Shepherd Frankel

Name: Shepherd Frankel

Born and raised in New York City, SHEPHERD FRANKEL (Production Designer) attended the LaGuardia School of the Arts, before relocating to the West Coast and earning a Masters in Architecture from the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at UCLA.

Upon graduating from UCLA, the highly creative Frankel was recruited to work on commercials as an assistant art director for a variety of commercial shops, including RSA for Tony Scott and Ridley Scott. His success in the commercial world led him to features where he continued his development as an assistant art director, art director and supervising art director on various films, including Rob Minkoff's "Stuart Little" and "Stuart Little 2," Andy Tenant's "Sweet Home Alabama," Paul Thomas Anderson's "Magnolia", Jonathan Mostow's "Terminator 3," Raja Gosnell's "Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed," Pitof's "Catwoman," Tim Story's "Fantastic Four" and Todd Phillip's "Due Date."

Frankel has had an extensive history in delivering large-scaled films as well as great comedies as a production designer. His most recent project, "Ant-Man and the Wasp" is a clear representation of scale and visual diversity he brings to all of his projects. He has worked extensively with director Seth Gordon and was instrumental in the look and tone of "Horrible Bosses," "Identity Thief" and "Four Christmases." Some of his previous work includes "Ant-Man" for Marvel Studios, Jason Bateman's "Bad Words," "Couples Retreat," directed by Peter Billingsley, Anne Fletcher's hits "Step Up" and "27 Dresses," Richard LaGravenese's "P.S. I Love You" and Zak Penn's "The Grand."

He has previously collaborated with Marvel Studios as production designer on several Marvel One Shots: "Item 47," "Agent Carter," both directed by Louis D'Esposito and "All Hail the King," directed by Drew Pearce, as well as the additional photography of "Thor 2: The Dark World," "Guardians of the Galaxy," Avengers: Age of Ultron" and "Doctor Strange."

Between feature assignments, Frankel works with studios, directors and producers to develop concept presentations and design strategies for films. In addition, he has set the look for several successful television pilots and popular commercials.