Art Director/Set Decorator

Ed Christie on the process of creating a puppet

Ed Christie on tailoring puppets to the puppeteers that operated them

Ed Christie on what makes a great Muppet design

Roy Christopher on the influence of pop art on the art direction on television in the 1970s

Louis Dorfsman on his duties as Art Director for CBS and working with Frank Stanton

Louis Dorfsman on his style as Art Director for CBS

Louis Dorfsman on the use of words and pictures in an ad and on placing trade ads in "The New York Times"

Louis Dorfsman on promoting news coverage as Art Director for CBS advertising and on working with Fred Friendly

Louis Dorfsman on his peers in the graphic design community, including Saul Bass, and on what set him apart from his peers

Louis Dorfsman on his advice to aspiring Art Designers

Garvin Eddy on the role and responsibilities of a production designer or art director

Garvin Eddy on the evolution of the title from art director to production designer

Peter Ellenshaw on the craft of matte painting 

Peter Ellenshaw on his style and the tools he used

Peter Ellenshaw on advice to aspiring artists 

Harrison Ellenshaw on his father's style and the way he worked

Harrison Ellenshaw on advice for aspiring visual effects professionals 

Albert Heschong on his style, and on the duties and process of an art director

Albert Heschong on collaborating with the director as art director, and on where he was while the show was airing

Albert Heschong on the duties of the set decorator

Albert Heschong on art directors working with the crew

Albert Heschong on art directors dealing with the technological limitations of early television

Albert Heschong on art directors working with various locations, including outdoor scenes

Albert Heschong on being involved with creating special effects on shows, and on some memorable effects from The Wild Wild West

Albert Heschong on the challenge of crafting on airplane set, including on Spencer's Pilots

Albert Heschong on his design style

Albert Heschong on advice to an aspiring art director

Suzuki Ingerslev on becoming an assistant art director on Days of Our Lives and getting into the union, and on what her role as assistant art director entailed

Suzuki Ingerslev on how designing for film compares to designing for television

Suzuki Ingerslev on her research process

Suzuki Ingerslev on when casts typically interact with sets, and on working with other departments as the art director or production designer

Suzuki Ingerslev on how much time she typically has to plan sets and on managing the design process

Joseph Jennings on his duties as assistant art director

Joseph Jennings on the functions and responsibilities of an art director

Joseph Jennings on the difference between a production designer and an art director

Joseph Jennings on the relationship between the director and the art director 

Joseph Jennings on the mechanics of preparing for a show as an art director

Joseph Jennings on the biggest challenges of preparing for a show as an art director and on doing art direction for science fiction shows including Star Trek

Joseph Jennings on art directors working with sound designers and on working with the director of photography 

Joseph Jennings on safety guidelines and on government codes that had to be followed for art directors

Joseph Jennings on the art director's involvement in location scouting

Joseph Jennings on deciding on shooting on location or shooting in a studio

Joseph Jennings on the differences between doing art direction for features, and on doing art direction for made-for-television movies 

Joseph Jennings on advice to an aspiring art director

Joseph Jennings on his production style

Charles Lisanby on the differences between an art director and a production designer

Charles Lisanby on his advice to aspiring art directors and production designers

John J. Lloyd on the path to becoming an art director 

John J. Lloyd on his typical work-week in early television 

John J. Lloyd on his start as an assistant and becoming Art Director on Alfred Hitchcock Presents

John J. Lloyd on how color television affected art direction 

John J. Lloyd on materials he used as an art director

John J. Lloyd on how he selects color

John J. Lloyd>  on advice to aspiring art directors

John J. Lloyd > on his association with the Society of Motion Picture & Television Art Directors

Keith Raywood on the role of an art director

Jan Scott on a typical work day as an art director in the 1950s

Jan Scott on working with other art directors in the '50s

Jan Scott on audience reaction to her work in art direction, and on collaborating

Jan Scott on how technological advancements impacted her career as an art director

Jan Scott on how the advent of video tape impacted her work as an art director

Jan Scott on being the head art director and having people report to her

John Shaffner on the duties of an art director, set decorator, production designer and prop master

John Shaffner on art direction for television vs. art direction for features

Dick Stiles on advice to an aspiring art director

Dick Stiles on his style as an art director and sculptor and on how he'd like to be remembered