Doug Chiang

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Template:Short description

Page Module:Message box/ambox.css has no content.

Template:DMCA

Page Module:Infobox/styles.css has no content.

Doug Chiang
江道格
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:InfoboxImage/data' not found.
Chiang in 2025
BornScript error: No such module "person date".
Taipei, Taiwan
DiedScript error: No such module "person date".
Alma materCollege for Creative Studies
University of California, Los Angeles (BFA)
OccupationTemplate:Pluralize from textFilm designer
Years active1990–present
EmployerTemplate:Pluralize from textLucasfilm (1995–present)Template:Pluralize from text
OrganizationTemplate:Pluralize from textTemplate:Pluralize from text
AgentTemplate:Pluralize from textTemplate:Pluralize from text
Notable creditTemplate:Pluralize from textTemplate:Pluralize from text
LabelTemplate:Pluralize from textTemplate:Pluralize from text
TitleVice President and Creative Director at Lucasfilm
OpponentTemplate:Pluralize from textTemplate:Pluralize from text
Template:Pluralize from text
SpouseTemplate:Pluralize from textTemplate:Pluralize from text
PartnerTemplate:Pluralize from textTemplate:Pluralize from text
Template:Pluralize from text

Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for deprecated parameters".

Doug Chiang (Chinese: 江道格; born 16 February 1962) is an American film designer and artist. He is vice president and executive creative director of Lucasfilm, where he has worked since 1995.

Early life and education

Chiang was born in Taipei, Taiwan.[1] His dad went to Michigan in the United States for college, and moved the family to Dearborn, Michigan when Chiang was 5 years old.[2][3] His parents encouraged him to assimilate into American culture by speaking more English, which Chiang described as one of the ways the family tried to fit in. Chiang therefore lost his ability to speak Chinese over the years.[3] Nonetheless, he characterized his lifestyle as "still very culturally Chinese", citing the strong work ethic imposed by his parents.[3]

Chiang was inspired by the original Star Wars film and the accompanying art design book.[4] He studied industrial design at the College for Creative Studies until 1982.[5] He later studied film production at the University of California, Los Angeles, and graduated in 1986. During his time in college, he was an illustrator and art director for the Daily Bruin and involved with the Association of Chinese Americans.[2]

Career

During the late 1980s, he worked at various production studios including Rhythm and Hues. Chiang eventually joined Industrial Light & Magic as a creative director where he worked on films such as Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and Forrest Gump (1994). In 1995, he was hired to lead Lucasfilm's art department;[4] he was the design director for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) and Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002).[6] Afterwards, he was a production designer on Robert Zemeckis' The Polar Express. Outside of film, he collaborated with author Orson Scott Card on an illustrated science-fiction book called Robota.

He founded DC Studios[7] in 2000 with his creation, Robota, as a primary project. Along with Sparx Animation Studios in Ho Chi Minh City, he created several animated shorts depicting the world of Robota in action.

In 2004, Chiang co-founded Ice Blink Studios and worked for Zemeckis on Beowulf. Ice Blink closed in 2007, becoming the core of the facility for ImageMovers Digital, a pioneering performance capture animation studio.[8][9]

Chiang returned to the Star Wars franchise as the concept artist for The Force Awakens as well as production designer for Rogue One. His other Star Wars includes the films Solo and The Rise of Skywalker, and the television series The Mandalorian and Obi-Wan Kenobi.[10]

Awards

Chiang has won numerous awards throughout his career, including an Academy Award and a BAFTA for Death Becomes Her,[11][12] a BAFTA for Forrest Gump,[13] a FOCUS Award for his independent film Mental Block,[14] a Clio Award for his work on a Star Wars campaign[15][16] and The BrandLaureate Award.[17]

Works

Films

Television

Books

  • Robota (2003) (co-Writer, illustrator)
  • Mechanika: Creating the Art of Science Fiction with Doug Chiang (2008, 2015) (writer, illustrator)[18]
  • Star Wars Art: Concepts (Star Wars Art Series) (2013) (introduction, concept artist)
  • The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) (concept artist)

Video games

  • Card Soldier Wars (2008) (artist)
  • The Looking Glass Wars Card Game (2009) (artist)

See also

References

Page Template:Reflist/styles.css has no content.

  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.admin (October 6, 2021). "THE PROGRESSION OF DESIGN WITH OSCAR-WINNING VISIONARY DOUG CHIANG". VFX Voice. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chang, Kenny (August 5, 2001). "Former Bruin brings artistry to "˜Star Wars' prequels". Daily Bruin. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.""There is a Strength in Asian Culture": A Conversation with Lucasfilm Legend Doug Chiang". StarWars.com. May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chiang, Doug (2016). The Art of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. New York: Abrams. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-4197-2225-7.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Doug Chiang". College for Creative Studies. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Christopher, James (April 12, 2000). "Greetings, Earthlings; Arts". The Times. p. 16.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Doug Chiang Studio". www.dchiang.com.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ice Blink". www.iceblink.com. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Said, Carolyn (November 14, 2007). "ImageMovers Digital gives Bay Area's film image another dimension". SFGATE. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Poncet, Alexandre; Penso, Gilles; Artists, Various (2025). The art of Doug Chiang: volume l: a cinematic legacy and volume ll: Star Wars. New York: Abrams Books. ISBN 978-1-4197-7775-2.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Oscars (October 29, 2023). Doug Chiang | 'Death Becomes Her' | Behind the Oscars Speech. Retrieved August 8, 2025 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Achievements in Special Effects". Bafta. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Past Winners and Nominees - Film - Awards - The BAFTA site". www.bafta.org. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.McDonald, Brooke (April 18, 2022). "Lucasfilm's Doug Chiang Talks Designing Star Wars Live-Action, Galactic Starcruiser and Galaxy's Edge, and Life in Marin". Marin Magazine. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Lucasfilm's Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker x Porsche: A Design Alliance: Creating the Tri-Wing S-91x Pegasus Starfighter - The Clios". November 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Lucasfilm, ILM, and Skywalker Sound Claim Six Clio Awards". StarWars.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2025. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.admin. "BRAND PERSONALITY AWARDS". The BrandLaureate. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Book". ArtistsNetwork. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2019.

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Navbox/configuration' not found. Template:Academy Award Best Visual Effects Template:BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual EffectsLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Navbox/configuration' not found.

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Authority control/config' not found.

Retrieved from "http://cosmopedia.co/index.php?title=Doug_Chiang&oldid=860047"