SPOTLIGHT: Sir Ken Adam

Introducing SPOTLIGHT, a short format series highlighting the lives and works of our favorite production designers.

In our first video of the series, we take a look at Sir Ken Adam’s iconic and timeless body of work through his sketches and films, a brief history of his formative years and those things in his life which shaped and inspired his ideas, aesthetic and bold approach to the creation of worlds. From James Bond films to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to Barry Lyndon....this week in the SPOTLIGHT: Sir Ken Adam (1921-2016).

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For the introduction, we would like to extend a very special thank you to Browzan Ltd. for the use of their remarkable video, “The Final Interview of Sir Ken Adam.” Please go check out the full video here:    • The Final Interview of Sir Ken Adam  
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SOURCES, IMAGES AND ADDITIONAL CLIPS:

Note: All works appearing are the property of their respective owners.

Photos and Sketches: ©Deutsche Kinemathek - Ken Adam Archiv

Browzan Ltd. The Final Interview Of Sir Ken Adam. 2018,    • The Final Interview of Sir Ken Adam  . Accessed 3 Feb 2021.

Disovery UK. How Hitler Invaded Half Of Europe | Greatest Events Of World War 2 In Colour. 2019,    • How Hitler Invaded Half Of Europe | Greate...  . Accessed 4 Feb 2021.

Gilbert, Lewis. Moonraker. Les Productions Artistes Associés, Eon Productions, 1979.

Gilbert, Lewis. You Only Live Twice. Eon Productions, 1967.

Hamilton, Guy. Diamonds are Forever. Eon Productions, 1971.

Hamilton, Guy. Goldfinger. Eon Productions, 1964.

Hughes, Ken. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Dramatic Features, Warfield, 1968.

Hytner, Nicholas. The Madness of King George. The Samuel Goldwyn Company, Channel Four Films, Close Call Films and 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, 1994.

Kubrick, Stanley. Barry Lyndon. Peregrine, Hawk Films and Warner Bros. , 1975.

Kubrick, Stanley, Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Columbia Pictures and Hawk Films, 1964.

Sohn, Michael. Obit Ken Adam, Berlin, Germany. 2012, https://www.ft.com/content/561ef956-e.... Accessed 4 Feb 2021.

Sonnenfeld, Barry. Addams Family Values. Paramount Pictures and Scott Rudin Productions, 1993.

Young, Terence. Dr. No. Eon Productions, 1962.

Young, Terence. Thunderball. Eon Productions, 1965.