Descriptive Summary
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Biography
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Indexing Terms
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
Available by appointment only.
Publication rights
Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are
responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies
or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.
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