Iain McCaig is an internationally recognized and award winning artist and one of the motion picture industry’s leading conceptual designers. His exceptional command of human anatomy, character, emotional expression and visual narrative make him on of the most sought after artists working in the entertainment industry today.
McCaig has worked for Lucasfilm as one of the principal designers on 'Star Wars Episode One—The Phantom Menace', 'Star Wars Episode Two—Attack of the Clones', and 'Star Wars Episode Three—Revenge of the Sith'. His work includes the landmark designs for Queen Amidala and Darth Maul.
McCaig has taught drawing and storytelling both publicly and privately for over twenty years. He is the author of four bestselling DVD’s on Visual Storytelling and Concept Design for the Gnomon Workshop. He continues to lecture and demonstrate and hold workshops for film studios, conventions, institutions and schools around the world.
In 2005, McCaig founded Ninth Ray Studios LLC, a freelance story and design group dedicated to the art of storytelling. Since it’s inception, Ninth Ray has handled development and pre-production work for several major motion pictures, including Ascendant Pictures’ ‘Outlander’ and both Paramount Pictures’ and Disney/Pixar’s versions of ‘John Carter of Mars’.
McCaig is currently writing and designing the screenplays for his own feature film projects, and preparing for two joint exhibitions in Paris: one in September 2010 at the GALERIE ARLUDIK and the other in Summer 2012 at the GALERIE DANIEL MAGHEN.
http://iainmccaig.blogspot.com/
*Darth Maul image with permission of Lucasfilm Ltd. Copyright 2010 Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved.*
Booth:
Iain McCaig will be at Booth 1213
Panel:
Sunday at 1:00pm, Concept Designers – Presentation Room B
