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James D. Bissell
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Biography
Jim Bissell is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BFA in Theater. After working in New York and L.A. on commercials and low budget features, he won an Emmy Award in 1980 for his work on Palmerstown, U.S.A. followed by a BAFTA nomination for production design on Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. He was the original chair for the Art Directors Guild Awards as well as a former Vice President of the Guild. He has taught at AFI, USC, UCLA extension and the NC School of the Arts and is a member of the DGA, ADG, and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Jumanji
Appears in a KinoChain journey
The Last Starfighter
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Jack Reacher
Production Design
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Production Design
The Boy Who Could Fly
Production Design
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Production Design
300
Production Design
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Production Design
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
Game On: Cinematic Journeys Through Digital Worlds
From arcade nostalgia to virtual reality epics, these films explore the thrill and terror of living inside the game.
8 films
It was Miss Scarlet, in the cinema...
Celebrating Lesley Ann Warren's 80th birthday with a journey through board game adaptations, from the witty whodunit of Clue to the explosive naval warfare of B...
8 films
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