FILMOGRAPHY


FEATURE FILMS

ALICE IN WONDERLAND - Art Director
Disney, 2010 - production designer: Rob Stromberg - supervising art director: Stefan Dechant - director: Tim Burton
AVATAR - Art Director
Fox, 2009 - production designer: Rick Carter - supervising art director: Kevin Ishioka - director: James Cameron
SPLICE - Production Designer
Gaumont, 2009 - director: Vincenzo Natali - producer: Steven Hoban - exec. producers: Guillermo del Toro, Susan Montford & Franck Chorot
NANCY DREW - Art Director
Warner Brothers, 2007 - production designer: Tony Fanning - UPM/Co-Producer: CherylAnn Martin - director: Andy Flemming
BEOWULF - Assistant Art Director
DreamWorks SKG, 2007 - production designer: Doug Chiang - super. art director: Norm Newberry - director: Robert Zemeckis
SURESHOT DOMBROWSKI - Production Designer
Western Directives, 2007 - director & producer: Tim McKort
OCEAN'S 13 - Set Designer
Warner Brothers, 2007 - production designer: Philip Messina - supervising art director: Doug Meerdink - director: Steven Soderbergh
MONSTER HOUSE - Set Designer
Sony Pictures, 2006 - production designer: Ed Verreaux - art directors: Norm Newberry & Greg Papalia - director: Gil Kenan
WAR OF THE WORLDS - Assistant Art Director
Paramount, 2005 - production designer: Rick Carter - supervising art director: Tony Fanning - director: Stephen Spielberg
LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS - Set Designer
Paramount, 2004 - production designer: Rick Heinrichs - supervising art director: John Dexter - director: Brad Silberling
GINGER SNAPS: Unleashed - Production Designer
Lions Gate, 2004 - director: Brett Sullivan - producers: Paula Devonshire, Grant Harvey, Steven Hoban
GINGER SNAPS BACK: The Beginning - Production Designer
Lions Gate, 2004 - director: Grant Harvey - producers: Steve Hoban, Karen Lee Hall
THE POLAR EXPRESS - Set Designer
Warner Brothers, 2004 - prod. designers: Rick Carter & Doug Chiang - art dirs.: Tony Fanning, Alicia Maccarone, Norm Newberry
THE HULK - Set Designer
Universal, 2003 - production designer: Rick Heinrichs - set decorator: Cheryl Carasak - director: Ang Lee
CYPHER - Concept Illustrator
Mirimax Films, 2002 - production designer: Jasna Stefanovich - art director: Jim Phillips - director: Vincenzo Natali
GHOSTS OF THE ABYSS - Set Designer
Lightstorm Entertainment, 2002 - under the direction of: James Cameron
MARS - Concept Illustrator
Lightstorm Entertainment, 2000-2 (concept period) - under the direction of: James Cameron
GINGER SNAPS - Production Designer
Copper Heart Entertainment, 2001 - director: John Fawcett - producers: Steve Hoban, Karen Lee Hall
PLANET OF THE APES - Set Designer
20th Century Fox, 2001 - production designer: Rick Heinrichs - set decorator: Rosemary Brandenburg - director: Tim Burton
INSPECTOR GADGET - Set Designer
Walt Disney Productions, 1999 - production designer: Michael White - set decorator: Kate Sullivan - director: David Kellogg
ARMAGEDDON - Set Designer
Touchstone Pictures, 1998 - production designer: Michael White - set decorator: Rick Simpson - director: Michael Bay
SPHERE - Set Designer
Warner Brothers, 1998 - production designer: Norman Reynolds - set decorator: Anne Kuljian - director: Barry Levinson


MOVIES OF THE WEEK / DVD

SANTA'S SLAY - Production Designer
Lions Gate/Media8, 2005 - director: David Steiman - producers: Brett Ratner, JoAnn Perritano, Matt Leonetti, Jr., Doug Steeden
100 DAYS IN THE JUNGLE - Production Designer
ImagiNation/Sextant/CTV, 2002 - director: Sturla Gunnarsson - producers: Nicolette Saina, Mary Anne Waterhouse
HIJACKING HOLLYWOOD - Production Designer
Broken Twig Productions, 1997 - director/producer: Neil Mandt


SHORT FILMS (all as Production Designer)

ENDGAME - Calavera Films, 1999 - director: Luis Cámara Silva
LA MONJA - AFI thesis film, 1996 - director: Holleigh Bernson
CLINIC E - AFI thesis film, 1995 - director: Mark Ward
ANOTHER GREEN WORLD - AFI student film, 1994 - director: Robert Schwentke
KEN'S PARADISE - AFI student film, 1994 - director: Mans Marlind
MY INNER SELF - AFI student film, 1994 - director: Holleigh Bernson
SMOKERS - AFI student film, 1994 - director: Tod Williams
ANOTHER GREAT DAY FOR BANANAFISH - AFI student film, 1993 - director: D.W. Maze
FOODCHAIN - AFI student film, 1993 - director: Marion Comer
HOMUNCULUS - FAVA Film Prods., 199 - director: Clare Mullen
ALLNITE BEETLES - FAVA Film Prods., 1993 - director: Phil Hawes
MR. DOOLEY ON NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS - Girl Next Door Prods., 1992 - director: Karen Walton
SMOKE SCREEN - Girl Next Door Prods., 1991 - director: Karen Walton
SIMON SEZZ - Pink Fax Films, 1990 - director: Ken Berry
SENESCENCE - FAVA Film Prods., 1990 - director: William E. Hornecker


TELEVISION, COMMERCIALS & NETWORK CAMPAIGNS (selected)

earthship.tv - (production designer); John David Cameron, 2001
SAT.1: ‘97-’98 Season - (assistant art director); 3 Ring Circus, 1997
SAT.1: Echt Gebraucht - (art dir); 3 Ring Circus, 1996
ABC: Fall '96 Line-Up - (asst. art dir.); 3 Ring Circus, 1996
SHOWTIME: Summer '96 - (asst. art dir.); 3 Ring Circus, 1996
FOX TV: '96-'97 Season - (asst. art dir.); 3 Ring Circus, 1996
SONY/TCN: Debut - (asst. art dir.); 3 Ring Circus, 1996
TV LAND: Debut - (asst. art dir.); 3 Ring Circus, 1996
LABATT’S GENUINE DRAFT: Genuine Joel - (art dir.); Avion Film Prods., Inc., 1995
EDMONTON FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL '93 - (art dir.); Pink Fax Films, 1993



EDUCATION


THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE (CAFTS):
Master of Fine Arts (Production Design), 1996
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Art & Design) - Industrial Design major, Design History/Theater Design minor; Dean’s List, 1993
Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA
NORTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Honours Diploma in Architecture, 1988
Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA



AFFILIATIONS


Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800
DGC (Directors Guild of Canada) - Available to legally work in Canada.
Set Designers & Model Makers, IATSE Local 847
IDSA (Industrial Designers Society of America)
Professional Member



CONTACT INFORMATION


Todd Cherniawsky, IDSA
email: todd@asylumdesignworks.com
cel: 323.533.0485