is gorgeous and clean. Library Journal A veteran prop designer for film and TV brings his passion for his craft to this enlightening volume....[MacDonald's] zeal for perfection is infectious and impressive-when reproducing a newspaper front page, he researched the day's weather for its upper right corner....Cinephiles will savor every last detail. - Publishers Weekly

A veteran prop designer for film and TV brings his passion for his craft to this enlightening volume....[MacDonald's] zeal for perfection is infectious and impressive--when reproducing a newspaper front page, he researched the day's weather for its upper right corner....Cinephiles will savor every last detail. - Publishers Weekly In this stunning work, MacDonald illustrated that the devil is in the details for a prop man....His skillful work for more than 100 films and television series is on lavish photographic display here....The star of the show is the plethora of prop photographs and illustrations divided among sections for books, documents, illustrations, packaging and periodicals. As with many titles from Princeton Architectural Press, the design is gorgeous and clean. Library Journal

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Ross MacDonald has led a secret double life designing and fabricating props for more than forty movies and television series. Born and raised in the backwoods of Canada, he lived for many years in New York City before finally washing up on the bucolic shores of Connecticut.

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