Asp, Anna (1946—)
Asp, Anna (1946—)
Swedish production designer. Born in 1946 in Sweden; attended Stockholm's Academy of Fine Arts and Dramatic Institute.
The art director (also known as a production designer) is responsible for every facet of a film's decor, including the acquisition of props and the construction of sets. The work dominates the visual results and sets the mood. A good art director must have a strong grasp of costume design, costs, lighting, cinematography. In essence, she translates the words on the printed page into the visual medium known as the motion picture.
Anna Asp's production designs have graced the sets of Scandinavia's major directors: Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky, and Bille August. Her films include Giliap (1973); Ansikte mot ansikte (Face to Face, 1976); Hostsonaten (Autumn Sonata, 1978); Min Alskade (1979); Fanny and Alexander (1982); After the Rehearsal (1984); Offret-Sacrificatio (The Sacrifice, 1986); Pelle Erobreren (Pelle the Conqueror, 1987); Katinka (1988). In 1982, she won an Academy Award for art direction on Fanny and Alexander.