ADG Perspective

January-February 2019

Issue link: http://digital.copcomm.com/i/1061165

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 53 of 143

5 2 P E R S P E C T I V E | J A N U A R Y / F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 9 A D G A W A R D S Set Designers, Model Makers and Previs Artists Craft Winner: William F. Matthews William F. Matthews will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award in the craft of Set Designers, Model Makers and Previs Artists at the Art Directors Guild Awards next year. William has been a proud member of the union for thirty-four years. He has worked as a Set Designer for all the major studios, including ABC, NBC, HBO, Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Columbia and Universal Pictures. William designed for some of the early Spielberg films, including Poltergeist, E.T., Gremlins and Innerspace. He is best known for his work on Cheaper by the Dozen, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Karate Kid, Stripes and ABC's Lost, among many others. For its last three seasons, Matthews was Production Designer for Beverly Hills, 90210. His theater design credits include Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest, Guys and Dolls, among others, including the recent Off-Broadway show Moonchildren. Matthews received his master's degree at Carnegie Mellon University and is currently a faculty member teaching scenic design. He continues to work on such shows as Netflix's Godless. When he can find time, he also pursues his passion as a personal artist in painting, collage and assemblage, exhibiting in galleries throughout Southern California. A. BILL MATTHEWS WITH MICHAEL EMERSON ON THE SET OF LOST. B. LOST BOMB SITE. A B A D G L I F E T I M E A C H I E V E M E N T A W A R D

Articles in this issue

view archives of ADG Perspective - January-February 2019