The Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) returns to San Diego Comic-Con with an exciting 2016 line-up that includes a reunion of the art department from Joss Whedons cult-classic Firefly, panels with artists who work on Marvel and DC Comic productions and joint activities with the Costume Designers Guild (IATSE Local 892), Motion Picture Costumers (IATSE Local 705) and the Location Managers Guild International.
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ILLUSTRATORS OF THE ART DIRECTORS GUILD PANEL – Friday, July 22 from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m., Room 23ABC
A panel of illustrators who work on movies and TV shows based on Marvel and DC Comics. Panelists include Andrea Dopaso (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Jungle Book), David E. Duncan (Spiderman: Homecoming, Iron Man 2), Ed Natividad (Justice League, Suicide Squad) and Warren Drummond (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Straight Outta Compton). Panel will be moderated by Storyboard Artist Tim Burgard (Independence Day: Resurgence, Jurassic World).
An autograph session will immediately follow the panel in the Sails Pavilion (AA01).
REUNION OF THE "FIREFLY" ART DEPARTMENT PANEL – Friday, July 22 from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m., Room 29AB
Those who worked on the Joss Whedon cult classic, which ran for just one season (2002-2003), will reminisce on their days working 500 years in the future. Panelists include Carey Meyer (Production Designer and Panel Moderator), Dylan Hay-Chapman (Graphic Designer), Loni Peristere (VFX Supervisor and Zoic creator) and Will Batts (Set Designer).
An autograph session will take place before the panel at 5:30 p.m. in the Sails Pavilion (AA04).
COMIC-CON INDUSTRY MIXER – Friday, July 22 from 6:00 9:00 p.m., Marriott Marquis (Marina Kitchen)
The Art Directors Guild will host its annual mixer at the Marriott Marquis in partnership with the Costume Designers Guild and the Location Managers Guild International.
THE PRODUCTION DESIGNER: ARCHITECT OF IMAGINATION PANEL – Saturday, July 23 from 12:00 1:00, Room 23ABC
The Production Designer reads 100 pages of nothing but words on paper — and then must literally dream up the most perfect of all possible worlds in which the tale should take place. Though the story may be set in some mythic past, the here and now, or some nearly unimaginable future — its always human emotion rendered in color and composition. And following that – the Designer must gather and organize an army of artists who, over months or years, in plaster or in pixels, will somehow render that design for the big screen. Panelists include Dave Blass (Preacher, Constantine), James Chinlund (War for the Planet of the Apes, The Avengers), Sean Haworth (Deadpool) and Suzuki Ingerslev (Colony, True Blood). Panel will be moderated by Production Designer John Muto (Home Alone, Species).
An autograph session will immediately follow the panel in the Sails Pavilion (AA01).
ADG/CDG/705/LMGI BOOTH San Diego Convention Center Booth D-08 July 21-24
The Art Directors Guild will share a booth in the Exhibition Hall with the Costume Designers Guild, Motion Picture Costumers and Location Managers Guild International. Throughout the convention, booth visitors will have the opportunity to talk to guild members, grab ADG swag and pick up a special Comic-Con issue of the guilds magazine Perspective.
ADGs presence at Comic-Con is sponsored by Astec Wallcovering.
About THE ART DIRECTORS GUILD
The Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) represents 2,400 members who work throughout the United States, Canada and the rest of the world in film, television and theater as Production Designers, Art Directors, Assistant Art Directors; Scenic, Title and Graphic Artists; Illustrators and Matte Artists; Set Designers and Model Makers; and Previs Artists. Established in 1937, the ADGs ongoing activities include a Film Society, an annual Awards Banquet, a creative/technology community (5D: The Future of Immersive Design), a bimonthly craft magazine (Perspective); and extensive technology-training programs, figure drawing and other creative workshops and year-round Gallery 800 art exhibitions. The Guild's Online Directory/Website Resource is at www.adg.org. Connect with the Art Directors Guild on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
