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.
A portrait of artist, actress, poet and occultist Marjorie Cameron, it shows images of her paintings...
Follows a crusading lawyer as he embarks on a campaign to save an African-American man, Paul Crump, ...
Documentary short film reporting on the activities of the American Red Cross and the useage made of ...
Produced by the Army Pictorial Service, Signal Corps, with the cooperation of the Army Air Forces an...
Documentary short film demonstrating the way wartime farming measures in 1943 resulted in the greate...
Short film about the Manzanar Japanese American internment camp. Preserved by the Academy Film Arch...
A description and enactment of the discovery of gold by James Marshall, and the role played by John ...
Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each wa...
Short documentary extolling the virtues and necessity for women to participate in America's preparat...
Satyajit Ray's poetic documentary was commissioned by the Chogyal (King) of Sikkim at a time when he...
The Town was a short propaganda film produced by the Office of War Information in 1945. It presents ...
Les Blank's poetic documentation of 1967's Los Angeles Easter Sunday Love-In. Preserved by the Acad...
A lyrical recreation of Lightnin’ Hopkins’ decision at age eight to stop chopping cotton and start s...
This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The cost...
Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphre...
Part documentary, part expose, this film follows one-time child evangelist Marjoe Gortner on the "ch...
A historical film contrasting the two Germanies – the good and the evil – which struggled for power ...
The Amazon rain forest, 1979. The crew of Fitzcarraldo (1982), a film directed by German director We...
Short film made up of various clips showcasing the Cinecolor process, including a visit to a Marx Br...
Robert Drew shows the sights and sounds from the funeral of President John F. Kennedy in November, 1...