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Three “The Big Fish” Ads by Framestore

June 18, 2013 | By
Three “The Big Fish” Ads by Framestore

Framestore has character designed, animated and directed a Boys and Girls advert for Three Ireland’s new ‘all you can eat everything’ plan, completing the full-CG :30 spots on a remarkable three and a half week schedule. »

The Napoleon Group and Con Edison Power Team

June 14, 2013 | By
The Napoleon Group and Con Edison Power Team

The Napoleon Group, the full-service previsualization and commercial test company, has completed its first project for New York electric utility Con Edison, a 2:30 minute 3D animation titled “Good to Know” that shows what’s involved in getting the lights back on as soon as possible after a storm. Currently showcased on Con Edison’s homepage,... »

Art Directors to Mount Sci-Fi Exhibit at Peninsula Museum, Burlingame

June 4, 2013 | By
Art Directors to Mount Sci-Fi Exhibit at Peninsula Museum, Burlingame

The Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) is mounting an exhibition of members’ work on sci-fi movies and TV shows at the newly opened Peninsula Museum of Art in Burlingame in northern California’s Bay Area from June 9-Aug. 25. »

Designing Viking Stories: Production Designer Tom Conroy

May 30, 2013 | By
Designing Viking Stories: Production Designer Tom Conroy

During the opening scene of The History Channel series Vikings, we find ourselves somewhere in Eastern Baltic in 793 AD where Viking warriors are battling to the death. Recreating the world of Norse traditions was a task production designer Tom Conroy embraced wholeheartedly. No stranger to recreations of historical drama, he has also designed... »

Framestore Creates Effects for We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks

May 28, 2013 | By
Framestore Creates Effects for <em>We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks</em>

Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney’s latest documentary, We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks, follows the controversial whistleblowing site and its even more controversial leader, Julian Assange. Framestore’s New York design team helped tell the story of WikiLeaks’ creation, up to its execution of the largest security breach in U.S. history. This depiction was aided... »

Royale Welcomes Chris Volckmann, Beck Henderer-Peña and Loren Judah

May 21, 2013 | By
Royale Welcomes Chris Volckmann, Beck Henderer-Peña  and Loren Judah

Motion design and production studio Royale has hired executive producer Chris Volckmann, head of digital production Beck Henderer-Peña and senior art director Loren Judah. The three, formerly of Superfad, will head Royale’s new Seattle, Wash. location, and work closely with the Los Angeles office to create cohesive branding strategies for clients across broadcast, digital... »

Twist Welcomes Associate Producer Alissa Liebert

April 11, 2013 | By
Twist Welcomes Associate Producer Alissa Liebert

National production company Twist has expanded and welcomed new associate producer Alissa Liebert. »

ShootersINC Adds Artist Seddie Stone

April 10, 2013 | By
ShootersINC Adds Artist Seddie Stone

ShootersINC has expanded its design and motion graphics capabilities by adding 2D/3D artist Seddie Stone to the its creative roster. »

ADG at Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival

April 2, 2013 | By

For the second year, the Art Directors Guild will be involved in the popular Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival, to be held at the Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio, April 20 and 21. Original art from western themed movies and television shows and personal “western” art by production designers, illustrators, and other guild members will... »

ADC Global Advisory Board Members Announced

April 2, 2013 | By

The Art Directors Club (ADC), a global creative collective for visual artists, announced the members of its ADC Global Advisory Board, a panel of creative industry leadership that will help guide the existing ADC Board of Directors. »