Roger Kupelian, an award-winning Visual Effects Artist, will present his book East of Byzantium: War Gods on November 8, 2012 at the Glendale Central Library.
Roger Kupelian has been working in the Digital Effects industry since 1995. He is well versed in many forms of visual media, from the storyboard production to the final shots for major film projects. His film credits include the Academy award winning The Lord of the Rings, Alice in Wonderland, Charlie Wilson’s War, Pirates of The Caribbean, X-Men, The Mummy, and Flags of Our Fathers. His accomplishments include published articles, short stories, and a documentary translated to three different languages and televised internationally. His artwork has been published numerous times and was featured in many of the Lord of the Rings art books (and even as part of a stamp collection for the New Zealand postal service). A Jury Prize was awarded to his war-zone documentary, Dark Forest in the Mountains, which was followed up with a sequel, Hands and A Homeland.
The program is sponsored by the Library, Arts & Culture Department, the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) and the Friends of the Glendale Public Library.
