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The Man on Lincoln's Nose (2000)
Short | 40 min | Documentary, Short

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The Man on Lincoln's Nose (2000)

Short | 40 min | Documentary, Short

Production design has always been a key part of the Hollywood filmmaking process, but until recently the field received very little critical attention. But thanks to Daniel Raim's lucid and concise Oscar nominated documentary about Robert ...See moreProduction design has always been a key part of the Hollywood filmmaking process, but until recently the field received very little critical attention. But thanks to Daniel Raim's lucid and concise Oscar nominated documentary about Robert Boyle, one of Hollywood's best art directors, a general audience now has a chance to savor what these masters of their craft have contributed. Boyle tells stories about working on everything from Hitchcock's "North by Northwest," "The Birds" and "Marnie" to "Fiddler on the Roof." Boyle is quite eloquent and witty in explaining his craft, and others, including fellow art director Henry Bumstead, are also interviewed. Raim has done an imaginative job of editing production storyboards and sketches with photographs and film segments so that we 'get' what the production designer actually does. The detailed segment on constructing Mt. Rushmore in the studio (thus the film's title!) is fascinating, as we learn more about how actual photos of a location can be skillfully blended with a constructed set. A special highlight is Raim's coverage of "The Birds," in which Raim has Boyle revisit the actual location as film footage from Hitchcock's memorable film is intercut with continuity sketches drawn for Boyle by his draftsman, Harold Michelson. We see a black-and-white line drawing of Tippi Hedren with a bird attacking her, which then becomes that actual shot in the film. Raim's film is a welcome gift to everyone anywhere who wants to know more about what has and continues to make Hollywood Hollywood. Written by Andrew Horton See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Jim Bissell Self (as James D. Bissell) Self (as James D. Bissell) See fewer	300 (2006)
Robert F. Boyle Self Self See fewer	North by Northwest (1959)
Henry Bumstead Self Self See fewer	Mystic River (2003)
Norman Jewison Self Self See fewer	Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
Harold Michelson Self Self See fewer	Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Walter Mirisch Self Self See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Albert Nozaki Self Self See fewer	The Ten Commandments (1956)