Eddie Yang(I)
- Production Designer
- Costume Designer
- Make-Up Department
Eddie Yang, is an entertainment industry veteran with over 37 years experience designing and building specialty costumes, creatures, props and is currently production designer on his fourth film. Eddie started his career collaborating with Academy-Award winning artists Rick Baker, and Stan Winston. Eddie started as a sculptor and special makeup-effects designer for Rick Baker on the films: MEN IN BLACK, THE RING, THE NUTTY PROFESSOR, HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, Tim Burton's PLANET OF THE APES, and MIGHTY JOE YOUNG. Moving from practical to digital effects, Eddie digitally designed specialty suits and characters for Stan Winston on the films: IRON MAN, AVATAR, WAR OF THE WORLDS, and INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL. Following his work with Stan, Eddie designed visual effects for: SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW, FANTASTIC FOUR, and EIGHT BELOW. Starting his own studio in 2006 Eddie offered his digital design services for the specialty costumes featured in the films: MAN OF STEEL, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, TRON: LEGACY, and ROBOCOP.
Eddie's first project as production designer was on the 2014 feature Alien Outpost, where he also designed and built the alien suits. Eddie also designed and fabricated the futuristic armor suits for Netflix's ILLANG: THE WOLF BRIGADE which won Best Costume Design at the 55th Grand Bell Awards in Korea. One of the first artists to incorporate 3D Printing into costume and creature production, Eddie utilizes this state of art technique in all of his projects and continues to develop more imaginative and efficient ways of creating fantastic characters and props for his clients. Eddie is currently serving as production designer on his fourth film Mourning Rock.