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P E R S P E C T I V E | S E P T E M B E R / O C TO B E R 2 0 1 7 35 by John Muto, Production Designer and Film Society Founder It all started in the late eighties. I had lucked into doing some cartoon animation, which somehow led into visual effects, and then found myself designing trick shots on real movies that had real Art Departments and genuine Production Designers. I had no idea how movies got their look, but I was curious and very drawn to this whole Art Direction thing. or An Argument for Enlightened Self-Interest ART DIRECTORS GUILD FILM SOCIETY THE Opposite page: In the early years of the Guild's Film Society, postcards were mailed to the entire membership announcing the screenings. This card featured an event where Nathan Juran spoke about his experiences designing HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY (1941). The film won Mr. Juran his only Oscar ® (though he was nominated again in 1946 for THE RAZOR'S EDGE), in large part because of this stunning set for a Welsh coal-mining town, built on the Fox ranch in the hills of Malibu. Above: The 2010 screening for DEVDAS (2002) brought together Sangita Shresthova, John Muto, Vidhu Vinad Chopra, Nitin Chandrakant Desai and Jack Rajasekar.