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6 P E R S P E C T I V E | M AY / J U N E 2 0 2 5 C O N T R I B U T O R S S H E P H E R D F R A N K E L is a Production Designer whose work spans action, comedy and large-scale adventure. A New York native with a master's in architecture from UCLA, he began in commercial production before moving into J U L I E B E R G H O F F is an Emmy and Art Directors Guild award- winning Production Designer whose credits include The Handmaid's Tale, Army of the Dead, The Old Man, The Conjuring, The Kids Are All Right, and the cult horror hit Saw. Her recent indie M AT T H E W F L O O D F E R G U S O N is a TV and film Production Designer with over 28 years of experience in the industry. His most recent work can be seen on both seasons of the Monsters anthology series, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story and Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. Beyond the Monsters series, Matthew has been a longtime collaborator with Ryan Murphy, starting R A M S E Y AV E R Y has worked in multiple realms of entertainment design, from Super Bowl commercials to sitcoms to theme parks, and from tiny indie films to prestige streamers and tentpole features. His most recent project was as the Supervising Production Designer for an epic retelling of The Ramayana for DNEG, filmed in Mumbai. In addition to Captain America: Brave New World, Ramsey's recent media work includes the film No One feature, The Strangers' Case, won the 2024 Amnesty International Award at the Berlin Film Festival. Julie enjoys living in Venice Beach, riding her horse Joaquin, and snowboarding with her son. Instagram @jules_berghoff with the feature film Running with Scissors and continuing with many acclaimed productions, including American Horror Story: season 11, Hollywood, The Watcher, American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace and Ratched. Some of his other credits include Beautiful Creatures, The Gift and Battle of the Sexes. He was recognized with Emmy, ADG Award and SDSA Award nominations for his work on Hollywood and two SDSA Award nominations for his work on Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story and Ratched. Matthew was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. After studying communications and film theory at Emerson College in Boston and American University in Washington, D.C., Matthew planted roots in California to pursue a film career. features, with credits including Ant-Man & the Wasp, Back in Action, Uncharted and 27 Dresses. Known for his architectural precision and narrative focus, Frankel has contributed to major studio projects and continues to bring immersive, visually driven storytelling to screens worldwide. When not in his studio, you can find him biking around Venice with friends, taking classes online at Stanford University extension program, playing tennis, cooking, cold plunging and doing hot yoga. Will Save You and the television pilot The Consultant for Amazon/MGM, directed by Matt Shakman and starring Christoph Waltz. He won an Art Directors Guild Award for Production Design for his design of the Amazon series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Avery designed the popular Avenger's Campus for Disney's California Adventure in the Disneyland Resort, including the Webslingers multimedia interactive attraction. A previous design of his, the Animation Pavilion, also at California Adventure, won a Thea Award, the themed entertainment equivalent of an Oscar. He has contributed to other attractions and events around the world, including a Don Quixote attraction in Japan, the original Winterlit holiday streetscape decorations for the city of Santa Monica, CA, and a Royal Saudi Wedding in Riyadh.