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Up for bid are genuine original art drawings and paintings of the Hollywood pre-production motion picture storyboard artists. These virtually unknown wizardly artists played an essential role in helping directors put scenes together for films in terms of character placement, visual dynamics and even scene lighting. Their vision and scene staging were often the prime reason for a film's success. It is not a stretch to call them set directors . Very few pieces of the decades of Hollywood motion picture storyboard drawings and paintings exist. These particular examples have virtually never been since they were created in the 30s and 40s during production on various motion pictures that Joseph Hayes Goodwin worked on. There is a strange and surprising reason these pre-production storyboard art pieces are extremely rare and hard to acquire. N ot unlike most all of the original Disney and Warner's, etc, hand drawn and painted cartoon 'cells'...these extraordinary pieces from every film made were almost always destroyed! The Studios had a strict policy that all storyboard art was considered propriety information about the motion picture they were made for and were all owned by the studios. To maintain secrecy regarding the movies in filming progress, the artists were required to dispose of all the materials in a trash bin before leaving the studio! Movie making was extremely competitive and lucrative and keeping the storylines of the talent and film productions under wraps, was essential. The 80 pieces that survived here are likely because the artists needed to work further on developing or altering a movie scene and had to go ' back to the ' drawing board ' ! Certainly some survived because there was a need to reuse the materials, or the artist just didn't want to part with a particular piece for a scene he had designed and illustrated. Imagine if the storyboards for all films had been kept and archived ...they would be worth a fortune today. Joseph Hayes Goodwin became a union member who worked for all the major studios and was the artist for over 100 feature films, including Gone With The Wind. He worked with a cadre of largely unknown artists, the men behind the screen, who literally created the look and visual feel of American movies. In their drawings (boards), they were also creating the lighting effects, moods, colors, camera angles and costumes ... in other words, the entire aura of the film. What a cruel dilemma of a profession they worked in. On one hand, they had to physically destroy their own creations, and on the other hand, their creative brilliance was immortalized and became film history and part of the American legacy. Works included in this auction include those of William Cameron Menzies who was the set designer for Gone With The Wind, Robert Hall, Leslie Thomas, Russell Patterson, Harry B. Johnson, and J. Hayes Goodwin. If you'd like to go straight to the Hollywood pre-production art go to: https://hibid.com/catalog/ 593786/southwest-artwork--- taos--and-hollywood-movie- storyboard LOT #1, #100-106, #106-124, #134-181 Click on the title of piece and a written description along with additional photos will open. When you want to return to the page, go up to the top of your screen and tap the return arrow. It will take you back to the page you were on. There are many other fascinating and eclectic items in the auction such as 1800's silver Mexican spurs, butterfly wing tray from Brazil, vintage New Mexican pieces pottery, antique Mexican religious art, original stamped 1899, an invitation to the First Rough Riders Annual Reunion in Las Vegas, NM.Feel free to participate in the auction, read how it works and register with your email address. This will keep you abreast of the progress of the auction as well as any piece you're watching and if you are bidding, this is especially helpful if not essential. You can customize your contact. The auction company Method Estate Management repects your privacy and does not sell or share addresses. If you can help identify any of the movies or the actors portrayed in these wonderful motion picture storyboards, please let us know at: Email - MethodEstateManagement@ gmail.com Website - MethodEstateManagement. hibid.com
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