A special thank you to Beauchamp Fontaine & your team at
Omega Cinema Props for a wonderful GMM!
Thank you to all of the SDSA businesses that donated raffle prizes & time.
Pam & Jim Elyea, founders of History for Hire prop house, were honored with the Aura Award on May 31st, at the
Glendale Arts Annual Event
“Illuminating Tomorrow Through Stories, Cinema & Art”.
Congratulations, Pam & Jim!
On hand to support & honor Pam and Jim were SDSA Set Decorators Laura Richarz, Jan Pascale, & Effney Gardea, SDSA Associate Member Louise Del Araujo, SDSA Business Member Corri Levelle of
Sandy Rose Floral
&
Executive Director Gene Cane.
Design Showcase West is an exciting annual event created by the
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
SDSA attendees included Executive Director Gene Cane, Set Decorator JoAnn Vara SDSA, and Business Member Kimberly Buckley (Kimberely Frances Pillows), who mingled among the crowd of industry professionals and executives.
Don’t Fear the Volume: Designing Sets for the Immersive Screen A Zoom Webinar Event took place on Saturday, June 21st
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Set Decoration for Volume Stages – Tools, Techniques & Creative Insights for Virtual Production. A dynamic webinar featured a virtual panel bringing together leading creatives, top Set Decorators, Production Designers, and industry professionals whose work has defined the look of some of today’s most visually groundbreaking film and television projects.
Panelists include: ● Amanda Serino, Set Decorator, SDSA (The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett) ● Andrew Jones, Production Designer (The Mandalorian, Avatar) ● David Lazan, Supervising Art Director (The Mandalorian, Fallout) ● Howard Cummings, Production Designer (Westworld, Fallout) ● Jan Pascale, Set Decorator, SDSA (Obi-Wan Kenobi, Candy Cane Lane) ● Regina Graves, Set Decorator, SDSA (Fallout, The Irishman) ● Todd Cherniawsky, Production Designer (Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Trek: Picard) ● Dieter Magallan from Pixomondo, the award-winning VFX and virtual production studio behind Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, House of the Dragon, and more. The discussion of integration of traditional craft and cutting-edge technology, provided valuable information, knowledge and behind-the-scenes perspectives in exciting presentations from the teams.
Creatives Exchange, led by CEO, Effney Gardea SDSA hosted a block party with SDSA Business Member Green Set Inc. bring together friends, creatives, collaborators and community for an afternoon of celebration.
Production Designer John Myhre, Set Decorator Rosemary Brandenburg SDSA, Prop Master Jeffrey Paul Johnston and a panel of Greens persons, including Gretchen Lynn, Phil Hurst, and Jason Campbell, with moderator Rebecca Scott, were the speakers.
Save the Date:
In The News: East Coast Chapter
Lydia Marks SDSA is featured in
Maine Media, where she held an online workshop discussing visual storytelling & Set Decoration in Television & Film.
Click on the image above to read the article.
David Schlesinger SDSA was recently part of SCAD’s
“In Focus Artisan Series”, where he shared his vast body of work with a select group of 50 students.
Then he gave a lecture called: Designing the Divide: A Look Inside SEVERANCE, which screened an episode from Season 2.
David went into a deep dive discussing his work on SEVERANCE to an audience of 800 in the SCAD community.
In The News: International
British Dream Design Team
Set Decorator Katie Spencer SDSA
&
Production Designer Sarah Greenwood
was honored with the first-ever exhibition for a Set Decoration & Production Designer at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
The exhibition:BARBIE to ANNA KARENINA, the Cinematic World of Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer explores their work on many period films such as PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, ATONEMENT, ANNA KARENINA, to the candy-colored world of BARBIE.
The exhibit features: models, behind the scenes videos, props, design inspiration and even a replica of their BARBIE office!
It is open now & a must-see!
Special Thank You to Jan Pascale SDSA for her Herculean efforts to make this exhibit come to life!
Below are some of the photos from the opening of the exhibit.
SALLY: The incredible story of Sally Ride. Jon Bush SDSA is the Set Decorator & Production Designer for this film is streaming now on Disney + and hulu.
F1: Brad Pitt returns to the big screen in this action-packed film about
Formula One racing, with Set Decoration by
Véronique Melery SDSA & Andrew McCarthy SDSA,
It’s speeding into Theatres June 27th.
JAWS In Concert with the LA Phil: 50th Anniversary at the Hollywood Bowl Saturday, July 5th. Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the Hollywood Bowl.. A special screening of the classic on its 50th Anniversary with the LA Philharmonic Orchestra playing the score!
Did you know? The late John M. Dwyer SDSA was the Set Decorator
for this classic film.
Click on the poster to get tickets.
SUPERMAN: In Theatres July 11th!
The beloved and iconic film has out-of-this-world
Set Decoration by Rosemary Brandenburg SDSA,
It’s only in theatres, so grab your friends and some popcorn to see this summer blockbuster.
Did you know ANY purchase made on Amazon going through our links withing our Book/DVD store (and not just the featured items) help raise funds for the SDSA?
Just remember to click first on the SDSA’s bookstore/market, and then click the Amazon link to start shopping!
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