Annie Atkins – Fake Love Letters, Forged Telegrams and Prison Escape Maps

Although graphic props such as invitations, letters, tickets, and packaging are rarely seen close-up by a cinema audience, they are designed in painstaking detail. Dublin-based designer Annie Atkins invites readers into the creative process behind her intricately designed, rigorously researched, and visually stunning graphic props. These objects may be given just a fleeting moment of screen time, but their authenticity is vital and their role is crucial: to nudge both the actors on set and the audience just that much further into the fictional world of the film.The first book published on the fascinating subject of graphic props for filmmaking - An insider’s look at the secret world of designing graphic objects for imaginary worlds and period film scripts - letters, maps, passports, telegrams, menus, street signage, and more - 170 original props created by Atkins for widely celebrated films, including the Academy award- winning The Grand Budapest Hotel - The jacket and book cover are d