I would absolutely love to visit a museum of backdrops!
@44BlueFoxes4 жыл бұрын
It's a selfie addict's dream. Imagine all the beautiful shots you could get. Just invite a load of high profile instagrammers to the opening of the museum & watch their thousands of followers flock to visit. The money raised from admission could go to the restoration of the backdrops. It's a brilliant idea.
@saberwing21704 жыл бұрын
Same
@alancastaneda83224 жыл бұрын
Ditto! Unfortunately, my only option in Vegas is when a casino with a temporary art gallery decides.
@mbgrafix4 жыл бұрын
(Spoken in a whisper): *_If you build it, they will come._*
@UntappedShesources4 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@lestudio764 жыл бұрын
I love when unsung artists get recognition
@pawpatrolnews4 жыл бұрын
Why?
@johnnyroxx85134 жыл бұрын
me,with 3 degrees analyze and breakdown these and I just love the skills unknown,but not unseen. thank you dear for your work
@Ian-dn6ld4 жыл бұрын
Real artists. Not just people who make squiggles and throw trash together.
@overout4294 жыл бұрын
These folks can paint. The buildings were absolutely great.
@leonardodalongisland2 жыл бұрын
The visual artist and filmmaker in me is very happy to know these works of Art are being kept alive.
@tmdamoradamora54374 жыл бұрын
This will never be talked about at the Oscars. This is truly Hollywood royalty.
@debbiecooper16774 жыл бұрын
you are so right
@Mydetroitplaya1124 жыл бұрын
So much better than CGI
@HjCrawford4 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!
@thatssofetch34814 жыл бұрын
Terrill E Well that’s debatable. There is so much amazing cgi, which manages to do what this does perfectly in that it looks real
@megandunklin61472 жыл бұрын
Huh? There’s a whole section of backdrops at the Academy Museum.
@lindawoody85012 жыл бұрын
That was my grandfather's business. He worked for several movie studios in the 1920s through 1940s as an artist painting scenery and props.
@dianeo4 жыл бұрын
So fascinating! I can't imagine that any of these were once thrown away. So glad there are people like this that understand the importance of preserving these historical works of art.
@ritadaniels31752 жыл бұрын
U r seeing melancholy creative personalities NOT pragmatic pockets of demolish Paradise & put up a parking lot kinda people... THESE🤓PERSONALITIES😎ARE THE🤩ONES WHO ACTUALLY MADE OUR 🌟DREAMS🌟COME🌟TRUE❣️
@NIGHTFLIGHTVIDEO2 жыл бұрын
Seeing the backdrop for the Forbidden Planet really took me back. It's the first science fiction movie I ever saw in color ,it was at a library on 16 mm film
@Bageera634 жыл бұрын
As a lover of old movies, I appreciate the artwork. Amazing artistry!
@jraaccounts4 жыл бұрын
thank you for this story. having grown up in LA and being an art lover, there is so much ART in the business of movie-making that is not focused on generally speaking (as much as we focus on the celebrities and whether a movie makes money). it warms my heart to hear the backdrop artists get their due. would love to hear more about them, how they learned and advanced their craft, etc.
@EXthesweetlamb4 жыл бұрын
Many years ago I saw a documentary on "Gone With the Wind" and I couldn't believe how many of the scenes had backdrops, they all looked so real! Glad they included a scene from it here also!
@jeanneblondewomanstamping97884 жыл бұрын
How wonderful that this art form is now being properly appreciated and preserved.
@Kenikex4 жыл бұрын
The Academy is opening its museum this summer. These backings should be there....all of them. Recognize the artists, and their incredible talent that made Hollywood make all of us dream.
@KAH53714 жыл бұрын
Thank goodness these people are helping to save all those beautiful backdrops! I would much rather see a movie with a painted backdrop, than to see a CGI back ground. I want to always be able to "suspend my disbelief", and not be slapped in the face with "reality". Loved this so much!
@maryannkochanski57772 жыл бұрын
The old ways and the artists that created them will never be gone in my heart!
@shannongeorgiapeach764 жыл бұрын
I love movies from silent films to today, and I always notice backdrops, props and even extras. So much goes into making a movie. Loved this segment and learning how the old backdrops are used over again even today. Great movie trivia
@mattpierard2 жыл бұрын
The backings for Black Narcissus were so realistic, for years I thought they'd shot it on location.
@gaetanovindigni88244 жыл бұрын
Thank you for saving an important part of our film history and dreams.
@JamesLee-sl4er4 жыл бұрын
I'd love to have a home big enough and to decorate my whole home with those backdrops
@minder4u14 жыл бұрын
OMG , my wife had just watched the segment on CBS and came down to tell me about it, about the company who bought old back drops etc and I stopped her and I asked, was it J C Backings?? She answered amazed yes it was, I then went on to tell her that they were clients of my Limo Company In Los Angeles. I described how I took jackie and her husband and parents to see Phantom of the Opera and I decorated the limousine Phantom style and had the cd playing and the making of phantom book on display. The family said it made their evening. I long since closed down Bond St Livery and moved out of L.A . I remember fondly the Coakley family who lived high above the 405 freeway.
@shannongeorgiapeach764 жыл бұрын
What a great story thanks for sharing
@user-qr8ki8ue4i4 жыл бұрын
I immediately recognized the Singin' in the Rain backdrop. How cool that it survived.
@freddie1991d4 жыл бұрын
Wow, amazing, I’m so glad her family decided to repurpose all those historic works of art! Wonderful to see them used over again
@MyButtercup3 жыл бұрын
So glad some of them were saved.
@jackierostow95372 жыл бұрын
As someone who has worked in textiles, this is fascinating. I love it. Do not let these disappear. They are treasures and will be needed and sought after in the future. And, they are a source of inspiration for present and future artists. Take care of these.
@jediknightjairinaiki5604 жыл бұрын
To paraphrase Indiana Jones, "These belong in a museum."
@mukundbhanot71444 жыл бұрын
Jedi Knight Jairin Aiki by now Indiana Jones should belong to a museum. No offence to Harrison Ford
@jediknightjairinaiki5602 жыл бұрын
@@mukundbhanot7144 I agree.
@topopops4 жыл бұрын
They should print these limited edition miniatures for the collector. Great back drops indeed!
@kerry90254 жыл бұрын
*Great job on this incredibly interesting piece, CBS!*
@GailMooney4 жыл бұрын
What a great story! I wish this was a museum.
@karenmaness_chasingpainting3 жыл бұрын
An exhibition is in the works for 2022 at the Boca Raton Museum of Art!
@michaeltaylor16034 жыл бұрын
Yes! I've always liked back drops and backgrounds in animation. Each decade there would be a different "style" 30's & 40's golden era of sumptuous details. They got more simplistic in the 50's & 60's but still had a nice look. Even the Flintstones had a nice texture. Matte painting are great as well. Disney and others used this technique a lot. Mary Poppins had some extraordinary paintings. Great video about Hollywood art.
@JoseMorales-lw5nt4 жыл бұрын
Seeing this segment reminds me about my childhood memories of old TV shows. The whole "seen and invisible" duality is so true. When done right, the backing becomes near invisible to the acting in the foreground. Yet just detailed enough that you wish you had it as your own painting. The first backdrop I ever noticed was the Brooklyn buildings framed by the Kramden's apartment window on THE HONEYMOONERS. Story goes that the set and backdrop were modeled after Jackie Gleason's real life apartment from his childhood in Brooklyn.🇵🇷🇺🇸😊
@infraredthomas3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing such a fascinating story. It's true, the better the backdrop, the less it's recognized as such - thanks for showcasing the talent that created such works of art, and those that are trying to save the artwork.
@digester24274 жыл бұрын
I never even thought about the backdrops,which I referred to as scenery , and the amount of time and exactness to detail that you have shown in your piece. I would love to see more videos about how backdrops changed for each era and decade,as well as how their theme/style evolved as social norms changed. Good work, you've opened up a completely new avenue of interest for all movie buffs,especially the old classics some which we only saw in black&white. Thank you
@madfranmanr57512 жыл бұрын
I love this site - KZbin. A video like this comes up and you don't expect to be fascinated and mesmerized. It took a whole lot of talent and time to paint these masterpieces and to discard them is unthinkable. I'm glad that they are being saved.
@wvictorgarvey2 жыл бұрын
The North by Northwest Mount Rushmore backdrop is in a two story gallery at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. At a nearby display they play some clips where you can see how it was used.
@dennisoconnor43872 жыл бұрын
I just found this ! I love it. Maybe I'll use one in my backyard so I won't have to garden so much!
@nslouka902 жыл бұрын
I’m glad these are still being used today because whenever I see a film or tv show use a painted backdrop it always gives it a certain look that I really like and I know that technology has come a long way and you can easily use a green screen but what’s most important is the art aspect.
@chrisfinch86374 жыл бұрын
A very interesting and moving, as well as adventurous story, if I must say so. I love this.
@dr.aniasara70382 жыл бұрын
Great backdrops and set decorations. My uncle was part of the 'Wizard of Oz" set decoration when he worked at MGM. Upon retirement was given a set that became his home bar and party area that was the inside of a ship. Beautiful well preserved wood carved set that lasted for years.
@CinemaoftheMind4 жыл бұрын
I’ll never forget a kind of vertigo when I walked out onto one of the sets for TV’s (1987) “Beauty and the Beast.” I found myself standing beyond a high rise balcony’s railing apparently in ‘mid-air’ between it and a gigantic panoramic backer of Central Park’s skyline, lit windows and all. Even up close it was still VERY convincing!
@totalt66004 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I have loved movies, all my life.
@ArsPraestigium4 жыл бұрын
Peter Ellenshaw, who worked primarily for Disney, was among the very best backdrop artists, working on glass, mirrors, and traditional art surfaces. His brilliance provided fantastic special effects later done in CG. It’s a real shame he is not better known, though he was directly responsible for at least some of Disney’s record 32 Oscars, back when Oscars mattered.
@jenniferrussellstudio4 жыл бұрын
The glass paintings were / are amazing. Magical. And made by human ingenuity rather than a machine.
@QueenZenaTheFirst4 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Grateful these works of art are preserved
@marih32862 жыл бұрын
How wonderful! Unlike European countries the U.S. doesn't seem to have the same level of appreciation for hand-painted art (of any kind). Nice to see people who are working to preserve items that once gone, are gone forever.
@Dachdogoriginal4 жыл бұрын
Awesome. I wish I had a space to hang one.
@Lisa-di1wi4 жыл бұрын
The Sound of Music was filmed at the 20th Century Fox studios and on location in and around Salzburg, Austria.
@davidskaar32322 жыл бұрын
Beautiful works of art , time , and space.
@karenwaddell93962 жыл бұрын
What an amazing story and heritage. They’d be so proud of you!
@maryannkochanski57772 жыл бұрын
Art is never unappreciated in my world.
@codacreator61622 жыл бұрын
NXNW one of my all-time favorite movies. How cool is that?
@BradThePitts4 жыл бұрын
Ironically, the BETTER the backdrop, the LESS it's noticed!
@michaelprice70054 жыл бұрын
Mary Poppins has some of my favorites. THIS should've been my career choice.
@maryeliason15042 жыл бұрын
I've always appreciated their talent! Amazing. Thank you for this.
@PinnaclePete4 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I caught this video! It's a shame that these unsung artists are not recognized or known to the general public. They are every bit as great as the well-known actors and directors in in the movies. My parents were comic book artists, Warren and Grace Kremer (Casper, Richie Rich, etc.). They were friends with a fine portrait painter in town who in turn was friends with a man who painted some of the backdrops found in the Museum of Natural History in New York City. They are magnificent!! I got to see some of the original Emerald City paintings used in The Wizard of Oz in a New York City museum years ago. So cool!! I would love to see these movie backdrops on exhibition somewhere!
@karenmaness_chasingpainting3 жыл бұрын
An exhibition is in the works for 2022 at the Boca Raton Museum of Art!
@PinnaclePete3 жыл бұрын
@@karenmaness_chasingpainting Thanks Karen. It's a bit far for me to travel these days but maybe I'll have other opportunies.
@maxlinder5262 Жыл бұрын
Never knew this existed .... THIS is Wonderful that They preserve these artifacts ...😮..😊
@alancastaneda83224 жыл бұрын
Wow, that's so cool, and the new technology, wow, I had no idea! As an artist, I truly appreciate these and more so the preservation!
@captainnima3 жыл бұрын
Amazing talents.
@5DNRG2 жыл бұрын
Being analytical to a fault, I very much appreciate these stunning backdrops!!
@meritofapproval4 жыл бұрын
Fascinating Hollywood history! 🎥👍🏾
@brentfisher64842 жыл бұрын
(wonderful story!!) What an amazing art form. The day is near when these--like film itself, will be a thing of the past. Digitally created backdrops that utilize led 'screens' the size of football fields are fast replacing these magnificent paintings. Ah...the good old days.
@hueyahumana4 жыл бұрын
Wow. Wow ,wow . Love it . I would love to buy one
@tomgebarowski81562 жыл бұрын
Amazing story...classic backdrops from classic films!
@whatstheniche87164 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful video! Thank you!
@mwarnas2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic story. Would love to have the space for one of those. They absolutely deserve to be preserved and if possible re-used.
@madArt19812 жыл бұрын
There should be a dedicated museum of backdrops and carnival signs! They're absolutely works of art for Sure
@jefferypiotrowski60594 жыл бұрын
The segment of Sunday Morning about the Hollywood backdrops was so cool ! Especially, that back-ground from 'Forbidden Planet'. It was the first sci-fi film I viewed as a kid in the 50's. Fortunalely, I was able to see a restored digital version as part of the Detroit Film Theaters Summer Sci-Fi series in 2018. It's wonderful to see the effort to preserve this unheralded works of cinematic artwork. I hope a catalog of their film usage goes into the new Hollywood museum that Tom Hank spoke of during last night's Oscar Awards.
@crystalalexander66344 жыл бұрын
I absolutely adore it! Oh I wish I had one... or two or three.....
@inthemixx86644 жыл бұрын
I wish they would have shown some of the backdrops from The Golden Girls. The backdrop seen through their living room windows and the one from out on the lanai with palm trees and houses behind their house were gorgeous and really made you wish you could stroll back there through their Miami backyard. I've heard before though that those same tropical backdrops were originally from the Frank Sinatra movie, "A Hole in the Head" but I've never been able to locate the particular scenes from which they were from.
@ogdebonair2 жыл бұрын
i remembered this comment and decided to come back to it. i was just watching another video and noticed the lanai background and was surprised nobody else noticed it. look up “1958 chrysler plymouth mary costa” and you will see it in the final scene 🙂
@inthemixx86642 жыл бұрын
@@ogdebonair WOW! Thank you so much for letting me know! That is so cool!! I always wondered what those "overhang gas station looking roof things" were on the left. I always noticed them in scenes from the lanai. To me they weren't part of a neighbors house and they just seemed so out of place. I still can't tell what they're supposed to be. I wish this was in color. I'm also wondering if the backdrop was redone a bit through the years before being used on Golden Girls because it looks like there's mountains in the distance of this one and I know you never see that in the show. If anything, far, far away in the distance looked like the ocean If you look closely in some scenes from the show which was kind of silly too lol. There's also a lamppost on the backdrop of the one in the show that doesn't seem to be on this one either.
@ogdebonair2 жыл бұрын
@@inthemixx8664 you’re welcome! ☺️ i think those overhang details were just a decorative touch that were commonplace in many mid century modern homes. ironically, a good example of that is frank sinatra’s palm springs home. and yes, i noticed the background was slightly altered as well with the details of the missing lamp post and mountains in the distance. this very well could have slightly preceded a hole in the head since this backdrop is more reminiscent of palm springs/any southern california neighborhood because of the architecture and landscape, but by the time a hole in the head began production that same year, they decided to alter the background since there aren’t any mountains in miami lol it must have been cheaper just to paint over those details as opposed to creating an entirely new backdrop that was nearly identical. i have also yet to recognize this backdrop in a hole in the head either. i have no doubt whatsoever though that this is the exact same backdrop that was later utilized for the golden girls.
@jeffmanalo88304 жыл бұрын
OK THIS was an amazing story! Great job CBS Sunday Morning ❤️👍🏽
@sabrinan47924 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@MeMeDaVinci2 жыл бұрын
I'm absolutely breathless. I would love one of the remnant backdrops...just to have one. The artwork at Knott's Berry farm way back when was created by Hollywood artists. I don't know what happened to the artwork that was on display as they sold off many items in 2017 at an auction. But to see many of the backdrops the way they're supposed to be hung is just remarkable. I would pay to see the backings just as I would pay to go to a museum. I appreciate the art because I can't even draw a stick figure right.
@1983Film4 жыл бұрын
This is great to watch, love stuff like this old Hollywood is always interesting to learn about!
@Andrew-so8nr4 жыл бұрын
I just love this show
@jillsalkin73894 жыл бұрын
Fascinating!!
@whatstheniche87164 жыл бұрын
I need this book!
@gwenniegirl502 жыл бұрын
For decades backdrops were a critical part of movie-making. It was extremely rare for movies to be shot on location.
@criticalhard4 жыл бұрын
Amazing, this should be implemented again, yes CGI looks amazing but paintings can do it great too
@jermar19794 жыл бұрын
This is a cool story.
@jediknightjairinaiki5604 жыл бұрын
So very, very cool. The wanton disregard Hollywood had for these and the still have for set pieces and props is so sad.
@sclogse12 жыл бұрын
You can't have disregard without wantons.
@DougUnfunny4 жыл бұрын
I've seen specials on old movie Matte paintings but its true nobody ever brings up old hollywood backdrop paintings. This was very interesting. You would need several airplane hangers just to have open museum.
@suzieq12184 жыл бұрын
Now that was cool!!
@nycava05204 жыл бұрын
So interesting!! Love CBS Sunday Morning..
@BryonLetterman4 жыл бұрын
Isn't it exactly the point that they don't get noticed? If nobody notices that it's a painting instead of real life, then the artist is a success.
@HighwayLand4 жыл бұрын
that is incredible!
@n.d.79312 жыл бұрын
Lovely segment. Thanks for covering a bit of yesteryear that most people today wouldn't even think of.
@ProducerLare4 жыл бұрын
💕Amazing!💕 Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece!👍👍
@cfinlay64284 жыл бұрын
Fascinating, really glad I came across this! Thanks.
@mustang04643 жыл бұрын
I'd love to have that Forbidden Planet backdrop.
@sclogse12 жыл бұрын
Just get a projector.
@lylejohnson75914 жыл бұрын
The backdrop of the Munchkin set was reused as the scientist's garden in "Forbidden Planet".
@karenmaness_chasingpainting3 жыл бұрын
Did not know! Very cool.
@sclogse12 жыл бұрын
Now that's cool knowledge. But call him Morfeus.
@keithjohnson53984 жыл бұрын
I remember one such company here in Hollywood we used, forget the name, think it was on Sunset in east Hollywood. Believe it went out of biz and someone bought the backgrounds to save them. Interesting lots of 'old Hollywood' has faded away or been trashed and not saved.
@jraaccounts4 жыл бұрын
it really is very sad. and all the talent these artists had -- yet they went completely unknown, unsung compared to say, the actors, cinematographers, or composers.
@samueljaramillo42212 жыл бұрын
This is so interesting. I’m glad all those backdrop were saved.👏👏
@nigelcarren4 жыл бұрын
Gives new meaning to the phrase "All the world's a stage"! Maybe I needn't move house... I will just change the backdrop outside every year, and if winter seems too long, then I think I will go with Spring in the Alps. Great feature thank you. 🏆🇬🇧
@nata34672 жыл бұрын
Simply gorgeous
@arielklay232 жыл бұрын
This is very cool! Of course these backdrops have been used in live theater and are used to this day! You think of community or college theater where the background and scenery are built over the semester, only to be put away after the production is over.
@Someonesaidthis2 жыл бұрын
Wish these would make a come back
@FappinSteve4 жыл бұрын
Wow..The acting at the beginning....10/10
@lkbarrett392 жыл бұрын
I saw this book when it first went on sale on Amazon, and I almost bought it just based on the reviews. There were a limited number printed, and now the used copies are selling for $$$$$$.
@Melissa07744 жыл бұрын
They'd be great for all kinds of museums, tourist attractions, or theme parks, especially interactive exhibits for kids. I think some would be especially great for science museums like the Franklin Institute or Liberty Science Center. They could have some kind of educational indoor playground type place, where you're meant to feel like you're in different countries, or something.
@jessicasmith71024 жыл бұрын
✨😍🤓💗🤩💖🤩💗🤓😍✨ Wonderfully Spectacular! These are not Garbage!