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1 4 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 2 2 Yibo Kou Y I B O K O U . C O M Abbie Vance A B B I E VA N C E . C O M D. JOHN CARTER OF MARS. ZONDANGA CITY. CONCEPT ILLUSTRATION. HAND DRAWING, PROCREATE, PHOTOSHOP. E.THE KNICK. HOSPITAL ENTRANCE HALL. CONCEPT ILLUSTRATION. PHOTOSHOP. F. CARCASS (SHORT, 2023) GABRIEL'S COTTAGE SET PHOTO: BUILT ON LOCATION IN CASTAIC, CA. A. PERFUME. ILLUSTRATION. PROCREATE. B. FLOWER GIRL. ILLUSTRATION. HAND DRAWN. C. HANSEL AND GRETEL. ILLUSTRATION. PROCREATE. ABBIE VANCE HAS EIGHT YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE ART DEPARTMENT FOR FILM AND TELEVISION. RAISED IN RURAL MONTANA, AFTER ACHIEVING A BA IN MEDIA ARTS PRODUCTION DESIGN AND A THEATER DESIGN MINOR FROM UTAH'S BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, HER PROFESSIONAL FILM CREDITS INCLUDE ART DIRECTOR FOR THE WOLF OF SNOW HOLLOW AND PROPMASTER FOR NINE DAYS. HER COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION DESIGN CLIENTS INCLUDE TEAM LIQUID AND ENTRATA, AND HER SPECULATIVE PERSONAL WORK INCLUDES CONCEPTS FOR STEVEN SODERBERGH'S THE KNICK AND DISNEY'S JOHN CARTER. SHE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT SEEKING A LIFE FULL OF LEARNING AND TELLING BIG STORIES THAT INSPIRE EVEN BIGGER FEELINGS YIBO KOU HAS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE. AFTER PRACTICING IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR A FEW YEARS, HE ATTENDED THE FILM PROGRAM AT CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS. HE CONTINUES HIS PASSION FOR FILMMAKING AND DESIGN AT THE MFA PRODUCTION DESIGN PROGRAM AT THE AFI CONSERVATORY AND WILL BE GRADUATING IN 2022. DURING HIS YEARS IN CALIFORNIA, HE DESIGNED AND ART DIRECTED OVER 20 FILMS. THE MOST RECENT FILM HE DESIGNED, PAY IT, HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR BEST HORROR AT LA SHORTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL A B C D E F