Creature Design for Cinema and Theater WORKSHOP

A Create Appalachia Interdisciplinary Art & Making Experience

Friday, October 23 – Sunday, October 25, 2015

Featuring EMMY award winning
Creature Designer
Jordu Schell Workshop fee: $350

Bring your creative skills and work under the direction of Jordu Schell to concept and create full-body creatures on live models in a weekend-long hands-on experience in the spirit of ScyFy’s “Face-Off”.

You will work in interdisciplinary design teams with the help of a cadre of specialists in costume construction and fabrication, body painting, hair and wig design, 3D printing and other skills over a fast-paced weekend sure to be full of great tips and tricks, and just plain creative fun!

Schell Sculpture Studio has been providing concept art in the industry for over ten years, but owner and head designer Jordu Schell has been in the film and television industry since 1987. His talent as a designer and sculptor is world renowned, and his credits include: “Avatar”, “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”, “300”, “Hellboy”, “Aliens vs. Predator – Requiem”, “Men in Black”, “The Mist”, “Batman Returns”, “Edward Scissorhands”, “Alien: Resurrection”, “The X-Files Movie”, “Predator II”, “Galaxy Quest”, “Evolution”, “Babylon 5-The Series” (on which he designed an Emmy award-winning creature make-up and the first fully digital creature for a television series), and many more. His studio specializes in creature and character design, props, prototypes for toys and model kits, general special effects work, and creature design classes.

Are you are attending the
2015 International Digital Media & Arts Association Conference?
Workshop fee for Conference Attendees: only $150!
Must be over 18 to participate

Can’t attend the workshop, but would still like to participate?

Attend Jordu Schell’s Presentation and demonstration only: $25

This presentation is open for no-charge to ETSU Faculty and Students with ID.

Attend Creature Presentation and Awards Luncheon only: $25

Schedule:
Friday

Optional dutch dinner and drinks the night before the workshop to give participants a chance to meet and mix with their fellow workshop colleagues and the facilitators.

7:30pm place TBD

Saturday

Continental breakfast, lunch and dinner included in Fee for workshop.

8:00 am – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast and Introductions

9:15 am - 11:30 am Presentation and sculpture demonstration, Jordu Schell
This presentation is open for no-charge to ETSU Faculty and Students
with ID.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch, team selection and model assignments

1:00 pm – 11:00 pm Creature Construction Participants are welcome to work overnight on their creations.

7:30 pm -9:30 pm Dinner

Sunday

8:00 am – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast

9:00 am – 11:00 am Final assembly of creatures and last looks

11:00 am – 12:00 pm Judging

12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Creature Presentation and Awards Luncheon

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Photography