Originally from Blackpool, England, Sean moved to the United States with his parents at a young age. Having moved to Los Angeles to attend the prestigious Art Center College Design, Sean graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree and went on to design concept cars at General Motors for 2 years. In 1991 his interests moved to the film business where he has had a prolific career working on films for Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Mann, Luc Besson and many more. He has worked as a Production Designer at George Lucas's Industrial Light and Magic, James Cameron's Digital Domain, as well as a Matte Painter at Rhythm and Hues Studios. His talent encompasses Production Design, Concept Design, Illustration and Photography. Sean has worked on such diverse films such as Seven, Batman Forever, Heat, Jurassic Park: The Lost World, The Fifth Element, Shrek, Toy Story 2, The Seventh Son, 300:The Battle of Artemesia and many others.
Sean's Book 'Places' was published in 2011 to great reviews. The book focuses on Sean's personal Design work using cutting edge software to express his ideas and showcasing them in lavish illustrations. Sean has lectured at the Art Center College of Design, Apple Computer Industrial Design team, Microsoft / Nokia Design Beijing, Otis College of Art and Design, The National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, The Beijing University of Technology, Jian Qiao University in Shanghai, and Siggraph.
He has won the AICP Award twice and has been nominated for four Art Director Guild Awards, winning one. His work is in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art in New York City and has been featured in the exhibition 'PIXAR:20 Years of Animation' at MOMA in New York City.
AWARDS + NOMINATIONS
<YEAR> WON - ACIP AWARD
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2015 WON - ART DIRECTORS GUILD, EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN AWARD
SHORT FORMAT - WEB SERIES, MUSIC VIDEO OR COMMERCIAL
APPLE "PERSPECTIVE" SHARED WITH: DAVID STONE (ART DIRECTOR)
2009 NOMINATED - ART DIRECTORS GUILD, EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN AWARD
COMMERCIAL, PSA, PROMO, MUSIC VIDEOS
CHEVY COMMERCIALSHARED WITH: KEVIN KALABA (ART DIRECTOR)
2006 NOMINATED - ART DIRECTORS GUILD, EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN AWARD
COMMERCIAL, PROMO OR PSA
FOR AARP, "KITCHEN SINK".
COMMERCIAL, PROMO OR PSA
FOR UPS, "YOU/THEY".
FILM CREDITS
2018 - AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (SR CONCEPT DESIGNER) (FILMING)
2018 - PACIFIC RIM: MAELSTROM (SR CONCEPT DESIGNER) (FILMING)
2017 - THOR: RAGNAROK (SENIOR CONCEPT DESIGNER) (POST-PROD)
2017 - GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (LEAD CONCEPT DESIGNER) / (SENIOR CONCEPT DESIGNER) (POST-PRODUCTION)
2016 - STAR TREK BEYOND (SENIOR CONCEPT DESIGNER)
2016 - INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE (CONCEPT DESIGNER)
2014 - ISEVENTH SON (CONCEPT ARTIST)
2014 - INTO THE STORM (CONCEPT ARTIST)
2013 - PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS (CONCEPT ARTIST)
2006 - THE FOUNTAIN (ILLUSTRATOR)
2005 - NEVERWAS (PRODUCTION DESIGNER)
2004 - IGHOST IN THE SHELL 2: INNOCENCE (CONCEPT ARTIST)
2002 - ROLLERBALL (CONCEPT ARTIST)
COMMERCIALS
OVER 300 COMMERCIALS
BOOKS
PLACES
CONCEPT DESIGN 2
MAKING OF: JURASSIC PARK: THE LOST WORLD, BATMAN FOREVER.
PRODUCT
RAYTHEON: CLASSIFIED DESIGNS
VISUAL ENGINEERING: IBM AND TEXAS INSTRUMENTS PROTOTYPES
OAKLEY: PERSONAL DESIGNS FOR CEO JIM JANNARD
GALLERY SHOWS
BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF CHINESE THEATRE ARTS, BEIJING
NATIONAL OPERA, BEIJING
PIXAR AT THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK
2001 - THIR13EN GHOSTS (PRODUCTION DESIGNER)
2000 - The Cell (illustrator - uncredited)
1998 - IGodzilla (illustrator)
1997 - Amistad (illustrator - uncredited)
1997 - G.I. Jane (illustrator - uncredited)
1997 - Spawn (illustrator)
1997 - The Lost World: Jurassic Park (asst art director )
1997 - The Fifth Element (illustrator - uncredited)
1996 - The Rock (illustrator - uncredited)
1995 - Heat (illustrator)
1995 - Se7en (illustrator)
1995 - Batman Forever (illustrator)
1995 - Crimson Tide (illustrator)
1994 - The Shadow (illustrator)
1992 - Candyman (illustrator)
LECTURES
ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN
APPLE COMPUTER
BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF CHINESE THEATRE ARTS
SIGGRAPH - LOS ANGELES
MICROSOFT - BEIJING
SHANGHAI JIANQIAO UNIVERSITY
INTERMARK INTERNATIONAL DESIGN COLLEGE, SHANGHAI