The Outrage Sonoran Desert
This giant Sonoran Desert backdrop acts as a supporting character to this 1870's period film, where travelers pass through the expansive, dramatic, and isolating space where anything can happen. Day/Night. Designed to be lit from behind and translucently painted so clouds can darken at sunset. Areas designated to fall into shadow are painted out with dark gray paint on the rear of the backdrop. This "back-painting" technique block light from behind, creating time-of-day changes and transformations, with a shift of lighting. Constructed to wrap around a soundstage, 30'x 93', weighing 200lbs.
Director
Martin Ritt
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Art Direction
George Davis, Tambi Larson
Scenic Art Supervisor
Scenic Artist
Description
Sonoran Desert, Day/Night, Translucent
Place
Southwest United States, 1870s
Date
1964
Dimensions
93’-0” x 30’-0”
Medium
Dry color and gelatin binder on cotton muslin
Style
Landscape
Credit
Gift of J.C. Backings Corporation
Photo Credit
ADG Archives, Melinda Sue Gordon
A 1964 American Western set in the 1870s Sonoran Desert.