Art direction
noun
the management of the artistic and design elements of a project, esp. in film, television, advertising, or publishing; the work of an art director
examples
art direction is very important in today’s music videos.
word origin
1875
contemporary examples
hourani began to dabble with a myriad of artistic careers, from model scouting to styling to art direction.
rad hourani, the first unis-x couture designer erin cunningham january 28, 2014
burton’s flick stormed theaters, bringing in just over $1 billion worldwide and won oscars for art direction and costume design.
12 s-xed-up fairy tales alex berg march 7, 2011
the show has won emmys for art direction and cinematography, and harris has been nominated for outstanding supporting actor twice.
the best show n-body’s watching miriam datskovsky november 9, 2008
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