Emmy nominated production designer Gary Kordan had a huge task in front of him with his new NBC sitcom, “Kenan.” The series stars Kenan Thompson as a single father living with his two kids, father-in-law and brother, in a house he used to share with his now-deceased wife. The challenge for Kordan was figuring out how to design a house that reflected that sense of history. “How do you show a family that is obviously living in a house that was designed by their mom a year ago?” says Kordan in an exclusive new webchat for Gold Derby. “And then how do you show how the space has fallen apart in the last year?” Watch the full interview above.
Rather than borrow from the look of other single-cam family sitcoms, Kordan started from scratch, hoping to build something beyond what we typically see on television. “It has to look cinematic,...
Rather than borrow from the look of other single-cam family sitcoms, Kordan started from scratch, hoping to build something beyond what we typically see on television. “It has to look cinematic,...
- 6/17/2021
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
“I hate to use such a term, but you really do have to pinch yourself,” admits “Key and Peele” production designer Gary Kordan during our recent webcam chat (watch above) about his first Emmy nomination. He’s already won an Art Directors Guild award for his work on the sketch comedy series’ fifth and final season, his first honor from […]...
- 8/12/2016
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
The Art Directors Guild has unveiled the nominees of its 20th anual Excellence in Production Design Awards and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is one of the contenders in the Contemporary Feature Film category. But it may be hard for the force to beat the magical "Cinderella!"
And as a big Madonna fan, yup I'm a Rebel Heart, it's heartwarming to see the icon as one of the nominees in the Short Format category for her "Ghosttown" music video! The only music video nominated!
Winners will be announced on January 31. Here's the full list of nominees of the Art Directors Guild Awards:
Excellence In Production Design For A Feature Film In 2015
Period Film
Bridge Of Spies
Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
Crimson Peak
Production Designer: Thomas E. Sanders
The Danish Girl
Production Designer: Eve Stewart
The Revenant
Production Designer: Jack Fisk
Trumbo
Production Designer: Mark Ricker
Fantasy Film
Cinderella
Production Designer:...
And as a big Madonna fan, yup I'm a Rebel Heart, it's heartwarming to see the icon as one of the nominees in the Short Format category for her "Ghosttown" music video! The only music video nominated!
Winners will be announced on January 31. Here's the full list of nominees of the Art Directors Guild Awards:
Excellence In Production Design For A Feature Film In 2015
Period Film
Bridge Of Spies
Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
Crimson Peak
Production Designer: Thomas E. Sanders
The Danish Girl
Production Designer: Eve Stewart
The Revenant
Production Designer: Jack Fisk
Trumbo
Production Designer: Mark Ricker
Fantasy Film
Cinderella
Production Designer:...
- 1/5/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Period, fantasy, and contemporary films each received their own category for the Art Directors Guild awards! Take a look at the full nomination list below. Winners of the Adg Awards will be revealed on Saturday, January 31 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Feature Film
Period Film
Inherent Vice
Production Designer: David Crank
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
The Imitation Game
Production Designer: Maria Djurkovic
The Theory Of Everything
Production Designer: John Paul Kelly
Unbroken
Production Designer: Jon Hutman
Fantasy Film
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Production Designer: Peter Wenham
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
Production Designer: James Chinlund
Guardians Of The Galaxy
Production Designer: Charles Wood
Interstellar
Production Designer: Nathan Crowley
Into The Woods
Production Designer: Dennis Gassner
Contemporary Film
American Sniper
Production Designers: James J. Murakami, Charisse Cardenas
Birdman
Production Designer: Kevin Thompson
Foxcatcher
Production Designer: Jess Gonchor
Gone Girl
Production Designer: Donald Graham Burt...
Feature Film
Period Film
Inherent Vice
Production Designer: David Crank
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
The Imitation Game
Production Designer: Maria Djurkovic
The Theory Of Everything
Production Designer: John Paul Kelly
Unbroken
Production Designer: Jon Hutman
Fantasy Film
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Production Designer: Peter Wenham
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
Production Designer: James Chinlund
Guardians Of The Galaxy
Production Designer: Charles Wood
Interstellar
Production Designer: Nathan Crowley
Into The Woods
Production Designer: Dennis Gassner
Contemporary Film
American Sniper
Production Designers: James J. Murakami, Charisse Cardenas
Birdman
Production Designer: Kevin Thompson
Foxcatcher
Production Designer: Jess Gonchor
Gone Girl
Production Designer: Donald Graham Burt...
- 1/14/2015
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Birdman, Gone Girl, Nightcrawler, The Theory Of Everything among Art Directors Guild nominees.
As previously announced, Christopher Nolan will receive the Guild’s Cinematic Imagery Award and production designer Jim Bissell, senior illustrator Camille Abbott, senior set designer John P Bruce and scenic artist Will Ferrell will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards.
Hall Of Fame inductees are John Gabriel Beckman, Charles Lisanby and Walter Tyler.
The 19th Adg Awards are set to take place on January 31 in Los Angeles.
The 2014 production design nominees are:
Motion Pictures
Period Film
Inherent Vice
Production Designer: David Crank
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
The Imitation Game
Production Designer: Maria Djurkovic
The Theory Of Everything
Production Designer: John Paul Kelly
Unbroken
Production Designer: Jon Hutman
Fantasy Film
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Production Designer: Peter Wenham
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
Production Designer: James Chinlund
Guardians Of The Galaxy
Production...
As previously announced, Christopher Nolan will receive the Guild’s Cinematic Imagery Award and production designer Jim Bissell, senior illustrator Camille Abbott, senior set designer John P Bruce and scenic artist Will Ferrell will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards.
Hall Of Fame inductees are John Gabriel Beckman, Charles Lisanby and Walter Tyler.
The 19th Adg Awards are set to take place on January 31 in Los Angeles.
The 2014 production design nominees are:
Motion Pictures
Period Film
Inherent Vice
Production Designer: David Crank
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
The Imitation Game
Production Designer: Maria Djurkovic
The Theory Of Everything
Production Designer: John Paul Kelly
Unbroken
Production Designer: Jon Hutman
Fantasy Film
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Production Designer: Peter Wenham
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
Production Designer: James Chinlund
Guardians Of The Galaxy
Production...
- 1/5/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Art Directors Guild today announced nominations in 11 categories of Production Design for theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials and music videos competing in the Art Directors Guild’s 19th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards. The nominations were announced by Adg Council Chair Marcia Hinds and Awards co-producers Dave Blass and James Pearse Connelly.
The black-tie ceremony revealing winners will take place on Saturday, January 31, 2015, from the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills with comedian Owen Benjamin serving as host.
As previously announced, the recipient of the Guild’s prestigious Cinematic Imagery Award will be Academy Award winner Christopher Nolan, whose film Interstellar is in current release.
Production Designer Jim Bissell, Senior Illustrator Camille Abbott, Senior Set Designer John P. Bruce and Scenic Artist Will Ferrell will be awarded the Guild’s Lifetime Achievement Awards. Hall of Fame inductees are John Gabriel Beckman, Charles Lisanby and Walter Tyler.
The black-tie ceremony revealing winners will take place on Saturday, January 31, 2015, from the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills with comedian Owen Benjamin serving as host.
As previously announced, the recipient of the Guild’s prestigious Cinematic Imagery Award will be Academy Award winner Christopher Nolan, whose film Interstellar is in current release.
Production Designer Jim Bissell, Senior Illustrator Camille Abbott, Senior Set Designer John P. Bruce and Scenic Artist Will Ferrell will be awarded the Guild’s Lifetime Achievement Awards. Hall of Fame inductees are John Gabriel Beckman, Charles Lisanby and Walter Tyler.
- 1/5/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Art Directors Guild has announced nominees for the group's 19th annual awards, and films that have come on strong as of late like "American Sniper" and "Nightcrawler" were in the mix along notable extravagant displays in the period and fantasy categories. However, there were a few missing pieces. In the fantasy arena, both "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" and "Maleficent" came up short, while "Exodus: Gods and Kings" missed in the period department. The most shocking snub might be "Mr. Turner's" in that field, however. (And it would have been great to see "Snowpiercer" get some love here, but, alas.) As a reminder, the Guild implemented a new rule this season. Period films must now have the majority of sets and locations designed to portray a time period at least 20 years prior to the present awards year. Contemporary films, therefore, must have the majority of...
- 1/5/2015
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
The lavish, ornate designs of “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” the druggy 70s’ SoCal beach-city look of “Inherent Vice” and the fairy-tale landscape of “Into the Woods” are among the work nominated by the members of the Art Directors Guild for the Adg’s 19th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards.
In nominations announced on Monday, the Adg singled out 15 feature films and a number of television programs for its awards, which will be handed out on Jan. 31 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Because the Adg separates its feature-film nominations into separate categories for period films, fantasy films and contemporary films,...
In nominations announced on Monday, the Adg singled out 15 feature films and a number of television programs for its awards, which will be handed out on Jan. 31 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Because the Adg separates its feature-film nominations into separate categories for period films, fantasy films and contemporary films,...
- 1/5/2015
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
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