Setting the Scene: The Great Hollywood Art Directors

By Robert Sennett

The art director, responsible for helping to create the look of a film, is the subject of this book. It surveys the careers of the greatest Hollywood art directors from the silent era to the present, examining their work in detail and analyzing their contribution to films.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810938464
• ISBN13: 9780810938465
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.5" x 1.0" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

A beautiful, informative, and long overdue book

A deep heartfelt thank you to Robert S. Sennett for his book "Setting the Scene". At long last we have a book that pays tribute to the great Art Directors of Hollywood. The movie stars and film directors get all the glory and credit these days, but those who do the heavy lifting are usually forgotten or not even mentioned. This book covers most of the great Art Directors of the Golden era of Hollywood, and also covers a number of the current generation.I have long felt that William Cameron Menzies was the most influential Art Director in the history of Hollywood, and Sennett's book confirms this (in fact William Cameron Menzies is pictured on the cover). His work alone deserves an entire book devoted to it. But I'm so pleased we have this fine book for now.If you ever wondered why movies, the great movies, look the way they do, why the sets and costumes and locations catch your eye and take you to places you've never been or only dreamed about, you'll understand who is responsible for all of this -- the Art Director (or Design Director). This is the book that will explain this with beautiful photographs and artwork sketches from these masterpiece films...enjoy! Bravo to Robert S. Sennett, your work is much appreciated.

Setting the scene is great

This book has it all from the silent era to today. All the great films and art directors are covered. Do yourself a favor and buy this book, you will not be disapointed.