Ryan Church (concept artist)
Encyclopedia
Ryan Church is an American-born concept designer best known for his designs of vehicles, planets, and architectures as a concept design supervisor on George Lucas
's Star Wars Episode II, Episode III, and of the tripods in Steven Spielberg
's War of the Worlds
.
He worked on James Cameron
's Avatar (2009) and is responsible for the updated design of the USS Enterprise
in J. J. Abrams
's Star Trek film.
Church graduated with honors in Transportation Design with emphasis on Entertainment Design at Art Center College of Design
in Pasadena, CA.
George Lucas
George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm. He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones...
's Star Wars Episode II, Episode III, and of the tripods in Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
's War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds (2005 film)
War of the Worlds is a 2005 American science fiction film adaptation of H. G. Wells' novel of the same name, directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Josh Friedman and David Koepp. It is one of three film adaptations of War of the Worlds released that year, alongside The Asylum's version and...
.
He worked on James Cameron
James Cameron
James Francis Cameron is a Canadian-American film director, film producer, screenwriter, editor, environmentalist and inventor...
's Avatar (2009) and is responsible for the updated design of the USS Enterprise
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)
The USS Enterprise, NCC-1701, is a fictional starship in the Star Trek media franchise. The original Star Trek series depicts her crew's mission "to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man has gone before" under the command of Captain James...
in J. J. Abrams
J. J. Abrams
Jeffrey Jacob "J. J." Abrams is an American film and television producer, screenwriter, director, actor, and composer. He wrote and produced feature films before co-creating the television series Felicity...
's Star Trek film.
Church graduated with honors in Transportation Design with emphasis on Entertainment Design at Art Center College of Design
Art Center College of Design
Art Center College of Design is a private college located in Pasadena, California, and was cited by BusinessWeek as one of the 60 best design schools in the world. The college’s industrial design program is consistently ranked number one by both DesignIntelligence and U.S...
in Pasadena, CA.
Filmography
- Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) (concept design supervisor)
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) (concept design supervisor)
- War of the WorldsWar of the Worlds (2005 film)War of the Worlds is a 2005 American science fiction film adaptation of H. G. Wells' novel of the same name, directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Josh Friedman and David Koepp. It is one of three film adaptations of War of the Worlds released that year, alongside The Asylum's version and...
(2005) (creature designer) - Transformers (2007) (concept artist)
- OutlanderOutlander (film)Outlander is a 2008 science fiction film directed by Howard McCain and starring James Caviezel. Caviezel has described Outlander as a light combination of Braveheart and Highlander.-Plot:...
(2008) (concept artist) - Star Trek (2009) (concept designer)
- Transformers: Revenge of the FallenTransformers: Revenge of the FallenTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a 2009 American science fiction-action film directed by Michael Bay and produced by Steven Spielberg. It is the sequel to the 2007 film Transformers and the second installment in the live-action Transformers series...
(2009) (concept artist) - Avatar (2009) (concept artist)
- Super 8Super 8-Media and entertainment:* Super 8 mm film, a motion picture film format* Super 8 , a 2011 science fiction film* Super 8 , by Züri West* Super 8 * super8 * Super8, a DJ of the duo Super8 & Tab...
(2011) (concept artist) - Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) (concept artist)
- John Carter (2012) (concept artist / visual effects art director)