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ARTISTIC PRODUCTION
The Film Picture
Film Decor
Decor in the History of the Film
The earliest film decor consisted of theatre scenery of two dimensions. No matter how violent the movement might be, the scenery remained as a rigid background. Even in the work ot such an important film pioneer as Georges Melies this remained so. The 'art hlms' of 19 lo are nothing more than filmed theatre productions. They are played entirely on the stage. D. W. Griffith, however, filmed outdoors.
hi 1914 the spectacular film 'Cabiria' was produced in Italy. In it the twodimensional theatre sets were replaced by three-dimensional buildings. But their character as artificial settings was not lost. The spectacular period style of this film was influential chiefly in America, where one film after another tried to outdo it in the scale and splendour of its settings.
Expressionism provided an interlude around 19 18, mainly in Germany. 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' is representative. The expressionistic style does not fit in with external reality, but it suits cardboard scenery well enough, since it can be designed freely for expressive purposes. It was not recognized that this method of expressive design is contrary to the character of the film.
Today the film has three possibilities: studio work, film architecture built in the open and natural landscape. In principle the decor problem is solved: the film sets must be real or at least look real. This naturally does not imply the absence of any further problems in film decor: each film has its own individual problem to solve.
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