Just to let you know that I will be posting my new film and art projects here very soon. I’ve decided to combine my film design, visual art and other creative work together in one place as I am a cross-over artist and use many different forms of creativity to reach a brief or personal project.
This image is a little taster of some of the film locations that I have visited this year.
These are photos that are not specifically locations but are more of a source of inspiration. I may use elements within my concepts, particularly when dealing with the underground. I also photographed some interesting industrial features that can be used in my designs of the city and the medical research centre.
Below is a selection of images taken at Canada Water station. I thought these might be perfect for sections of the medical research centre, using the idea of walkways between places in the central reception area, corridors leading off etc. The pillar might add a sense of scale and I could use central pillars through all the levels down to the bedrock for the underground arena/torture chamber areas.
I’ve added another selection of derelict building photos from Nottingham continuing the theme and providing more visual inspiration. Although sunshine doesn’t always set the mood for post apocalyptic scenes, winter sun provides the right light to get some nice shadows and contrast which might be useful. The light also makes it possible to see some of the detailing in the brickwork and windows. All these photos have had some digital enhancement playing with contrast and colour but I have all the originals for future reference.
Various stages of a concept adaption for the Carcass dream sequence in which Lucy dreams of a box that opens and reveals the universe inside. The photos are of a Scottish road and sky taken at different locations, then merged together and adapted in Photoshop. The final stage is the addition of the drawn/digitally enhanced box so that it appears to hover above the road.
Textured boxes for above concept.
As a child and living in Wales I was surrounded by ruins, all of which held ancient stories and secrets. I would often spend much of my summer wandering around castles, finding part hidden walls and houses that had been abandoned. This continued as I got older and moved to the city. The city revealed altogether different settings; old disused canals and factories, derelict hospitals and graffiti. Over time I developed a strange fascination with derelict buildings and knew I wanted to use it in some way.
Photographs that capture elements of dereliction and abandonment in Nottingham.
Alongside my aesthetic interests I also developed a keen interest in reading and watching post-apocalyptic/dystopian books and films. Through that I became fascinated by society’s obsession with ‘end of world’ scenarios and oppressive situations.
Whether it reveals something about the human condition or our ability to survive against the odds, it’s hard to say, but from a design point of view–it allows for some interesting research.
My plan is to look at post-apocalyptic films that often use abandonment, dereliction, war-torn landscapes alongside dystopian films that generally show futuristic, oppressive, claustrophobic or controlling environments. Sometimes the two combine into one film. Both are classed as science fiction. Both types of film have requirements and constraints story wise and I want to look at these in conjunction with the practical approaches, such as location verses the built/devised set.
This journal will document my journey and will include photos, research into existing films, sketchbook work and experiment, the development of new skills, side projects and the realisation of a final design brief in which I aim to use a novel to create designs for film.
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