Research for Concept art

After progressing with my concept designs i decided to take a look at the concept ideas behind the pixar film 'finding nemo', because i thought it might help me improve my underwater designs. The work done by these artists is truly amazing. Even though most of the images incorporate the environment and characters, i still found them very helpful.

House front in maya

After missing the first week of this project due to some unfortunate luck i have been working as hard as possible to get this done. But i dont want to rush it too much otherwise i wont be able to understand everything.

Beetlejuice

After watching Edward Scissorhands i decided to rummage through my dvd collection to see if i have any other Tim Burton movies. And i came across Beetlejuice! I hadnt seen it in sooo long and realised that his movies a lot of fun. Its not on the same level as Edward Scissorhands, but it still brings that gostly, creepy feel to the film. Michael Keaton is brilliant and seems funny to see someone who was once batman playing a character like this.

As the film goes on, you see more and more american - fied environments. The one that really stands out is the model that the main character makes and beetlejuice ends up living in. It is exactly like the colder-sac in Edward Scissorhands. If you have never seen it, then check it out.

The cook the thief his wife and her lover

Being on the foundation course last year i got to see very fine arty films, and normally id doze in the background wishing i was somewhere else.. But the character Michael Gambon plays, made me want to know what happened. I dont think i have seen a film, where i wanted the villan to die that badly.



The final scene where he is made to eat his victim is disgusting but brilliant at the same time, the chef is another big character for me, even though he has a minimal amount to say, his actions are very strong.

There was one thing that did amaze me the most though, the way the film took grip of me and kept me interested, event though there was only two main environments. Also the way it is made to look like the set of a play fascinated me, it made you feel as if you were actually watching it in the theatre.

Edward Scissorhands

I had seen this film before, but never really paid that close attention to the environment and the way people react within it.. Now on this course, i seem to pick up on these sort of things in all films now, which is surely a good thing. just annoying for the person im watching the film with! Johnny Depp gave the character everything you want to see. The main thing i liked about this film was the ending.. Even though its sort of happy that he doesnt get killed, i felt a little sad that i couldnt find true happiness with the girl.. But i think i like it because of that, all other films you see always turn out the same way..

Essay preparation

After doing a fair amount of research it looks like my essay will be based around the new Konami game PES 2010. I really wanted to do it on the first Assassins Creed game, the reason being, it was one of the most enjoyable games i have played. But there is hardly any supporting information regarding production design that i can find.. However maybe this is a good thing, because football had and still is sort of a very big part of my life so this may improve my essay because ill have a certain passion for it? This is not a definite decision just yet but i will be making it in the next two days because i want to get it done early, so i can make sure its perfect.. My last essay in my opinion was weak, as i didn't put enough time into it.

Photoshop work

After getting my first thumbnails down, i played around with photoshop, just trying to work out how i would do certain things and what tools to use.. The images below are from when the party of men travel into the forest in the sea.. This image is ok, the parting in the forest like plants looks too much like a tunnel.

Also, like i said in my previous post about removing the characters from most of the scenes, that is very poignant with his image, i feel the figure in the foreground, if detailed could take the viewer from the actual environment itself.