This is quite an interesting short feature that spotlights the creative skills of the art director. Often creating the scenario from scratch, and equipped with a considerable knowledge of the styles of halcyon days as well as an imagination for what might be yet to come, this person has to create detailed sketches from which extensive and obviously expensive sets are built. It’s an integrated position that sees those with lighting and photography roles playing a complementary part in delivering the raw structure from which the director and the actors work to create the bright and airy or the…

The Art Director
A film's art director is in charge of the set, from conception to construction to furnishing. This short film walks the viewer through art directors' responsibilities and the demands on their talents. They read a script carefully and design a set to capture the time and place, the social strata, and the mood. They must be scholars of the history of architecture, furnishings, and fashion. They choose the colors on a set in anticipation of the lighting and the mood. Their work also sets styles, from Art Deco in the 20's to 30s modernism. Then it's on to the next project. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
Cast
Dana AndrewsSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ronald ColmanSelf - from 'Late George Apley' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joan FontaineSelf / Jane Eyre (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ann HardingSelf - from unidentified film (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rita JohnsonSelf - from 'The Big Clock' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles LaughtonSelf - from 'The Big Clock' (archive footage) (uncredited)
George MacreadySelf - from 'The Big Clock' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dorothy McGuireSelf / Kathy Lacy (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ray MillandSelf - from 'The Big Clock' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gregory PeckSelf - Philip Schuyler Green (archive footage) (uncredited)Jack StoneySelf - from unidentified film (archive footage) (uncredited)Media
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What is The Art Director about?
A film's art director is in charge of the set, from conception to construction to furnishing. This short film walks the viewer through art directors' responsibilities and the demands on their talents. They read a script carefully and design a set to capture the time and place, the social strata, and the mood. They must…
Who stars in The Art Director?
The movie stars Dana Andrews, Ronald Colman, Joan Fontaine, Ann Harding, Rita Johnson and more.
When was The Art Director released?
The Art Director was released in 1949 and is streaming free on FlixWow.
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