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1 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 2 3 C O N T R I B U T O R S 3, the latest entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and final film in the trilogy. Mickle and Gunn have developed a strong working relationship with GOTG 3, which was her third partnership with the recently appointed co-president of DC Films. They first collaborated on The Suicide Squad and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. Coming up, Mickle and Gunn will collaborate again on Gunn's highly anticipated Superman: Legacy for DC. Mickle's partnership with Gunn is only one of many long-standing partnerships she has formed with notable directors. One of Mickle's first Production Design credits was on Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden's drama, Half Nelson. Beth went on to work on their future projects, designing the sets for Fleck and Boden's first MCU female-led superhero film Captain Marvel; Nicolas Winding Refn's Critics Choice Award Best Action Movie-winning Drive and Gosling's Lost River. Beth's other notable Production Design credits include Stephen Chbosky's Dear Evan Hansen; Edward Norton's Satellite Award Best Art Direction and Production Design-winning Motherless Brooklyn; Focus and HBO's drama series The Deuce. J A M E S P R I C E grew up on a small family farm in north Herefordshire, UK. After gaining a BA in applied arts, he attended Kingston University in London where he received a master's in Production Design for TV and Film. James then began his TV and film career on BBC and ITV dramas before establishing himself as an Art Director on diverse projects such as Bullet Boy, Grow Your Own, Southcliffe, Kill Your Friends, Paddington 2 and Trust. In 2018, James was the Production Designer on his first feature film, Sean Durkin's The Nest, starring Jude Law and Carrie Coon. In 2019, James and Shona Heath were asked to collaborate on the Production Design for Yorgos Lanthimos' and Searchlight Pictures' Poor Things. Based on a novel by Alasdair Gray, it is an incredible tale about the evolution of Bella Baxter. 2020 saw James, a self-confessed espionage nut, design James Watkins' The Ipcress File, a six-part TV miniseries, based on Len Deighton's 1962 Cold War novel. James has continued his collaboration with James Watkins in 2023 on the feature film Speak No Evil for Blumhouse. B R A N D O N M E N D E Z is a Los Angeles-based Production Designer who grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. Brandon studied product development and began his Production Design career in the music video scene in 2012 designing high-profile projects for artists such as Eminem, Maroon 5, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish and Dua Lipa. His collaborations on those trend- setting projects led him to design large-scale national commercials for brands like Gatorade, Ford, Adidas and many more. In 2020, Beyoncé Knowles took notice of Brandon's exquisite design eye and asked him to help her, along with a host of other incredible directors and designers, to create segments for her feature-length visual album Black Is King. The film earned an Emmy nomination and won an Art Directors Guild Award. Acclaimed director Rodrigo Garcia turned to Brandon to design his feature film Four Good Days. Based on a true story by Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post writer Eli Saslow, the powerful drama premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival garnering accolades for its poignant and realistic depiction of the sadly all-too-common issue of addiction. Since then, Brandon has continued to keep a foot in both the short-form and long-form worlds. His attention to textures and patterns help him keep the world-building he does both grounded and authentic. Brandon is both an ADG and VMA nominee. B E T H M I C K L E is a BAFTA-nominated Production Designer with over two decades of industry experience. Over the course of her career, she has grown from working as a Production Designer within the independent film scene to crafting the sets of today's biggest blockbusters. Her work on numerous projects has earned her nominations for an Art Directors Guild Award, British Film Design Guild Award and was named one of Glamour magazine's Women to Watch in Film. Most recently, Mickle worked as the Production Designer on James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.