Oscar Winner Doug Chiang on Star Wars Design & Creative Challenges

WATCH: Oscar Winner Doug Chiang Talks ‘Star Wars’ Visual Design at FMX 2019

A legendary artist shares concept design insights, discussing George Lucas’s influence on his development as a designer, navigating production design challenges, and managing differing viewpoints from strong creative voices on a film.

Among Oscar winner Doug Chiang’s numerous film credits, he was production designer on ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.’ Image © 2016 Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

With FMX 2019 recently concluding on May 3 in Stuttgart, Germany, we’re excited to present exclusive interviews with some of the talented speakers from the four-day conference – leading industry professionals who gather to lecture, teach, and network. Watch this insightful and entertaining professional spotlight video series featuring some of the biggest names in animation, visual effects, computer graphics, and transmedia.

In this new interview, Oscar winner Doug Chiang, SVP, Vice President & Executive Creative Director at Lucasfilm, provides insights into his concept design approach, the impact of Star Wars creator George Lucas on his evolution, how his production design role has expanded, where he finds design inspiration, and how he handles diverse opinions from strong creative voices on a film.