Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Once Upon a Time - the making of Sleeping Beauty!
SOURCE Krustelkram - Click here to go to original post
A nice documentary about what I think is one the best Disney movies ever.
The reason is that my favorite Illustrator/Artist Eyvind Earle is involved!
Eyvind Earle's Biography & Website
'Eyvind Earle (April 26, 1916 – July 20, 2000) was an American artist, author and illustrator, noted for his contribution to the background illustration and styling of Disney animated films in the 1950s. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rahr West Art Museum, Phoenix Art Museum and Arizona State University Art Museum have purchased Earle's works for their permanent collections. His works have also been shown in many one-man exhibitions throughout the world.' wiki
A nice documentary about what I think is one the best Disney movies ever.
The reason is that my favorite Illustrator/Artist Eyvind Earle is involved!
Eyvind Earle's Biography & Website
'Eyvind Earle (April 26, 1916 – July 20, 2000) was an American artist, author and illustrator, noted for his contribution to the background illustration and styling of Disney animated films in the 1950s. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rahr West Art Museum, Phoenix Art Museum and Arizona State University Art Museum have purchased Earle's works for their permanent collections. His works have also been shown in many one-man exhibitions throughout the world.' wiki
Mobieus - Jodorowsky’s Dune (1)
SOURCE Sci-Fi-O-Rama - Click here to go to original post
Top left: “Duke Leto Atreides”
Top right a “Sardaukar” - I still prefer this depiction
Bottom left “Feyd” - played by Sting in Lynch’s 84 Version
Bottom right “Kynes”
All concept Art from Mobieus for the aborted Alejandro Jodorowsky 1976 version of “Dune”. With Mobieus in charge of Costume Design and Storyboarding, Chris Foss taking care of Spaceship’s and Vehicles and H.R.Giger creating the evil Harkonnen Homeworld + a Pink Floyd soundtrack & starring Mick Jagger and Salvador Dali amongst others! it goes without saying this is definitely the greatest film never made. The project stalled when funds dried up and other assorted spanners randomly flew into the creative machine. Truly a project of immense scope and scale - alas never to be, at least not in this Universe!
Read all you need to know about the project, see all the art, interviews and more at this amazing site: http://www.duneinfo.com/ - Thanks Dan for the tip on that! The Mobieus feature is at http://www.duneinfo.com/unseen/moebius.asp
It’s also well worth having a read about Alejandro Jodorowsky himself at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodorowsky -
Also some more at:
Manny Z’s Cininite Blog: http://citinite.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/jean-moebius-giraud/
And the excellent io9.com http://io9.com/5088014/costume-designs-and-storyboards-from-the-dune-that-never-was
Top left: “Duke Leto Atreides”
Top right a “Sardaukar” - I still prefer this depiction
Bottom left “Feyd” - played by Sting in Lynch’s 84 Version
Bottom right “Kynes”
All concept Art from Mobieus for the aborted Alejandro Jodorowsky 1976 version of “Dune”. With Mobieus in charge of Costume Design and Storyboarding, Chris Foss taking care of Spaceship’s and Vehicles and H.R.Giger creating the evil Harkonnen Homeworld + a Pink Floyd soundtrack & starring Mick Jagger and Salvador Dali amongst others! it goes without saying this is definitely the greatest film never made. The project stalled when funds dried up and other assorted spanners randomly flew into the creative machine. Truly a project of immense scope and scale - alas never to be, at least not in this Universe!
Read all you need to know about the project, see all the art, interviews and more at this amazing site: http://www.duneinfo.com/ - Thanks Dan for the tip on that! The Mobieus feature is at http://www.duneinfo.com/unseen/moebius.asp
It’s also well worth having a read about Alejandro Jodorowsky himself at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodorowsky -
Also some more at:
Manny Z’s Cininite Blog: http://citinite.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/jean-moebius-giraud/
And the excellent io9.com http://io9.com/5088014/costume-designs-and-storyboards-from-the-dune-that-never-was
Johannes Nyholm and the Viral “Las Palmas” Trailer
SOURCE Cartoon Brew - Click here to go to original post
Here is something that doesn’t happen often: Swedish filmmaker Johannes Nyholm released a trailer earlier this week for his short Las Palmas, and the trailer became a viral hit (1.643 million views as of this writing). This is it:
True, there’s no animation in the clip above, but Nyholm has also made animated shorts. His finest animated piece to date is The Tale of Little Puppetboy, the first part of which is below:
Puppetboy had me rolling on the floor when I first encountered it a few years back at the Fredrikstad Animation Festival—a wonderful festival by the way—and as one of the jury members, I made sure it got an honorary mention. On the surface, Puppetboy appears crude, but the concept and comedic timing are razor-sharp, which I think sheds some light on Nyholm’s unique ability to make even a trailer go viral.
Here is something that doesn’t happen often: Swedish filmmaker Johannes Nyholm released a trailer earlier this week for his short Las Palmas, and the trailer became a viral hit (1.643 million views as of this writing). This is it:
True, there’s no animation in the clip above, but Nyholm has also made animated shorts. His finest animated piece to date is The Tale of Little Puppetboy, the first part of which is below:
Puppetboy had me rolling on the floor when I first encountered it a few years back at the Fredrikstad Animation Festival—a wonderful festival by the way—and as one of the jury members, I made sure it got an honorary mention. On the surface, Puppetboy appears crude, but the concept and comedic timing are razor-sharp, which I think sheds some light on Nyholm’s unique ability to make even a trailer go viral.
The Art of Drew Struzan
SOURCE Signalnoise - Click here to go to original post
If you grew up in the 1980s then I’m sure the work of american painter Drew Struzan was not far from sight. He started creating film posters around 1975 and worked very consistently throughout the 80s and 90s creating more the 150 posters during his career. He worked with many huge movie franchises creating a visual identity for the movies through his still images and compositions. Where would movies like Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Back to the Future and Big Trouble in Little China be without their iconic Struzan posters?
Everyone I introduce Struzan’s work to eventually say the same thing: “He did THAT poster too?!”
I could go on and on about his work, but I wanted to make this post for a very specific and personal reason. I recently picked up his latest book, The Art of Drew Struzan from the kind folks at Strange Adventures and read it in one sitting. The book is packed with process sketches, previous versions of posters along with loads of stories about the jobs he’s worked on, the crazy pitfalls that happened, and those special jobs where he collaborated with directors. As most artists trying to make a living in the creative realm, Drew is no stranger to client nightmares and the silliness of corporate Hollywood. The book is honest, Drew holds nothing back.
It might be odd of me to say that these stories (both good and bad) are inspiring, but there’s another level at work here. Most of the people who visit my blog are artists or designers, like me. We’re doing our best to use our abilities to make nice things as best we can, and in order to do that and get paid we need to be hired. Sometimes that works out well, and sometimes it doesn’t. Drew Struzan is in the same boat as the rest of us. It’s easy to see his work and the people he’s worked with and make assumptions involving thrones and riches, but he’s a working man. Just like us.
Drew is the best in my opinion, and his story is remarkably down to earth. I approached Drew about doing an interview for the blog. He was understandably too busy, but I did receive a very nice email in return. It’s amazing to learn that your hero is a nice guy.
I highly recommend picking up The Art of Drew Struzan for the fantastic art, the insightful process and the stories.
If you grew up in the 1980s then I’m sure the work of american painter Drew Struzan was not far from sight. He started creating film posters around 1975 and worked very consistently throughout the 80s and 90s creating more the 150 posters during his career. He worked with many huge movie franchises creating a visual identity for the movies through his still images and compositions. Where would movies like Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Back to the Future and Big Trouble in Little China be without their iconic Struzan posters?
Everyone I introduce Struzan’s work to eventually say the same thing: “He did THAT poster too?!”
I could go on and on about his work, but I wanted to make this post for a very specific and personal reason. I recently picked up his latest book, The Art of Drew Struzan from the kind folks at Strange Adventures and read it in one sitting. The book is packed with process sketches, previous versions of posters along with loads of stories about the jobs he’s worked on, the crazy pitfalls that happened, and those special jobs where he collaborated with directors. As most artists trying to make a living in the creative realm, Drew is no stranger to client nightmares and the silliness of corporate Hollywood. The book is honest, Drew holds nothing back.
It might be odd of me to say that these stories (both good and bad) are inspiring, but there’s another level at work here. Most of the people who visit my blog are artists or designers, like me. We’re doing our best to use our abilities to make nice things as best we can, and in order to do that and get paid we need to be hired. Sometimes that works out well, and sometimes it doesn’t. Drew Struzan is in the same boat as the rest of us. It’s easy to see his work and the people he’s worked with and make assumptions involving thrones and riches, but he’s a working man. Just like us.
Drew is the best in my opinion, and his story is remarkably down to earth. I approached Drew about doing an interview for the blog. He was understandably too busy, but I did receive a very nice email in return. It’s amazing to learn that your hero is a nice guy.
I highly recommend picking up The Art of Drew Struzan for the fantastic art, the insightful process and the stories.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
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