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3 8 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 2 1 N E W S 2020 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 , J A C K F I S K , J O H N I A C O V E L L I , C O - C H A I R S In June, the Art Directors Review Panel evaluated the work of forty-nine applicants and selected nineteen remarkably talented young designers for the 2020 Production Design Initiative. Since its inception in 2013, the initiative has been extremely successful at introducing a true merit-based diversity into Jeff Behm is a lighting, scenic and Production Designer who has traveled across the U.S. working in several different fields of entertainment. In 2019, Jeff was awarded a Hemsley Mentorship Grant and given the opportunity to assist Emmy Award-winning lighting designer Bob Barnhart. He has worked on many live television specials, including The Academy Awards, The 2020 Democratic National Convention and 2019 Video Music Awards. He is also an avid 3D render artist and model builder specializing in illustrating for live entertainment. Jeff graduated from the Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University with a BFA in lighting design. He then went on to earn an MFA in Production Design at the University of California Los Angeles. J E F F B e h m B C D B. I AND YOU. DIGITAL RENDERING FOR THE ALABAMA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL. C. WORLD PREMIERE OPERA LOST CHILDHOOD PRODUCTION STILL. D. STEAMBOAT INTERIOR KEY FRAME FOR MALEFICENT. DIGITAL RENDERING. A. PRODUCTION STILL FROM AN UNTITLED CHINESE NETWORK TV SERIES BY PRODUCTION DESIGNER XIAOWEN WANG. the ADG's creative circle. The demand for these skilled and motivated participants remains high in the professional community, and we see the members of earlier cohorts moving into positions of greater responsibility in Art Departments across the spectrum. The initiative is designed to provide on-the-job mentorship to future Art Directors and Production Designers, providing them with workplace experience and exposure to the profession. The participants are employed and compensated just as any production assistant would be, by the signatory production company. Along with work opportunities, trainees participate in ADG service activities, such as the ADG Awards, Film Society and other Guild endeavors. We encourage all ADG Branch members to consider these talented participants if you have an opening for a production assistant. Contact Laura Kamogawa at the Guild office: 818 762 9995 or laura@adg.org. A