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2 4 P E R S P E C T I V E | N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 8 N A T A L I E G a t e s Jumping directly into the industry after college, Natalie worked in the freelance world as a designer, miniature artist and prop fabricator. She grew up in Alaska, the youngest of six kids, in a family of writers and music lovers. Between the beautiful landscape, the creative influence of family and her own passion for art, Natalie cultivated a love for visual storytelling. After moving to LA, it was a natural transition to start working in film. Now she works full time in the Art Department, pursuing her dream of designing stories for the screen. I R E N A J a c o b s Irena Jacobs is a Los Angeles-based Production and Scenic Designer, originally from Lazarevac, Serbia. She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from UCLA's School of Theater, Film, and Television, a Bachelor of Science in architecture from Arizona State University, and a contractor's license in stone masonry. After working for five years as the owner and operator of Stone Masons, Inc., a company specializing in residential stone installations, Irena was happy to return to a world of creative storytelling while studying at UCLA. Irena has always felt enlivened by the ability to create spaces and examine structures, and to explore how the movement of bodies and light through those spaces creates an experience and tells a story. A. 1:24TH-SCALE MINIATURE SPACESHIP COMPOSITED INTO SCENE FROM FALLOUT: REVELATION. B. DIGITAL PAINTING FROM CONCEPT ART. C. SET STILL FROM LOST MOON. D. PHYSICAL MODEL WITH PHOTOSHOP ENVIRONMENT FOR LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, COUNT OLAF'S HOUSE. E. PRODUCED WORK, PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPH FROM UCLA'S THE MOTHER OF US ALL OPERA, DIRECTED BY MICHAEL HACKETT. F. DRAFTING SAMPLE, WHITE HOUSE EAST ROOM REFLECTED CEILING PLAN AND DETAILS. D E F A C B