ILM's supervising art director discusses the concept and production art pipeline on Walt Disney Pictures and J.J. Abrams' epic space adventure.
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In this two-part interview, ILM supervising art director Kevin Jenkins describes his role and responsibilities regarding concept art development and design work on Walt Disney Pictures and J.J. Abrams' epic space adventure, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. He also talks about the overall challenges and issues that impact good concept design, citing his work on World War Z and Edge of Tomorrow, and how his work is always rooted in a director's cinematic concepts which differ on every film.
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