LUNCHTIME LABS – ANNIE ATKINS
Academy Members attended an IFTA Lunchtime Lab on Wednesday March 12th with Annie Atkins, one of Ireland's leading creative visual artists working in the film & television industry. The daytime event was held in The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin and hosted by John Maguire of The Sunday Business Post.
The talented Dublin-based graphic design artist gave an informative and detailed account of her career to date, which has seen her distinct, striking visuals across diverse aspects of the industry including film poster design, period graphic props, set-dressing and unique calligraphic titles.
The 60-minute lunchtime event began with a look at Annie's beginnings as a graphic design artist and her work on The Tudors, her first job within the film & television industry after her move to Ireland in 2007. The discussion turned to her work across several period drama television productions including Camelot, Titanic: Blood and Steel, Vikings and the upcoming Sam Mendes-produced Showtime series Penny Dreadful, with IFTA Members treated to the exhibition of original construction graphics from the series. The event also exhibited a selection of Annie's film poster design including IFTA-winning films such as The Other Side of Sleep and What Richard Did, and she discussed the importance of poster design in the overall marketing of modern film releases. Annie spoke in depth about her experience working for almost a year in Görlitz, Germany with iconic director Wes Anderson on the film The Grand Budapest Hotel, designing graphic props & set pieces for the film's fictional State of Zubrowka in addition to the cinema release poster. Finally, Annie spoke about the high standard of film & television creative & craft crews working in Ireland currently and discussed her future projects and her interest in working in the science-fiction genre.
Images thanks to JinJoDesign http://www.jinjodesign.com
Take a look at Annie’s recent feature in The Independent here.
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