![]() ![]() “Our goal is to consistently do more for our members by expanding the awareness of what art directors and productions designers actually do,” he says. One structure he’s put in place, however, is the initiation of the Art Directors Guild Awards, with the intention of promoting the skills and accomplishments of his members to the public. And he’s been met with adversity since the beginning with so much of the work having left California, leaving members unsettled about the future of their careers. It was at this point in which Shaffner served on the council until ultimately taking on the role of chairman. He eventually ascended to the role of vice president until the merge in 2003 between Local 876 and the 700-member Scenic, Title and Graphic Artists (IATSE Local 816). Having been a volunteer at the union for years, in different capacities, Shaffner began his quest as a board member when it was still the 900-member Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 876). “In my particular field of multi-camera production design, there are probably not but 75 of us who have essentially dedicated our careers to doing multi-camera design.” “I think the most intriguing thing about our work is that there are so few of us doing it under the union banner,” Shaffner comments during our interview. John is also the former Chairman and CEO of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences- and he’s currently serving as Chairman of the Art Directors Council, where he is accountable for the cultivation and advancement of 2,250 members, made up of production designers, art directors, illustrators and graphic artists to name a few. Yes, where you find leadership, success will show up- while successful people frequently step into leadership roles by default.Īnd nobody drives this point home more than John Shaffner, the premier production designer leading the way in art departments on mega-hit television series’ like Friends, Two and a Half Men, and currently The Big Bang Theory. There is a significant distinction between success and leadership, yet the two often birth one another. ![]()
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