Dave Blass

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American production designer and art director

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::summary American production designer and art director ::

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nameDave Blass
imageDave Blass (54033840293).jpg
captionBlass at GalaxyCon San Jose in 2024
known_forJustified, Star Trek: Picard
birth_placeAshland, Massachusetts
birth_date
birth_nameDavid Blass
alma_materEmerson College
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| name = Dave Blass | image = Dave Blass (54033840293).jpg | alt = | caption = Blass at GalaxyCon San Jose in 2024 | known_for = Justified, Star Trek: Picard | spouse = | awards = | birth_place = Ashland, Massachusetts | birth_date = | birth_name = David Blass | alma_mater = Emerson College David Blass is an American production designer and art director.

Work

For his work on the Justified television series Blass was nominated for the 2012 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series for the Justified television series, and also received nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) for Justified in 2014 and again in 2015 for the Constantine television series. In 2015 he was also nominated for the Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a One Hour Contemporary Television Series for Justified, He has twice been published with cover stories in Perspective Magazine, with a Oct/Nov 2009 article on his pre-visualization of the final shot for the ER television series, and February/March 2012 featuring an article on his production design of the Justified series. For his work accurately portraying the State of Kentucky on the Television program Justified he was awarded the honor of "Kentucky Colonel in 2011 by Governor Steven Beshear.

He is a member of the Art Directors Guild and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Personal life

Blass grew up in Ashland, Massachusetts and graduated from the Ashland High School, where he wrote and directed his first film, A SADD Story, for "Students Against Drunk Driving" – which won a Reader's Digest contest. He also played soccer and baseball while at Ashland High. His film achievement in high school led to him receiving a scholarship to attend the Emerson College in Boston, where he majored in film production. He then moved to California and began working in the film and television industry – initially working under Roger Corman.

Filmography

Production design and art direction for television series

Production design for films includes

Writer/director credits

Director for music videos

  • Teutonic Terror and Pandemic & Producer Stampede (for the German heavy metal band Accept)

Executive producer for television series

References

References

  1. Tedeshi, David. (14 September 2012). "The Road to the Emmys". Shoot Online.
  2. "Outstanding Art Direction for a Single Camera Series Nominees / Winners 2012". Television Academy.
  3. (5 January 2015). "'American Sniper,' 'Birdman' Among Art Directors Guild Nominees".
  4. "ADG - Art Directors Guild / IATSE Local 800".
  5. (21 March 2014). "Perspective Magazine - Blass Articles by Dave Blass - Issuu".
  6. Fredrickson, Marc. (12 June 2012). "Tight Production Schedule? Dave Blass delivers the shots". Form Fonts.
  7. Chris Bergeron. (January 23, 2011). "Ashland grad sets the scene on 'Justified'". [[MetroWest Daily News]].
  8. Jennifer Lord. (February 18, 2007). "Ashland grad recognized for TV art direction work". MetroWest Daily News.
  9. (11 May 2010). "ACCEPT - Teutonic Terror (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)".
  10. (June 2011). "ACCEPT - Pandemic (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)".
  11. "Maxon News".
  12. "ACCEPT – Video director Dave Blass reports".

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