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Stephen Zavala
Stephen Zavala
Art Director / Concept Artist @ ILM / LUCASFILM
San Francisco, United States

Summary

I'm an art director / concept artist working for films and games. My clients include:

- Industrial Light and Magic
- ILMxLAB
- Lucasfilm
- 20th Century Sudios
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Universal Pictures
- Paramount Pictures
- Legendary Pictures
- Lionsgate Studios
- Summit Entertainment
- Bad Robot Productions
- Troublemaker Studios
- Walt Disney Imagineering
- Retro Studios
- Volta
- Hasbro
- Fantasy Flight Games

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8862553/?ref_=rvi_nm

Disclaimer: None of my artworks are approved to be minted as NFTs or used to train any AI models.

Skills

Concept ArtConcept DesignIllustrationStoryboarding3D VisualizationVisual Developmentvfx concept art

Software proficiency

Photoshop
Photoshop
Illustrator
Illustrator
Blender
Blender
Modo
Modo
ZBrush
ZBrush
Marvelous Designer
Marvelous Designer
Keyshot
Keyshot
DAZ Studio
DAZ Studio
Poser
Poser

Productions

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    • TV Production
      Star Wars: Young jedi Adventures
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Lucasfilm Animation / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Video Game
      Forspoken
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      VOLTA
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    • Movie
      Star Wars: Andor
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Lucasfilm / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Movie
      Prey
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Music Video
      ABBA Voyage
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Video Game
      Star Wars: Tales From The Galaxy's Edge - Last Call
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Art Director / Concept Artist
    • Company
      Lucasfilm / ILMxLAB
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    • TV Production
      Loki
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Marvel Studios / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Movie
      Chaos Walking
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Lionsgate / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • TV Production
      La Brea
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      NBC / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Video Game
      We Can Be Heroes
    • Year
      2020
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Troublemaker Studios / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Movie
      Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Lucasfilm / Industrial Light and Magic / Bad Robot Productions
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    • Movie
      Terminator: Dark Fate
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Paramount Pictures / Skydance / 20th Century Fox / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Movie
      Ad Astra
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Art Director / Concept Artist
    • Company
      20th Century Fox / Plan B Entertainment / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Movie
      The Lion King
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Walt Disney Studios / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Movie
      Godzilla: King of the Monsters
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Legendary Pictures / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Video Game
      Star Wars: Millennium Falcon - Smuggler's Run
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Lucasfilm / Walt Disney Imagineering / ILMxLAB
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    • Video Game
      Vader Immortal : Episodes I, II, III - A Star Wars VR Series
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Lucasfilm / ILMxLAB
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    • Movie
      Pokémon Detective Pikachu
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Legendary Pictures / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Movie
      Bumblebee
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Paramount Pictures / Allspark Pictures / Industrial Light & Magic
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    • Movie
      Solo: A Star Wars Story
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Illustrator / Concept Artist
    • Company
      Lucasfilm / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Movie
      Pacific Rim: Uprising
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Concept Artist / Jaeger Visual Development
    • Company
      Legendary Pictures / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Movie
      Ready Player One
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Warner Bros. Pictures / Amblin Entertainment / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Movie
      Welcome to Marwen
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Universal Pictures / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Movie
      Monster Hunt 2
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Edko Films / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Movie
      Wrinkle in Time
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Walt Disney Pictures / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Movie
      Cloverfield Paradox
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Paramount Pictures / Bad Robot Productions / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Movie
      Asura (A Xiu Luo)
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Ningxia Film Group
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    • Movie
      Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Lucasfilm / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Movie
      Star Tours: The Adventures Continue - The Last Jedi
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Lucasfilm / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Movie
      Disneyland: Mission Space
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Walt Disney Imagineering / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Movie
      Downsizing
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Paramount Pictures / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Movie
      Transformers: The Last Knight
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Paramount Pictures / Industrial Light and Magic
  • Carne y anera poster
    • Movie
      Carne y Arena
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      ILMxLAB / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Movie
      The Mummy
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Paramount Pictures / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Movie
      Iron Man Experience
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Imagineering / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Board & Card Games
      Transformers Studio Series
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Illustrator
    • Company
      Hasbro
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    • Movie
      Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Lucasfilm / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Movie
      Silence
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Paramount Pictures / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Movie
      The Great Wall
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Universal Pictures / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Movie
      Deepwater Horizon
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Summit Entertainment / Industrial Light and Magic
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    • Movie
      Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Lucasfilm / Industrial Light and Magic / Bad Robot Productions
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    • Movie
      Los Gatos (The Cats)
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Visual Development, Storyboarding, Background Artist
    • Company
      Muv MX
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    • Video Game
      Gemini: Heroes Reborn
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Phosphor Studios
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    • Mobile Game
      The Hommies
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Illustrator
    • Company
      Neverending Media

Experience

  • Art Director at Industrial Light & Magic
    San Francisco, United States of America
    October 2021 - Present
  • Concept Artist at Retro Studios
    United States of America
    March 2022 - August 2022
  • Freelance Concept Artist at VOLTA
    March 2017 - August 2022
  • Freelance Illustrator at Fantasy Flight Games
    United States of America
    October 2021 - March 2023
  • Freelance Concept Artist at Parliament
    United States of America
    November 2021 - November 2021

  • Senior Concept Artist at Industrial Light & Magic
    San Francisco, United States of America
    June 2018 - October 2021
  • Concept Artist at Industrial Light & Magic
    San Francisco
    June 2015 - October 2018
  • Lead Concept Artist at Flamita Studios
    Mexico city, Mexico
    July 2014 - May 2015

  • Freelance Concept Artist at Phosphor Games
    December 2014 - April 2015

  • Illustrator at Neverending Media
    Mexico City, Mexico
    January 2015 - April 2015

  • Freelance Concept Artist at Ningxia Film Group Co.
    August 2014 - October 2014

  • Visual Development at Muv MX
    Mexico City, Mexico
    July 2013 - December 2014