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Roy Forge Smith
Roy Forge Smith (18 May 1929 – 6 February 2017) was a British production designer known for his work in films, such as ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'', and television, including 44 episodes of the ''Ghost Whisperer'' from 2005 to 2007. Smith received two ADG Excellence in Production Design Award nominations for his work on the television movies '' The Hunley'' in 1998 and the 2002 CBS biopic, ''Martin and Lewis''. He frequently collaborated with writer and director, John Gray. Smith was a native of London. He began his career, which spanned more than 40 years in film and television, at the BBC. Smith was a set designer for the production of ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''. His numerous British and American film credits as a production designer included work on '' Far from the Madding Crowd'' (1967), ''Jabberwocky'' (1977), ''Mrs. Soffel'' (1984), ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' (1989), '' Robin Hood: Men in Tights'' (1993), '' Dracula: Dead and Loving It'' (1995), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Production Designer
In film and television, a production designer is the individual responsible for the overall aesthetic of the story. The production design gives the viewers a sense of the time period, the plot location, and character actions and feelings. Working directly with the director, cinematographer, and producer, production designers have a key creative role in the creation of motion pictures and television. The term ''production designer'' was coined by William Cameron Menzies while he was working on the film '' Gone with the Wind''. Production designers are commonly confused with '' art directors'' as the roles have similar responsibilities. Production designers decide the visual concept and deal with the many and varied logistics of filmmaking including, schedules, budgets, and staffing. Art directors manage the process of making the visuals, which is done by concept artists, graphic designers, set designers, costume designers, lighting designers, etc. The production designer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men In Tights
''Robin Hood: Men in Tights'' is a 1993 adventure comedy film and a parody of the Robin Hood story. The film was produced and directed by Mel Brooks, co-written by Brooks, Evan Chandler, and J. David Shapiro based on a story by Chandler and Shapiro, and stars Cary Elwes, Richard Lewis, and Dave Chappelle in his film debut. It includes frequent comedic references to previous ''Robin Hood'' films, particularly '' Prince of Thieves'' (upon which the plot is loosely structured), and the 1938 Errol Flynn adaptation ''The Adventures of Robin Hood''. Brooks himself had previously created the short-lived sitcom ''When Things Were Rotten'' in the mid-1970s, which also spoofed the Robin Hood legend. The film also features Brooks in a minor role – the first time he had appeared in one of his own films in which he does not receive top billing or play the lead role since '' Young Frankenstein''. In addition to Brooks, it features Brooks regulars Dom DeLuise and Dick Van Patten (who had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC People
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current state with its current name on New Year's Day 1927. The oldest and largest local and global broadcaster by stature and by number of employees, the BBC employs over 21,000 staff in total, of whom approximately 17,200 are in public-sector broadcasting. The BBC was established under a royal charter, and operates under an agreement with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. Its work is funded principally by an annual television licence fee which is charged to all British households, companies, and organisations using any type of equipment to receive or record live television broadcasts or to use the BBC's streaming service, iPlayer. The fee is set by the British government, agreed by Parliament, and is used to fund the BBC's radio, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Film Designers
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** British Isles, an island group ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** British Empire, a historical global colonial empire ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) * British Raj, colonial India under the British Empire * British Hong Kong, colonial H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
