Iain McCaig
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Iain McCaig is an artistic director, concept designer, and filmmaker who worked at JAK Films, a division of Lucasfilm as a storyboard and concept artist for all three prequel movies. Several of the characters he designed include Darth Maul, Queen Amidala, and Sio Bibble.
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[edit] Biography
Iain McCaig was born March 19, 1957 in Santa Monica, California. He moved to Glasgow, Scotland for his education, but soon returned to the United States.
His film directing debut, The Face, opened at the Santa Barbara Film Festival, and went on to win four awards including Best Family Film in the Houston International Film Festival.
He currently lives with his wife Leonor and their two children.
[edit] Star Wars contributions
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, 2005, Concept Artist
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, 2002, Concept Artist
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, 1999, Concept Artist
[edit] Other works
- John Carter of Mars, 2007, Concept Artist
- Outlander, 2006, Concept/Story Director
- Charlotte's Web, 2006, Concept Artist
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2005, Concept Artist
- Peter Pan, 2003, Storyboard Artist
- "Dinotopia", 2002, Storyboard Artist
- Taking the Wheel, 2002, Storyboard Artist
- The Book of Stars, 1999, Visual Effects Storyboard Artist
- The Face, 1998, Director
- Interview with the Vampire, 1994, Storyboard Artist
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, 1992-1996, Storyboard Artist
- Bram Stoker's Dracula, 1992, Storyboard Artist
- Star Control 2, 1992, Writer
- Hook, 1991, Storyboard Artist
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day, 1991, Storyboard Artist
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, 1991, Storyboard Artist
- Pinocchio
- Jethro Tull's Broadsword and the Beast, 1982, Illustrator
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, one of Orn Free Taa's aides
[edit] Sources
Iain McCaig on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- Designing a Sith Lord on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- From Concept to Costume on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- Undressed to Kill on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- Drawing Attention: Iain McCaig on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- Padmé Amidala, Costume P17 on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- Meet the Episode III Art Department on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
[edit] External links
- Ian McCaig's official site - Under construction as of December 20, 2006.
- Ninth Ray Studios' official site
Iain McCaig at the Internet Movie Database
