A backstage look at the job of the motion picture art director.A backstage look at the job of the motion picture art director.A backstage look at the job of the motion picture art director.
Photos
Dana Andrews
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Ronald Colman
- Self - edited from 'Late George Apley'
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Joan Fontaine
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- …
Ann Harding
- Self - edited from unidentified film
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Rita Johnson
- Self - edited from 'The Big Clock'
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Charles Laughton
- Self - edited from 'The Big Clock'
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
George Macready
- Self - edited from 'The Big Clock'
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Dorothy McGuire
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- …
Ray Milland
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- …
Gregory Peck
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- …
Jack Stoney
- Self - edited from unidentified film
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Otto Lang(uncredited)
- Writer
- Arthur V. Jones(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAlthough technically a documentary, professional actors Harry Carter and Charles Tannen play the Art Director's Assistant and the Assistant Director, respectively.
- ConnectionsFeatures In Old Chicago (1938)
Featured review
Decent Short
The Art Director (1949)
** (out of 4)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) produced a number of these shorts, which were shown back in the day to explain to people what certain job titles meant. This one here takes a look at the job of an art director. We get a behind the scenes look at the day to day operations of an art director as we learn that he must have very good knowledge of the locations that the movie is set, the setting or time frame that the film is going for and of course he must also work with the director and cinematographer. We're told that working with the director is most important when it comes to building the sets because the art director must know what size model might be needed and whether a complete set should be built. Overall there's certainly nothing too special about this 7-minute short but I'm sure it was quite helpful back in the day when some people might not have known what all these jobs were. When viewing this today it's mainly of interest as a bit of history on how studios educated people in 1949.
** (out of 4)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) produced a number of these shorts, which were shown back in the day to explain to people what certain job titles meant. This one here takes a look at the job of an art director. We get a behind the scenes look at the day to day operations of an art director as we learn that he must have very good knowledge of the locations that the movie is set, the setting or time frame that the film is going for and of course he must also work with the director and cinematographer. We're told that working with the director is most important when it comes to building the sets because the art director must know what size model might be needed and whether a complete set should be built. Overall there's certainly nothing too special about this 7-minute short but I'm sure it was quite helpful back in the day when some people might not have known what all these jobs were. When viewing this today it's mainly of interest as a bit of history on how studios educated people in 1949.
helpful•20
- Michael_Elliott
- Jun 12, 2013
Details
- Runtime7 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content