art director


noun

Movies, Television. the person who determines the staging requirements for a production and often designs the sets or supervises their building and dressing.
Also called art editor. a person who is responsible for the selection, execution, production, etc., of graphic art for a publication, advertising agency, or the like.

Origin of art director

First recorded in 1930–35

Example sentences from the Web for art director

  • As for my art-director, he was at first a fool, later a genius; ditto my makeup man.

    Twelve Men |Theodore Dreiser

British Dictionary definitions for art director

art director

noun

a person responsible for the sets and costumes in a film