James Chinlund

James Chinlund
Born March 17, 1971
New York City, New York, US
Occupation Production Designer

James Chinlund is an American production designer. He has been designing for film since the early 1990s. With a background in Fine Art, having studied Sculpture at CalArts in Los Angeles, Chinlund started his career designing for independent films and music videos. During this period he first worked with frequent collaborator Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain) in addition to other directors in the New York independent film world including: Todd Solondz (Storytelling), Paul Schrader (Autofocus) and Spike Lee (25th Hour). In recent years he has been active in the worlds of commercials and fashion. Collaborators include: Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Rupert Sanders, Spike Jonez, Fredrik Bond, Lance Acord, Gus Van Sant and Harmony Korine. In 2010 he won both the Art Directors Guild and the AICP awards for a commercial collaboration with director Rupert Sanders. James recently completed work on the Marvel film "The Avengers".

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