Scenic Work
From
the San Francisco Area to Cleveland
James Todd has
painted scenery on more than 20 movies, in the greater San Francisco
Bay Area
and also in Cleveland. Unfortunately, James didn't take too many photos of his work. For a complete list of all the
movies James has worked on, see the Resume page.
To see a larger version of any picture, just click on the photo.
James and the Giant Peach |
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![]() As one of the very few sign painters in the union, Jim was called upon to do these signs, among many other duties on this movie. It was very difficult, he says, to paint the signs as an amateur. |
![]() Jim carved the bricks for the fireplace and the wooden beams, in young James' attic room, out of foam blocks, then painted them. |
![]() Jim carved and painted the stones outside the house, plus painted and aged the house. |
![]() Jim painting the peach. |
The Joy Luck Club |
![]() Jim was the lead scenic painter on this movie. This set was the grandmother's house in China. |
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I Married an Axe Murderer |
![]() Looking very lived-in. |
Being Human |
![]() A tenement hallway -- the grunge is all painted. |
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Down Periscope |
![]() Believe it or not, this submarine was immaculate -- before Jim painted it to look rusty, battered and old. Close-up of stingray logo James painted (below). |
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The Oh in Ohio |
This independent movie was shot in Cleveland by first-time director Billy Kent. It stars Parker Posey, Paul Rudd and Mischa Barton and aired at independent film festivals. Jim was lead scenic on this one. |
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Theater Scenery |
![]() James and Ruth Lohse painted these sets for "Carmen" for the San Jose-Cleveland Ballet. Below are sets he painted for "Twelve Angry Men" at the Cleveland Playhouse. |
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![]() James painted this backdrop for the Claypipers Melodrama Theater group, who performed in the California Gold Rush area of the Sierra foothills. He was the set painter for about 15 years. |
![]() A backdrop of the Sierra foothills for another Claypipers melodrama show. This group was the longest continuously running melodrama theater group in the U.S. |
![]() "Lolita's Saloon" -- another set for a Claypipers show, complete with a lounging nude painting. |
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