Issue link: https://digital.copcomm.com/i/1529668
2 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 4 H i g h l i g h t i n g t h e W o r k o f F u t u r e D e s i g n e r s A F I P R O D U C T I O N D E S I G N S H O W C A S E B Y J O S E P H T. G A R R I T Y, H E A D O F P R O D U C T I O N D E S I G N , A M E R I C A N F I L M I N S T I T U T E 1 20 24 On August 8, 2024, AFI Fellows and faculty, alumni, ADG members, family and other supporters from the design community gathered at our annual opening-night event on the AFI sound stage to view the design work of our twenty-one graduating Production Design Fellows. Designs ranged from ambitious theoretical projects to short production exercises (cycle projects) to finished thesis productions that were designed, built and shot by the Fellows. Every facet of the craft could be seen in some capacity, from computer-rendered concept illustrations (SketchUp, Photoshop, Vectorworks, Rhino, Twinmotion and Unreal) to hand-drawn set sketches, physical white models, hand-drafted construction details, production stills and video reels of the many realized designs done in our program. This showcase is the capstone of an intense two- year conservatory MFA where the Fellows are simultaneously learning the skills needed to turn their ideas into images and physical spaces, as well as an immersion into film production that results in a fully realized thesis film ready for festival submission. Our goal is to provide the Fellows with the tools and experience to practice narrative design at a professional level, and the success of the program was evident in the many returning graduates who are now ADG members working at all levels of the industry across the nation and around the world. This Showcase is an important step in the Fellow's connection to the professional world, and AFI deeply appreciates the many ADG members of all branches who turned out for this event and other events during our school year. Among those reviewing the Fellow's work were Production Designers Keith Cunningham, Jess Gonchor, Howard Cummings, Ruth Ammon, KK Barrett, Victoria Paul, David Gropman and Steven Sakland. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON OUR AFI PRODUCTION DESIGN TWO-YEAR MFA PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTPS:// CONSERVATORY.AFI.COM A. AFI SHOWCASE LOGO BY PATRICIA WITT. B. JOE GARRITY (LEFT) WITH MEMBERS OF THE 2024 GRADUATING CLASS. A B