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3 6 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 9 N E W S 2019 ADG Production Design Initiative Program B Y C O R E Y K A P L A N , M A R C I A H I N D S , T O M W A L S H , C O - C H A I R S In June, the Art Directors Review Panel selected 19 new and exceptionally talented young designers from a fi eld of 49 applicants for its 2018 Production Design Initiative. Since its inception, this groundbreaking and well-regarded initiative has been extremely successful at introducing a true merit-based diversity into the ADG's creative community. The demand within our professional community for these eager and focused participants remains exceptionally high. The participants are employed and compensated just as any production assistant would be, by the signatory production company that might hire you or them. The initiative is designed to provide on-the- job mentorship, supervision and training to future Art Directors and Production Designers, providing the participants with real-time workplace experience and exposure to our profession. In tandem with their work opportunities, they participate in ADG community service activities, such as the annual awards program, Film Society and other endeavors. We encourage all AD Branch members to consider these talented participants. If you have an opening for a production assistant, please consider one of them. Contact Laura Kamogawa at the Guild offi ce: 818 762 9995 or laura@adg.org A. KEYFRAME ILLUSTRATION BY SYDNIE PONIC. INT. CAPULET HOUSE FROM ROMEO AND JULIET. MAYA MODEL. Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Hakan is a Los Angeles-based architect/Production Designer. During his architectural study in Istanbul Technical University between 2011-2016, he worked as an Assistant Art Director on several Turkish feature fi lms and TV series. His work and articles in the context of architecture and Production Design has been published in major magazines in both the US and Turkey. In 2016, he moved to Los Angeles and obtained his MFA in Theater at UCLA TFT as a Fulbright scholar. Hakan was selected into Emmy's Internship Program in 2018 and ADG Production Design Initiative in 2019. H A K A N Y o r u k B. DIGITAL RENDERING FOR DAIQUIRI (2018), A SHORT FILM SET IN A HOTEL SUITE IN OLD HAVANA. MODELED IN MAYA AND RENDERED IN UNREAL. C. HAND DRAWING FOR A PERSONAL PROJECT, IALEMUS (2016). D. PRODUCTION STILL FROM DAIQUIRI (2018), DIRECTED BY JESSIE LEE. B C D A