art director
Movies, Television. the person who determines the staging requirements for a production and often designs the sets or supervises their building and dressing.
Also called art editor. a person who is responsible for the selection, execution, production, etc., of graphic art for a publication, advertising agency, or the like.
Origin of art director
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How to use art director in a sentence
The book, edited by former Yank magazine art director Art Weithas, featured visual art from the war and was a best seller.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day | James Jones | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSubject: Congratulate Seth Wallis on his promotion to senior art director!
I met Wes because I was working with his production designer as an art director.
"He didn't respect his talent," says Michael Gross, the former Lampoon art director, who saw him frequently in California.
Doug Kenney: The Odd Comic Genius Behind ‘Animal House’ and National Lampoon | Robert Sam Anson | March 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn desperation a new art director was brought in and told to change the look of the book.
Doug Kenney: The Odd Comic Genius Behind ‘Animal House’ and National Lampoon | Robert Sam Anson | March 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The art director approved it on sight, though he said nothing, but carried it in to the Editor.
The "Genius" | Theodore DreiserHe was born in 1642, and, therefore, was 25 years of age when Lebrun was appointed Art-director.
Illustrated History of Furniture | Frederick LitchfieldHe took one of these after a month to Truth, and again the art director was his victim.
The "Genius" | Theodore Dreiser"That's all right," said the Editor as the art director took the drawing down.
The "Genius" | Theodore DreiserAnd I want to become an art director because I think I'd make a good one.
The "Genius" | Theodore Dreiser
British Dictionary definitions for art director
a person responsible for the sets and costumes in a film
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