Arthur Max

Arthur Max (born May 1, 1946) is an American production designer. The native New Yorker began his career as a stage lighting designer in the music industry following graduation from New York University in the late 1960s. Those assignments included work at Bill Graham's famous music venue The Fillmore East in New York's East Village, and the historic Woodstock Festival of 1969. During the following decade, he designed concert lighting and festival stages for many rock and jazz artists. He was Pink Floyd's lighting designer during the bands' tours in the US and worldwide in the early-1970s. After studying architecture in England (earning degrees in the early-1980s from the Polytechnic of Central London and the Royal College of Art), Max went on to do several architectural design projects in London including an award-winning lighting design for the stage of St John's Concert Hall, a former 18th Century church in the centre of Smith Square, Westminster, London. He entered the British film industry as an assistant to several English production designers. First for Stuart Craig on Hugh Hudson's "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes" and "Cal" (both 1984), then for Ashetton Gorton on Hudson's "Revolution" the following year. He commenced his own production design career in TV commercials for ten years from 1985 to 1995 (for such clients as Pepsi, Nike, Jeep, Coke and Levi's), which led to his ongoing associations with directors Scott and Fincher.

Known For

Birth Location Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Born 1946-05-01

Movies

Gladiator II Production Design
2024
Napoleon Production Design
2023
House of Gucci Production Design
2021
The Last Duel Production Design
2021
The Last Vermeer Production Design
2019
The Last Vermeer Art Direction
2019
All the Money in the World Production Design
2017
The Martian Production Design
2015
Exodus: Gods and Kings Production Design
2014
The Counselor Production Design
2013
Prometheus Production Design
2012
Robin Hood Production Design
2010
Body of Lies Production Design
2008
American Gangster Production Design
2007
Kingdom of Heaven Production Design
2005
Panic Room Production Design
2002
Black Hawk Down Production Design
2001
Gladiator Production Design
2000
G.I. Jane Production Design
1997
Se7en Production Design
1995
Insignificance Art Direction
1985