Doug Chiang

Doug Chiang studied film at the University of California, at Los Angeles, and industrial design at the Center of Creative Studies, College of Art and Design. Chiang got his start as a Stop Motion animator on the Pee Wee's Playhouse television series. He soon rose to become a Clio Award winning commercial Director and Designer for Rhythm and Hues, Digital Productions, and Robert Abel and Associates. In 1989, Chiang joined Industrial Light and Magic where he became the Creative Director in 1993. During this time, he worked as Visual Effects Art Director for films including Ghost, The Doors, Terminator 2, Death Becomes Her, Forrest Gump, Jumanji, and The Mask. He has earned both an Academy Award and a British Academy Award for Death Becomes Her and another British Academy Award for Forrest Gump. Chiang left ILM in 1995 to serve as Design Director for Lucasfilm LTD on Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace and Episode II: Attack of the Clones. In 2002, he served as Production Designer for Robert Zemeckis’ The Polar Express. Currently, Chiang is Production Designer for Zemeckis’ next film Beowulf to be released in 2007. In addition, he also served as Art Director for Monster House and Concept Designer for Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds. Chiang’s first book, Robota, was published by Chronicle Books in 2003. He is currently in production on the computer game based on the book with Sony Pictures Imageworks. In 2004, Chiang formed Ice Blink Studios, a company comprised of 18 artists dedicated to entertainment design for films and new media. As an independent filmmaker and Director, Chiang has received numerous awards, including First Place in the FOCUS Awards for his film Mental Block. His short teaser film for Robota was awarded both the ‘Prix Du Rendu’ award at Imagina 2003 Film Festival and the ‘Best Advertising/Promotional Film’ in the 2003 Annecy Animation Festival. Chiang's paintings have been featured in major national and worldwide exhibitions including the Brooklyn Museum, the Houston Museum of Fine Art, the San Diego Museum of Fine Art, the Fields Museum in Chicago, and the Kyoto and Tokyo National Museums among others. In 2003, Chiang received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Chiang lives in Northern California with his wife and three children.

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