Interview with Iain McCaig

Iain McCaig is one of the most influential concept designers in the world. Maybe best known for his design of Darth Maul in the new Star Wars I, Iain is always in demand for his work. From the Harry Potter films to work on the new Princess of Mars, to his most recent cinematic offering of Outlander, Iain's work is everywhere.
To me, Iain is comparable to Moebius, Syd Mead, Ralph McQuarrie and James Bama.

And, just my luck, Iain lives only a kilometre away from me.

In a small cramped corner in Legends Comics, Iain and I had this conversation. Iain was signing copies of his book Shadowline.



Iain's energy is infectious. Before you could ask a question of him, he would spend five minutes wanting to know what you were doing. And he'd get you excited about your own projects, especially when you were just making something up to keep up with his barrage of infectious smiling and interested questioning.

If this film thing doesn't pay off, Iain can always become a motivational speaker.

Shadowline is a big, beautiful book that was worth everyone of the eighty dollars I spent on it.



Video from Parka Blog.

When Iain's site finally goes live, check it out.

If you find this post to be fan-boyish, well, it is. I've been a fan of Iain's for years, and with an off hand remark in my local comic shop that Iain lived in Victoria, I started a long process of trying to set up a meeting. The interview you heard was the product of 11 months of trying to match a very busy movie guys schedule to my relaxed Mother Corp time frame. Now, I see him all the time.