ADG Perspective

September-October 2019

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1 0 P E R S P E C T I V E | S E P T E M B E R / O C T O B E R 2 0 1 9 Ronin, Blow, Gods and Generals, and Seraphim Falls, CSI: NY, Californication, Mob Doctor, Justified, the series Salem, the miniseries Tut, the series Lore and the series Doom Patrol. Hanan designed the new 25- acre Disney back lot in Santa Clarita. Michael won an Emmy for early visual effects work, an Emmy nomination and the CableACE Award for his work on Andersonville, and the ADG Award and a CableACE nomination for George Wallace. In 2015, Hanan received an ADG Award nomination for his work on Tut. He's garnered many awards and nominations for his work on commercials and music videos. D E R E K R . H I L L grew up in Texas and graduated from University of Texas at Arlington with a bachelor of science degree. He started his career working in the theater and stage business in Dallas, Texas. After several years in the stage business, he became involved in the union side of the business, ultimately becoming the Business agent of IATSE Local 127. He began his career in the television and motion picture industry full time in the early '80s. He earned Emmy nominations for his work on House, Hatfields & McCoys and also Ozark. He earned ADG Award nominations for his work on Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, Community, Hatfields & McCoys, Bonnie & Clyde and Ozark. Hill's other work includes The Magnificent Seven, All Eyez on Me, the biopic of Tupac Shakur, the Lifetime movie Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le, SMILF, the ABC pilot Triangle and Appian Way & NatGeo series called The Right Stuff. He resides in Dallas, Texas, area as well as Rancho Mirage, CA, with his wife Candy. S A L LY L E D G E R was educated in the UK, ultimately achieving a BA honours degree in film and the visual arts at the University of Leicester. Having completed further studies at the Central Saint Martin's and Chelsea Colleges of Art and Design, she worked on a variety of UK film and television productions. She moved back to the US six years ago and graduated as a master of fine arts in Production Design from Chapman University. After being selected for an ADG Apprentice Program in 2015, she has been working as an Assistant Art Director on feature films and television in LA, London and most recently in Atlanta! J O S E P H G A R R I T Y holds a BA degree from Temple University's School of Communications and Theater and an MFA in Production Design from The American Film Institute Conservatory. For 35 years, Garrity has designed feature films, including: Runaway Train, Weeds, My Girl, Drop Dead Fred, Son-In-Law, Imaginary Crimes, Sunshine Cleaning, Cake, Mr. Church and I Can Only Imagine. Garrity met Christopher Guest in 1988 and was chosen to design Guest's directorial debut feature The Big Picture. Garrity went on to design Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration and Family Tree for HBO, all with Guest. Garrity has just completed his second feature with the directors of I Can Only Imagine called I Still Believe for Lionsgate Films. Garrity also teaches and serves as Department Head for Production Design at The American Film Institute Conservatory in LA. D A V I D G R O P M A N was born in Los Angeles, California. David received his BA from San Francisco State University and MFA from Yale School of Drama in stage design. Broadway and Off-Broadway credits include The 1940's Radio Hour: Mass Appeal, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, True West and Buried Child. In 1982, he designed Robert Altman's Broadway directorial debut, Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. When Mr. Altman asked him to design the film version, he began to work as a Production Designer. In addition to designing for Mr. Altman, he has enjoyed numerous collaborations with directors Lasse Hallstrom, Robert Benton, Steven Zaillian, Gary Sinise, James Ivory, Ang Lee and John Wells. M I C H A E L H A N A N was born in Los Angeles to parents who were artists—one a painter and animator, the other a sculptor and art teacher. He began his vocation in animation and soon became absorbed in visual effects. In the '90s, Michael and director John Frankenheimer collaborated on seven projects. Hanan's work includes C O N T R I B U T O R S

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