Ryan Church (born July 18, 1971 in

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) is an American concept designer best known for his designs of vehicles, planets, and architectures as a concept design supervisor on

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's ''

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'', ''

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'', and of the tripods in

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's '' War of the Worlds''. He worked on

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's ''

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'' (2009) and is responsible for the updated design of the USS Enterprise in J. J. Abrams's ''

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'' films as well as the design of the Stealth Helicopters in ''

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'' (2012) and the Ship of the Imagination in '' Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey'' (2014) presented by

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. Church returned to the Star Wars franchise in 2013 as a concept artist for ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He is also a concept supervisor on the television series ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Ahsoka''. Church graduated with honors in Transportation Design with emphasis on Entertainment Design at

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Filmography

* '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' (2002) (concept design supervisor) * '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' (2005) (concept design supervisor) * '' War of the Worlds'' (2005) (creature designer) * ''

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'' (2007) (concept artist) * '' Outlander'' (2008) (concept artist) * ''

'' (2009) (concept designer) * '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' (2009) (concept artist) * ''

'' (2009) (concept artist) * '' Super 8'' (2011) (concept artist) * '' Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' (2011) (concept artist) * '' John Carter'' (2012) (concept artist / visual effects art director) * ''

'' (2012) (concept designer) * ''

Star Trek Into Darkness ''Star Trek Into Darkness'' is a 2013 American science fiction film, science fiction action film directed by J. J. Abrams and written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof. It is the 12th installment in the ''Star Trek'' franchise ...

'' (2013) (concept designer) * ''

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'' (2014) (concept artist) * '' Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey'' (2014) (designer: Ship of the Imagination) * '' Avengers: Age of Ultron'' (2015) (visual effects art director) * ''

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'' (2015) (concept artist) * '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2015) (concept artist) * '' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' (2016) (concept artist) * '' Transformers: The Last Knight'' (2017) (visual effects art director) * ''

'' (2019-2022) (concept supervisor) * '' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019) (concept artist) * ''

The Book of Boba Fett ''The Book of Boba Fett'' is an American space Western television miniseries created by Jon Favreau for the streaming service Disney+. It is part of the ''Star Wars'' franchise and a spin-off from '' The Mandalorian'', taking place in the same ...

'' (2021) (concept supervisor) * '' Pinocchio'' (2022) (concept artist) * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'' (2022) (concept artist) * ''

'' (2022) (concept supervisor) * '' Ahsoka'' (2023) (concept supervisor)

Video games

* '' The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II'' (2006) (cinematic painter) * '' Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars'' (2007) (concept artist) * '' Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3'' (2008) (additional art) * ''

Dead Space ''Dead Space'' is a science fiction horror franchise created and directed by Glen Schofield. ''Dead Space'' was developed by Visceral Games and published and owned by Electronic Arts. The franchise's chronology is not presented in a linear format ...

'' (2008) (concept artist: art) * ''

Star Citizen ''Star Citizen'' is a multiplayer, space trading and combat simulation video game currently under development by Cloud Imperium Games for Windows. An extended retry of unrealized plans for ''Freelancer'' (2003), ''Star Citizen'' is led by dire ...

'' (TBA): (concept artist)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Church, Ryan 1971 births American designers Living people People from Long Beach, California ArtCenter College of Design alumni