Daniel Jennings - Resume

Daniel Jennings

Daniel Jennings

Motion Picture Set Designer

Chatsworth, United States

About

39 years designing sets for motion pictures, streaming platforms, television, and theme parks, both digitally and in traditional media. Teaching 3D modeling, CAD, and digital design professionally.

Skills

Software proficiency

Illustrator

Keyshot

Photoshop

SketchUp

Vue

CrazyBump

Silo

Poser

MoI3D

World Creator

trimble layout

Productions

- TV Production
  Presumed Innocent, Season 2
- Year
  2026
- Role
  Set Designer
- Company
  Apple Studios
- TV Production
  Fallout Season 2
- Year
  2026
- Role
  Specialist Set Designer
- Company
  Amazon/Big Indie Dawn
- Movie
  Captain America: Brave New World
- Year
  2025
- Role
  Specialist Set Designer
- Company
  Marvel Studios
- Movie
  Him
- Year
  2025
- Role
  Specialist Set Designer
- Company
  Rosey Film Productions LLC/Monkeypaw Productions
- TV Production
  El Gato
- Year
  2024
- Role
  Specialist Set Designer
- Company
  MGM TV/Amazon Video
- Movie
  Ramayana
- Year
  2026
- Role
  Specialist Set Designer
- Company
  DNEG LLC
- Movie
  Mistborn, The Final Empire
- Year
  2025
- Role
  Specialist Set Designer
- Company
  DMG Entertainment
- TV Production
  Metropolis
- Year
  2024
- Role
  Specialist Set Designer
- Company
  Anonymous Content LLC
- TV Production
  Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
- Year
  2024
- Role
  Specialist Set Designer
- Company
  Walt Disney/ILM
- TV Production
  West World Season 4
- Year
  2022
- Role
  Specialist Set Designer
- Company
  Bad Robot
- TV Production
  Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Year
  2022
- Role
  Specialist Set Designer
- Company
  Walt Disney/ILM
- TV Production
  Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
- Year
  2022
- Role
  Specialist Set Designer
- Company
  Amazon Studios
- TV Production
  West World
- Year
  2019
- Role
  Specialist Set Designer
- Company
  Bad Robot
- TV Production
  For All Mankind
- Year
  2019
- Role
  Specialist Set Designer
- Company
  SONY/Apple TV
- Movie
  Hotel Artemis
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  The Ink Factory
- TV Production
  S.W.A.T.
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Set Designer
- Company
  CBS Television
- Movie
  Hostiles
- Year
  2017
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Grisbi Productions
- TV Production
  Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Year
  2017
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Marvel/ABC
- Movie
  Not Safe For Work
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Set Designer
- Company
  Blumhouse Productions
- Movie
  300: Rise of an Empire
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Warner Brothers/Legendary Entertainment
- TV Production
  House of Cards
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Netflix
- TV Production
  Castle
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  ABC
- TV Production
  The Mob Doctor
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Osprey Production Group
- Movie
  Seven Psychopaths'
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  CBS FIlms/Film 4
- Movie
  Argo
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Warner Brothers/GK Films
- Movie
  Mirror Mirror
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Art Director
- Company
  Relativity Media
- Movie
  Wanderlust
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Set Designer
- Company
  Relativity Media
- Movie
  We Bought a Zoo
- Year
  2011
- Role
  Set Designer
- Company
  Twentieth Century Fox
- Movie
  Immortals
- Year
  2011
- Role
  Art Director
- Company
  Relativity Media
- Movie
  Battle: Los Angeles
- Year
  2011
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Columbia Pictures
- Movie
  Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
- Year
  2010
- Role
  Set Designer
- Company
  CD2 films
- Movie
  Jonah Hex
- Year
  2010
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Warner Brothers/Legendary Entertainment
- Movie
  The Expendables
- Year
  2010
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Millennium Films
- TV Production
  Parenthood
- Year
  2010
- Role
  Set Designer
- Company
  Imagine Television
- Movie
  G-Force
- Year
  2009
- Role
  Art Director
- Company
  Walt Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
- TV Production
  Eastwick
- Year
  2009
- Role
  Leadman Set designer, Permanent sets
- Company
  Warner Brothers Television
- TV Production
  Washington Field
- Year
  2009
- Role
  Set Designer
- Company
  CBS/Paramount Television
- TV Production
  The Secret Life of the American Teenager
- Year
  2008
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Brendavision/ABC Family
- Movie
  National Treasure: Book of Secrets
- Year
  2007
- Role
  Assistant Art Director
- Company
  Jerry Bruckheimer Films
- TV Production
  7th Heaven
- Year
  2007
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Spelling Television
- TV Production
  Eyes
- Year
  2007
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Warner Brother's Television
- Movie
  Deja Vu
- Year
  2007
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Touchstone/Scott Free
- TV Production
  Sixty Minute Man
- Year
  2006
- Role
  Specialist Set Designer
- Company
  Brancato/Salke
- Movie
  The Guardian
- Year
  2006
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Touchstone Pictures
- TV Production
  The Unit
- Year
  2006
- Role
  Set Designer
- Company
  Twentieth Century Fox Television
- TV Production
  Inconcievable
- Year
  2005
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Touchstone Television
- TV Production
  CSI: NY
- Year
  2005
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  CBS/Alliance Communications
- Movie
  Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
- Year
  2005
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Castel Rock Entertainment/Village Roadshow Pictures
- Movie
  Spiderman 2
- Year
  2004
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Marvel/Columbia Pictures
- TV Production
  Then Came Jones
- Year
  2003
- Role
  Assistant Art Director
- Company
  ABC Television
- Movie
  Duplex
- Year
  2003
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Miramax Films
- Movie
  Matchstick Men
- Year
  2003
- Role
  Assistant Art Director
- Company
  Warner Brothers Entertainment/Scott Free Films
- Movie
  Gods and Generals
- Year
  2003
- Role
  Assistant Art Director
- Company
  Turner Pictures
- Movie
  S1m0ne
- Year
  2002
- Role
  Assistant Art Director
- Company
  Newline Cinema
- Movie
  The Adventures of Pluto Nash
- Year
  2002
- Role
  Set Designer
- Company
  Castel Rock Entertainment
- Movie
  The Sum of All Fears
- Year
  2002
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Paramount Pictures
- Movie
  Murder by Numbers
- Year
  2002
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Warner Brothers Pictures
- Movie
  The Glass House
- Year
  2001
- Role
  Assistant Art Director
- Company
  Columbia Pictures
- TV Production
  Gideon's Crossing
- Year
  2001
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Heel and Toe Films
- Movie
  Blow
- Year
  2001
- Role
  Assistant Art Director
- Company
  New Line Cinema
- Movie
  Hollow Man
- Year
  2000
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Columbia Pictures
- Movie
  X-Men
- Year
  2000
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Twentieth Century Fox
- Movie
  The Wonderful World of Disney: Annie
- Year
  1999
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Walt Disney Television
- Movie
  Inspector Gadget
- Year
  1999
- Role
  Set Designer
- Company
  Walt Disney Pictures
- Movie
  Virus
- Year
  1999
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Universal Pictures
- Movie
  Soldier
- Year
  1998
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Warner Brothers
- Movie
  Armageddon
- Year
  1998
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Jerry Bruckheimer Films/Touchstone International
- Movie
  Con Air
- Year
  1997
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Jerry Bruckheimer Films/Touchstone International
- Movie
  Turbulence
- Year
  1997
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  MGM
- Movie
  Courage Under Fire
- Year
  1996
- Role
  Set Designer
- Company
  Fox 2000 Entertainment
- Movie
  Black Sheep
- Year
  1996
- Role
  Set Designer
- Company
  Paramount Pictures
- TV Production
  ER
- Year
  1994
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Warner Brothers
- TV Production
  SeaQuest 2032
- Year
  1994
- Role
  Set Designer
- Company
  Amblin Entertainment
- Movie
  What's Love Got to Do With It
- Year
  1993
- Role
  Set Designer
- Company
  Touchstone Pictures
- TV Production
  Thea
- Year
  1993
- Role
  Set Designer
- Company
  Castle Rock Entertainment
- TV Production
  Seinfeld
- Year
  1993
- Role
  Set Designer
- Company
  Castel Rock Entertainment
- TV Production
  Murder, She Wrote
- Year
  1993
- Role
  Set Designer
- Company
  Universal Televison
- TV Production
  Ironclads
- Year
  1991
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Turner Home Entertainment
- Movie
  L.A. Story
- Year
  1991
- Role
  Lead Set Designer
- Company
  Carolco Pictures
- Movie
  Dick Tracy
- Year
  1990
- Role
  Set Designer
- Company
  Touchstone Pictures
- TV Production
  Flying Blind
- Year
  1989
- Role
  Set Designer
- Company
  Castle Rock Entertainment
- TV Production
  Star Trek: Next Generation
- Year
  1988
- Role
  Junior Set Designer
- Company
  Paramount Television
- TV Production
  CBS Summer Playhouse: Further Adventures
- Year
  1988
- Role
  Set Designer
- Company
  CBS Television Studios

Experience

Motion Picture Art Director at Various
VArious, United States of America
January 2001 - January 2012
In the capacity of Art Director, I am a self-starter who is comfortable working autonomously with a great deal of experience working with construction, paint, and plaster departments. I can illustrate, run set previs, and quickly mount comprehensive and attractive presentations. I have designed both painted and photographic backings. I have administered large drafting rooms, and I have a large array of suppliers and fabricators I can call upon when needed.
Motion Picture and Television Set Designer at Various
Various, United States of America
January 1987 - Present
I have worked in the capacity of the lead set designer on many large projects (i.e. Armageddon, West World & Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi) and have executed working drawings of very complex sets. I am comfortable designing sets to accommodate both mechanical effects, CG set extensions, and sets on Volume stages. I am a fast draftsman both in pencil and electronically, who turns out legible, attractive drawings. I am also a fast and precise digital modeler and can turn out concept and previs renderings quickly and attractively.
Concept Designer, Unnamed Dubai Project at Rethink Leasure and Entertainment
Burbank, United States of America
June 2014 - September 2014
I prepared digital models of proposed ride environments for use by engineers and illustrators. Worked closely with multiple development departments including producers, writers, construction contractors, and engineers.
Art Director at Walt Disney Studios, Golden Oak Ranch Backlot
Santa Clarita, United States of America
January 2007 - January 2009
During preproduction, I designed substantial portions of the residential and the small town sections of the facility, totaling over twenty structures. I made production illustrations and presentation models of those structures and supervised seven set designers in the production of working drawings of those structures. After construction completion, I oversaw the production of digital models of the entire project for studio archives and interactive software development.
Leadman Set Designer at Universal Studios, Backlot Rebuild
Universal City, United States of America
January 1990 - January 1991
I ran the drafting room and participated in design development for the Universal Studio’s Art Department's rebuild of New York Street following a catastrophic fire. I also was responsible for training architects to design scenery (hired due to an acute labor shortage).
Set Designer at Universal Studios Facilities "Top Deck" Project
Universal City, United States of America
January 1986 - January 1987
Worked as a Junior Set designer. Prepared working drawings and originated designs for themed commercial spaces build on top of a multilevel parking structure on the universal Studios Theme park facility.
Adjunct Professor, Digital Production Design at Chapman University
Orange
September 2020 - Present
Digital 3D modeling and Set Design instructor for Graduate Students in the Production Design MFA Program. This is a project-based class that includes stagecraft, working drawing preparation, location survey, and planning. Interterm classes include advanced modeling, texturing, rendering instruction, and the process of revamping existing sets and locations using real-world backlot locations.
Stagecraft Instructor at Art Directors Guild Training Trust Fund, Set Designers and Model Makers
Los Angeles, United States of America
January 2017 - Present
Teaching basic stagecraft for incoming Junior Set Designers on behalf of our trade union. Class includes positioning sets on a soundstage, sound stage anatomy, designing for mechanical effects and pyrotechnics, digital visual effects, and sets using a Volume.