FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ART DIRECTORS GUILD ILLUSTRATORS AT CAL STATE L.A.’S

EAGLE-CON 2015

Theme is “Engineering the Future”

Luxury high altitude conveyance by Matthew Cunningham

Photo available for download, click here. LOS ANGELES, May 4, 2015 – The Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) is a proud sponsor of Eagle-Con 2015, which will be held at Cal State Los Angeles on May 14 and 15. It will for the second year feature work by Illustrators from the guild. Under the theme “Engineering the Future,” the artists who work on motion pictures, television shows and comic books, will have on display concept and set design drawings from Disney’s Tomorrowland as well as futuristic designs for gadgets, buildings and vehicles from films including Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Fantastic Four 2, Tron, Batman Forever, Supernova, Total Recall and Robocop. A panel of four ADG artists who specialize in designing concept cars will be explaining their work and answering questions in the Student Union building at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 14. They are Harald Belker (Total Recall), Patrick Von Janicke (After Earth), Tim Flattery (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) and Karl Stahlendorf (Star Trek Into Darkness). Matthew Cunningham, whose concept is shown above, is out of the country and cannot make it.

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About the Art Directors Guild: The Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) represents nearly 2,300 members who work throughout the United States, Canada and the rest of the world in film, television and theater as Production Designers, Art Directors, and Assistant Art Directors; Scenic, Title, Graphic Illustrators and Matte Artists; Set Designers and Model Makers. Established in 1937, ADG’s ongoing activities include a Film Society; an annual Awards Banquet, a creative/technology community (5D: The Future of Immersive Design) and Membership Directory; a bimonthly craft magazine (Perspective); and extensive technology-training programs, creative workshops and craft and art exhibitions. The Guild’s Online Directory/Website Resource is at www.adg.org. Connect with the Art Directors Guild: Hashtag: #design800 Website: www.adg.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ADG800 Twitter: https://twitter.com/ADG800 Instagram: http://instagram.com/adg800/ Vine: https://vine.co/ADG800 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC1PXtkGUg0kztkizF3lnHQ

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