Architect, Set Designer, Graphic Designer, Interaction Designer, Artist and an amateur photographer.

background -
Completed Architecture Degree from Dublin School of Architecture DIT Bolton Street & Trinity College. Worked for 8 years in Art Direction for Feature Film with clients including Disney, ShowTime & BBC. Worked for 7 years in 3D Visualization & Animation, Interaction Design, Presentation & Branding.

2012 work -
Art Director on "Moone Boy"
Production Designer - Ray Ball.

2011 work -
Art Director on "Saving The Titanic"
Production Designer - Ray Ball.

Assistant Art Direction on Shadow Dancer - Designer Jon Henson (Boy A), Directed by James Marsh (Man on Wire (Oscar winner))

Art Direction on Badly Drawn Roy - Series 2 for BBC & JAM Media.


2010 work -
Working as a "On Set Art Director" on the Thadeus O Sullivan directed feature film called "Stella Days" starring Martin Sheen & Stephen Rae.

Art Directing the Graphics and Motion Graphics on ITV's Primeval Season 4.

previously

The Tudors
June 2008 – July 2008
Role - Draughtsman
Designer - Tom Conroy
Producer - Show Time



King Arthur
March 2003 to October 2003,
Role - Draughtsman/Assitant Art Director, (standby art on main set also) Production Designer - Dan Weil,
Producer - Gerry Bruckheimer

Ella Enchanted
July 2002 October 2002,
Role - Draughtsman/Assitant Art Director,
Production Designer - Norman Garwood,
Producer - Miramax

Prince William
April 2002 June 2002,
Draughtsman/Assitant Art Director,
Production Designer - Ian Bailie,
Producer - FOX

Veronica Guerin
Dec 2001 March 2002,
Role - Set Designer,
Production Designer - Nathan Crowley,
Producer - Disney

Evelyn
Sept 2001 Nov 2001,
Role - Draughtsman,
Production Designer - John Stoddart,
Producer - Cineretta

Nora
May 1999 June 1999.
Role - Draughtsman,
Production Designer - Alan MacDonald, Producer - Natural Nylon Productions

Saltwater
February 1999 August 1999.
Role - Draughtsman,
Production Designer - Luana Hanson,
Producer - BBC / Treasure Films

David Copperfield
September 1998 - Oct 1998, Role - Draughtsman,
Production Designer - Michael Pickwoad,
Producer - Hallmark / Ted Turner

Space Truckers
July 1995 October 1995, Role - Draughtsman,
Production Designer - Simon Merton/ Simon Lamont
Producer - Goldcrest Films

Michael Collins
February 1995 July 1995,
Role - Draughtsman,
Production Designer - Tony Pratt,
Producer - Warner Bothers



creative director at the 3D Visualization Company www.ion.ie

on going projects
researching methods of Graphic Facilitation, Business Design & Visual Thinking.
redesigning a social network www.neighbours.ie
developing concepts for art works to be completed in the 2nd Act.
Developing creative collaboration – ArtSpark


contact

garymcginty(at)gmail.com
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Digital Scrapbook
On Linkedin
On the Twitter machine





ION.ie Interactive
CEO
3D Visuals, Presentations, Visual Thinking
Design and Art Direction work on across a variety of industries from Set Design, User Interface and Web Design, Presentations, Interiors, Logos & Branding, Graphics.


Feature Film Experience

King Arthur
Art Director at Jerry Bruckheimer
Motion Pictures and Film industry
2002 – 2003 (1 year)

Art Direction & Set design for Film

Ella Enchanted
Set Draughtsman at Miramax Films
Surveying of locations and drafting of sets from designs by Norman Garwood for Feature Film "Ella Enchanted"

Fathers and Son's
Assistant Art Director at Fox Broadcasting

Veronica Guerin Feature Film
Set Draftsman at The Walt Disney Company


Evelyn - Feature film
Set Draftsman at Cineretta


Saltwater Feature Film
Set Draftsman at BBC and Treasure Films

Space Truckers - Feature Film
Michael Collins - Feature Film


Set Design for TV Drama

The Tudors - Showtime
David Copperfield - TV Drama




Education

Dublin Institute of Technology and Trinity College Dublin
BSc Arch, Dip Arch, Architecture
1987 – 1995

Mc Hale College, Achill Island.
1980 – 1986

Saula National School,
Achill Island,
Co. Mayo