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.

Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphre...

Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each wa...
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...

A description and enactment of the discovery of gold by James Marshall, and the role played by John ...

A lyrical recreation of Lightnin’ Hopkins’ decision at age eight to stop chopping cotton and start s...

This film, photographed and edited by Les Blank, produced and directed by Pieter Van Deusen, documen...

The film is part of Eye Filmmuseum’s Mutoscope and Biograph Collection. This collection consists of ...
Short by Stuart Schulberg. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

Short film made up of various clips showcasing the Cinecolor process, including a visit to a Marx Br...

Kavery Kaul’s engaging documentary traces the history of calypso and soca music from their birth in ...

A sideshow barker uses magic and visual aids to alert the public that proper food management is both...

This film documents the coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Compan...

One of Les Blank's industrial films, which follows a Holly Farms "broiler" chicken from factory incu...
The mechanized production of Duro-Test light bulbs is filmed as a dance to the tune of the Brandenbu...

Short film in support of the Red Cross showing civilian volunteers'work, radio and movie personaliti...

This is a film made in Toronto, in memoriam, so to speak - a memory piece, a "piecing-together" of t...

This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The cost...

Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War de...

A truly major work, I Don’t Know observes the relationship between a lesbian and a transgender perso...