James D. Bissell
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.
- Known for
- Art
- Born
- 1951-08-06 · Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Known for
- 300 (2007) — Production Design
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) — Production Design
- Jumanji (1995) — Production Design
- Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) — Production Design
- Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) — Production Design
- 50 First Dates (2004) — Second Unit
- Jack Reacher (2012) — Production Design
- Skyscraper (2018) — Production Design
- The Lost City (2022) — Production Design
- The Monuments Men (2014) — Production Design
- The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) — Production Design
- The Bad Guys (2022) — Thanks
- Twins (1988) — Production Design
- The Ring Two (2005) — Production Design
- The 6th Day (2000) — Production Design
- The Midnight Sky (2020) — Production Design