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D. THE FINAL COMPOSITED
SHOT OF THE CENTRAL PLAZA
IN THE CITY OF OZ. THE STAGE
SET ENDS 10 FEET ABOVE THE
PERFORMERS HEADS AND THE
REMAINDER OF THE IMAGERY IS
CONTAINED WITHIN THE MATTE
PAINTING AND THE ADDED
ANIMATION.
E. CEDRIC GIBBONS AND UNIT
ART DIRECTOR WILLIAM A.
HORNING LOOKING OVER A
WHITE MODEL FOR A PALACE
SET FOR MARIE ANTOINETTE
(MGM 1938).
F. THE WIZARD OF OZ IN
PRODUCTION ON THE MGM
STAGES.
G. ROMEO AND JULIET
(MGM 1936), AN ART DECO
RENDITION OF FAIR VERONA,
CEDRIC GIBBONS, SUPERVISING
ART DIRECTOR, AND FREDRIC
HOPE, UNIT ART DIRECTOR.
H. THE BROADWAY MELODY
(MGM 1936), THIS RARE COLOR
PRODUCTION STILL SHOT IN
1935 USING KODAK'S BRAND
NEW KODACHROME COLOR
FILM.
I. A PHOTO OF CEDRIC
GIBBONS' 11 ACADEMY AWARDS
SURROUNDING A BRONZE
STATUE HE CREATED OF HIS
FIRST WIFE, ARTIST GWENDOLYN
WELLER.
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