Arthur Max
Arthur Max | |
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Born | Manhattan, New York | May 1, 1946
Occupation(s) | Production designer, Art Director |
Years active | 1984-present |
Arthur Max (born May 1, 1946) is an American production designer.[1]
Biography
The native New Yorker began his career as a stage
New York's East Village, and the historic Woodstock Festival of 1969. During the following decade, he designed concert lighting and festival stages for many rock and jazz artists. He was Pink Floyd's lighting designer during the bands' tours in the US and worldwide in the early-1970s. After studying architecture in England (earning degrees in the early-1980s from the Polytechnic of Central London and the Royal College of Art), Max went on to do several architectural design projects in London including an award-winning lighting design for the stage of St John's Concert Hall, a former 18th Century church in the centre of Smith Square, Westminster, London.[2]
He entered the British film industry as an assistant to several English production designers. First for
Levi's
), which led to his ongoing associations with directors Scott and Fincher.
Awards
Max has been nominated for four
Panic Room. After The Martian (film), Max worked on All the Money in the World (2017) Exodus: Gods and Kings, The Counselor, Kingdom of Heaven, Robin Hood, Black Hawk Down, and Body of Lies. His first job as a Production Designer was Fincher's 1995 thriller, Seven. More recently he completed The Last Vermeer which was based on a true story of art forgery, set in Holland just after World War II , and his last project was the soon to be released The Last Duel . Subsequently he worked on House of Gucci
on location in Italy marking his 15th project with Director Ridley Scott, and is currently preparing "Kitbag" an historical epic about the rise and fall of Napoleon Buonaparte to be filmed in 2022.
Filmography
References
- Times of Israel.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-5892-9.
External links
- Arthur Max at IMDb
- Arthur Max papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences