Neil Spisak papers

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Descriptive Summary

Title: Neil Spisak papers
Date (inclusive): 1979-2004
Collection number: 1708
Creator: Spisak, Neil
Extent: 3 linear feet of papers. 3 linear feet of photographs.
Repository: Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages: English

Important Information for Users of the Collection

Access

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Preferred Citation

Neil Spisak papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Neil Spisak, 2012

Biography

Neil Spisak is an American production designer and art director active in film since the mid-1980s when he began his career as an assistant costume designer.

Collection Scope and Content Summary

The Neil Spisak papers span the years 1979-2004 and encompasses approximately 6 linear feet. The collection includes scripts, and an assortment of schedules, set plans, wardobe continuities, and other production materials for FACE/OFF (1997), HEAT (1995), and a dozen other films, as well as three custom boxes of set and set dressing photographs for SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004).

Arrangement

Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Television files.

Indexing Terms

Spisak, Neil--Archives.
art directors
production designers