Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences Ampas Movies

This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance...

This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The costume designer must design clothing that is correct...

A behind-the-scenes look at all the responsibilities (and headaches) a director assumes when making a motion picture.

Agnès Varda shares her career and life story on the eve of receiving her Honorary Oscar in 2017: from her childhood and early influences to...

Morgan Neville breaks down the documentary filmmaking process.

What goes in to the phrase, "Let's go to the movies"? An off-screen narrator takes us back to the earliest days of film: clips remind us of early...

A behind-the-scenes look at the responsibilities of the cinematographer. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

This short on movie sound men starts with a short history of sound in the movies. We then see how the different jobs in the sound department...

A film's art director is in charge of the set, from conception to construction to furnishing. This short film walks the viewer through art directors'...

Produced in association with the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences as part of a twelve part series called The Industry Film Project, meant...

This short film focuses on the job of the Hollywood screenwriter.

Produced in association with the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences as part of a twelve part series called The Industry Film Project, meant...

This short film takes a look at the off-screen personas of screen actors. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

This film recounts the murder of Vincent Chin, an automotive engineer mistaken as Japanese who was slain by an assembly line worker who blamed him...