Category Archives: Production Design

Art & Design in The British Film #29 – Alex Vetchinsky

Continuing a series about Art Directors in the British film industry up to 1948, when the book containing these articles was published.
This chapter deals with Alex Vetchinsky ( 1904- 1980 )
He is an artist of the cinema and does not pretend to be a painter of pictures. His work is never self-conscious and he has [...]

Two Colour Keys From “Snowballs”

A little explanation: “Snowballs” was the original working title for “Balto“.
These two keys show the interior of a gold dredging machine in Nome, Alaska.
The quality isn’t great because they are from colour copies, but the vision is spot on.
Click ‘em to enlarge ‘em folks!

Workshop interior.

Gold dredger interior.
Production designer Hans Bacher turned out hundreds of these [...]

Art & Design in The British Film #27 – Wilfrid Shingleton

Continuing a series about Art Directors in the British film industry up to 1948, when the book containing these articles was published.
This chapter deals with Wilfrid Shingleton (1914 – 1983)
He is essentially a practical artist and there are few problems in art direction that he would not overcome.

Bonnie Prince Charlie, 1948. Conté, London Films.
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Art & Design in The British Film #26 – Paul Sherriff

Continuing a series about Art Directors in the British film industry up to 1948, when the book containing these articles was published.
This chapter deals with Paul Sherriff (1903 – 1960).
It was in 1943 that Sheriff made his most memorable contribution to film decor when as Art Director for Laurence Olivier’s `Henry V’ he experimented with [...]

Art & Design in The British Film #25 – Michael Relph

Continuing a series about Art Directors in the British film industry up to 1948, when the book containing these articles was published.
This chapter deals with Michael Relph. (1915 – 2004)
His designs are made in crayon and wash, and as designs show a distinct theatrical influence but when built in the studio become essentially cinematic. [...]

Art & Design in The British Film #24 David Rawnsley

Continuing a series about Art Directors in the British film industry up to 1948, when the book containing these articles was published.
This chapter deals with David Rawnsley (1909 – 1977) 1
One of those luxurious bohemians whom one usually associates with that period in history when Casanova and Carlo Gozzi flourished. He always works on a [...]

Mystery Hawaiian Project

Can any of you please help to identify this Disney Hawaiian project from the mid 90’s?
The image is taken from some pre-production colour sketches by Bill Perkins.

See if you can get an answer into the comment box below before Bill Perkins gets back to me….

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Art & Design in The British Film #23 Fred Pusey

Continuing a series about Art Directors in the British film industry up to 1948, when the book containing these articles was published.
This chapter deals with Fred Pusey (1909 – 1983)
Pusey went over to Brazil and up the River Amazon to collect data for a film entitled ‘End of the River’; then turned to a [...]

Art & Design in The British Film #22 George Provis

Continuing a series about Art Directors in the British film industry up to 1948, when the book containing these articles was published.
This chapter deals with George Provis.
After starting work in a solicitor’s office George Provis found that his heart wasn’t in it and so set out to learn architecture and the building trade.
(Please click these [...]

Art & Design in The British Film #21 Peter Proud

Continuing a series about Art Directors in the British film industry up to 1948, when the book containing these articles was published.
This chapter deals with Peter Proud.
When he was 15, his money was finished and he left school and applied for a job as sound recordist at B.I.P., Elstree, where `mention’ of some complicated sound [...]

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