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101. Interview of Richard Carter

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
5.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews was undertaken in collaboration with the Art Directors Guild. Its aim is to document the lives and work of Guild members and staff who have made a significant contribution to film and television history. Interviews capture the work of title artists, set designers, art di...
Biographical Note:
Production designer and art director. Received Academy Award for work on both Lincoln and Avatar. Other work includes A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Amistad, Forrest Gump, and Goonies.

102. Interview of Thomas A. Walsh

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
9.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews was undertaken in collaboration with the Art Directors Guild. Its aim is to document the lives and work of Guild members and staff who have made a significant contribution to film and television history. Interviews capture the work of title artists, set designers, art di...
Biographical Note:
Production designer and art director. Art Directors Guild (ADG) past president and founding co-chair of the ADG Research Library/Archive, the ADG Designer Apprenticeship, Portfolio Review Programs, and the ADG Film Society.

103. Interview of Mary Meacham Hogg

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
4.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews was undertaken in collaboration with the Art Directors Guild. Its aim is to document the lives and work of Guild members and staff who have made a significant contribution to film and television history. Interviews capture the work of title artists, set designers, art di...
Biographical Note:
Motion picture title artist who began at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios in the early sixties and continued through work at the Walt Disney Company in the 2000s.

104. Interview of Albert Obregon

Topic:
COVID-19 Pandemic
Film and Television
Length:
6.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews was undertaken in collaboration with the Art Directors Guild. Its aim is to document the lives and work of Guild members and staff who have made a significant contribution to film and television history. Interviews capture the work of title artists, set designers, art di...
Biographical Note:
Scenic artist at NBC Studios from 1958 to 1987. Began work at ABC Studios after a time as head of own company, Premiere Scenery, which did work for the Golden Globes and other productions.

105. Interview of Scott Roth

Topic:
COVID-19 Pandemic
Film and Television
Length:
4.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews was undertaken in collaboration with the Art Directors Guild. Its aim is to document the lives and work of Guild members and staff who have made a significant contribution to film and television history. Interviews capture the work of title artists, set designers, art di...
Biographical Note:
Labor and entertainment law attorney. Served as executive director of the Art Directors Guild. Art Directors Guild Service Award honoree.

106. Interview of Norman Newberry

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
4.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews was undertaken in collaboration with the Art Directors Guild. Its aim is to document the lives and work of Guild members and staff who have made a significant contribution to film and television history. Interviews capture the work of title artists, set designers, art di...
Biographical Note:
Production designer, art director, set designer. Work on War of the Worlds, The Polar Express, Beowulf. Work in “motion capture” and in theme parks. Art Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award honoree.

107. Interview of Eva Andry

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
1.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews was undertaken in collaboration with the Art Directors Guild. Its aim is to document the lives and work of Guild members and staff who have made a significant contribution to film and television history. Interviews capture the work of title artists, set designers, art di...
Biographical Note:
Art director, production designer, and visual artist.

108. Interview of Joseph Francuz

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
1.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews was undertaken in collaboration with the Art Directors Guild. Its aim is to document the lives and work of Guild members and staff who have made a significant contribution to film and television history. Interviews capture the work of title artists, set designers, art di...
Biographical Note:
Motion picture scenic artist and fine artist who worked at J.C. Backings for many years. Worked on One From the Heart, Rocky II, and Chaplin.

109. Interview of James V. Fiorito

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
1.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews was undertaken in collaboration with the Art Directors Guild. Its aim is to document the lives and work of Guild members and staff who have made a significant contribution to film and television history. Interviews capture the work of title artists, set designers, art di...
Biographical Note:
Scenic artist and fine arts painter. Member of Scenic, Title, and Graphic Artists Council at the Art Directors Guild, as well as of the Art Directors Guild Board of Directors.

110. Interview of Molly Joseph

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
2.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews was undertaken in collaboration with the Art Directors Guild. Its aim is to document the lives and work of Guild members and staff who have made a significant contribution to film and television history. Interviews capture the work of title artists, set designers, art di...
Biographical Note:
Assistant art director at NBC. Notable shows include The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and the Rose Bowl Parade live broadcast.

111. Interview of Ann Harris Hayes

Topic:
COVID-19 Pandemic
Film and Television
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews was undertaken in collaboration with the Art Directors Guild. Its aim is to document the lives and work of Guild members and staff who have made a significant contribution to film and television history. Interviews capture the work of title artists, set designers, art di...
Biographical Note:
Set designer, art director and fine arts painter who has worked on We Bought a Zoo, Six Feet Under, and many other productions.

112. Interview of Dan Curry

Topic:
COVID-19 Pandemic
Film and Television
Length:
6.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Visual effects artist and producer for the Star Trek series “The Next Generation,” “Deep Space 9,” “Voyager,” and “Enterprise.”

113. Interview of Keith Barrett

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
2.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews was undertaken in collaboration with the Art Directors Guild. Its aim is to document the lives and work of Guild members and staff who have made a significant contribution to film and television history. Interviews capture the work of title artists, set designers, art di...
Biographical Note:
Production designer with credits that include Lost in Translation, Her, and Where the Wild Things Are.

114. Interview of John Muto

Topic:
COVID-19 Pandemic
Film and Television
Length:
5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews was undertaken in collaboration with the Art Directors Guild. Its aim is to document the lives and work of Guild members and staff who have made a significant contribution to film and television history. Interviews capture the work of title artists, set designers, art di...
Biographical Note:
Production designer with expertise in animation and visual effects who worked on River's Edge, Home Alone, and Species. Professor of production design at California State University, Long Beach.

115. Interview of John Moffitt

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
4 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews was undertaken in collaboration with the Art Directors Guild. Its aim is to document the lives and work of Guild members and staff who have made a significant contribution to film and television history. Interviews capture the work of title artists, set designers, art di...
Biographical Note:
Lead scenic artist for Warner Bros., with credits including The Perfect Storm, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Served as Art Directors Guild associate executive director.

116. Interview of Chris F.C. Brandt

Topic:
COVID-19 Pandemic
Film and Television
Length:
5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews was undertaken in collaboration with the Art Directors Guild. Its aim is to document the lives and work of Guild members and staff who have made a significant contribution to film and television history. Interviews capture the work of title artists, set designers, art di...
Biographical Note:
Storyboard artist whose work includes Hidden Figures and St. Vincent; director whose work includes The Illumination of Jim Woodring and Dance, Voldo, Dance.

117. Interview of Patrick DeGreve

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
3.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews was undertaken in collaboration with the Art Directors Guild. Its aim is to document the lives and work of Guild members and staff who have made a significant contribution to film and television history. Interviews capture the work of title artists, set designers, art di...
Biographical Note:
Scenic artist at CBS Television City for over forty years; past president of Local 816, Scenic, Title, and Graphic Artists.

118. Interview of John Shaffner and Joseph Stewart

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
2.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews was undertaken in collaboration with the Art Directors Guild. Its aim is to document the lives and work of Guild members and staff who have made a significant contribution to film and television history. Interviews capture the work of title artists, set designers, art di...
Biographical Note:
Owners of Shaffner/Stewart-Production Design, which designed sets for Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, Friends, several David Copperfield specials, The George Lopez Show, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Their work has received several Emmy Awards.

119. Interview of Roy Christopher

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
2.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews was undertaken in collaboration with the Art Directors Guild. Its aim is to document the lives and work of Guild members and staff who have made a significant contribution to film and television history. Interviews capture the work of title artists, set designers, art di...
Biographical Note:
Art director and production designer. Known for Frasier, Wings, Murphy Brown, and Academy Awards, among many other productions.

120. Interview of Martha Johnston

Topic:
COVID-19 Pandemic
Film and Television
Length:
2.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews was undertaken in collaboration with the Art Directors Guild. Its aim is to document the lives and work of Guild members and staff who have made a significant contribution to film and television history. Interviews capture the work of title artists, set designers, art di...
Biographical Note:
Set designer with credits that include Comes a Horseman, Wild and Free (1978), and Back to the Future Part II (1989) and Part III (1999). Worked in Universal Studios art department.