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A.D.G. Hosts 14th Annual Awards

February 15, 2010 | By Jack Egan

Avatar, Sherlock Holmes and The Hurt Locker were the winners for best production design on a feature film at the Art Directors Guild’s 14th annual awards held on Feb. 13. Comedian Paula Poundstone hosted the event at the Beverly Hilton. At the beginning of the event, a short film, The Case of the Bad Production... »

Contender – Production Designer, Jess Gonchor, A Serious Man

December 13, 2009 | By Mark London Williams
Contender – Production Designer, Jess Gonchor, <em>A Serious Man</em>

“It always starts with the script,” maintains production designer Jess Gonchor, and he’s had some good ones to start with, including the one for No Country For Old Men, which netted him an Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design. Its follow up, Burn After Reading, gained him a nomination in the... »

Assessing the Year in Shape Language

November 18, 2009 | By Mark London Williams

It’s a good year for production designer Mark Ricker to suss out award finalists in that category (and it’s kissin’ cousin, art direction), since he may find himself in the thick of the awards hunt—on the Academy and guild sides—for his own work channeling both ’60’s-era Paris and the present-day US in Julie &... »

Terence Marsh To Receive ADG Lifetime Achievement Award

November 18, 2009 | By Scott Lehane
Terence Marsh To Receive ADG Lifetime Achievement Award

Academy Award-winning production designer Terence Marsh will be presented with the Art Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award at the 14th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards ceremony, February 13. The award will be presented at a black-tie industry gathering at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Born in 1931 in London, England, Marsh’s career spans 50 years and... »

ADG Sets Digital Technology Conference

April 8, 2008 | By Staff

The Art Directors Guild and the University Art Museum of California State University, Long Beach have announced a two-day conference called 5D – The Future of Immersive Design. The conference, to be held Oct. 4-5, will be “the first-ever” dealing with the convergence of visual storytelling and design technology, according to the announcement from... »



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Joe Johnston Conjures The Wolfman

February 2010 | By Scott Essman

Joe Johnston Conjures <em>The Wolfman</em>

Former Industrial Light and Magic art director Joe Johnston became a feature film director over 20 years ago when he came aboard... »



Danish Director Blends Comedy and Tragedy in An Education

January 2010 | By Mary Ann Skweres

Danish Director Blends Comedy and Tragedy in <em>An Education</em>

The critically acclaimed film, An Education, which garnered the Audience Award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, has quietly slipped into Oscar contention. From... »


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Up in the Air

December 2009 | By Len Klady

<em>Up in the Air</em>

Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) has an amiable disposition that belies the fact that it’s best to stay out of his path. You see he’s... »



The Young Victoria

December 2009 | By Len Klady

<em>The Young Victoria</em>

The enduring image of Queen Victoria, whose reign dominated the bulk of the 19th century, is of a benevolent, elderly grandmother. Though she was... »


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