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.

 
							 
		        			        		 
		        			        		 
		        			        		 
		        			        		 
		        			        		 
							





