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In 1977 Ben Carre was awarded the Silver Medallion at the Tellur

The Origins of Art Direction for Motion Pictures

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A Documentary Film In Development

Ben Carré Tribute Reel

The Origins of Art Direction for Motion Pictures

The Origins of Art Direction for Motion PicturesThe Origins of Art Direction for Motion PicturesThe Origins of Art Direction for Motion Pictures

A Documentary Film In Development

Ben Carré Tribute Reel

Motion Picture's Premiere Art Director

Chapter One: Paris, France 1883

This is the story of Ben Carré. He was born in Paris before film even existed. But based on his life story, it seems like destiny that he came to define it. This is a remembrance of one of the very first, and very best, Art Directors.

Paris and Fort Lee: 1910–1912

Paris was the center for motion picture production in 1910, but its dominance was soon to be challenged in a place called Fort Lee, New Jersey. A sleepy village being used as a backlot by Manhattan’s start-up picture companies.

Chapter Two: Fort Lee and Hollywood

The focus will be on the crucible of invention that Fort Lee became, Ben’s thirty-two films with French director Maurice Tourneur, and their eventual relocation in 1919 to a distant agrarian village called Hollywood.

Ben Carré was one of the most imaginative art directors in early silents.


Kevin Brownlow, Film Historian & Filmmaker

About The Project

The Beginning

Funding The Ben Carré Project

Funding The Ben Carré Project

Our story is about the origins of art direction for motion pictures by one of its first pioneers, Ben Carré, art director and scenic artist. Ben’s story and career in cinema began in 1905. His is a reluctant hero’s journey from Paris to Fort Lee to Hollywood.

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Funding The Ben Carré Project

Funding The Ben Carré Project

Funding The Ben Carré Project

The Film Collaborative (TFC) has granted a Fiscal Sponsorship to The Ben Carré project.

The TFC is a California 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. You'll receive a Tax Receipt for any large donation

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Pioneers & Innovators

Funding The Ben Carré Project

Pioneers & Innovators

Ben had worked closely with an impressive roll call of directors and cinematographers.
These pioneers were masters and innovators providing both creative and technical contributions to the first motion pictures in America.

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Ben Carré: Motion Picture's Premier Art Director

by Thomas A. Walsh, Production & Scenic Designer

PERSPECTIVE Magazine | 2023

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