Jan 2011
Thark Update
26/01/11 07:31
He is almost done the main part of this sculpture. Have a bit of detail work to do and then onto the base. 
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Film adaptations
10/01/11 13:26
One of great trials of my life was to avoid like the plague, the anything to do with the film (TV mini series not produced yet) adaptation of Dune. I had not read the book and I knew once I saw the film, it would forever change the way I could interpret Dune for myself. I was successful in my endeavour and I eventually I around to reading Dune. Its was amazing. The vast Imperial palaces, grand vistas of sand, the beauty and determination of the lady Jessica, the grotesque garishness of the Baron, The mysterious otherworldliness of the space guilde, all wonderful and glorious in the theatre of the mind!
I saw the film not to long ago.
It was not that it was necessarily bad but, it paled in comparison to the film my head theatre played. It felt very small and nothing like what I envisioned. I felt a little let down, as I knew I would be. Given my head doesn’t have budget to stick too, studio suits breathing down its neck, or having to cram it into a 2 hours span, its understandable but, I would have imagined a vastly different dune should I have experienced it prior reading. The only thing the film and my head had in common were casting Brad Dourif as Piter De Vries, but my version was much more wormtongue-ish, less eyebrows. There was defiantly NO Sting in a winged blue speedo!
Tolkein’s middle earth can never be seen in the same light after Jackson (thats not a bad thing), same adaptations of Sherlock Holmes, Conan, anything by Philip K. Dick, etc. Big films have a way of forever changing the aesthetic the interpretations of literature. Specifically with visual artwork concerned. Compare fantasy artwork produced pre and post LOTR. Elves, trolls, goblins, orcs, are just not the same as they used to be. I have yet to see any little pixieish winged tree dwelling creatures pawned off as elves that were so common, and long gone are the days when orcs only used to be grunting brutish green pig-man monsters. The imaginations lexicon changes, not necessarily for the worse but there is a changes.
I guess the whole point to this shpeel is there are several movies in production of favourite books or series of; John carter of Mars, At the Mountains of Madness, The Hobbit, and I want going to try and get my interpretation of the character and creature (most likely creatures) before the films come out and change them for ever. Dont get me wrong, I am thrilled to see them get the silver screen treatment, Judging from who is directing and working on them they I have very high hopes but, it will be a little sad to see an iconic character like Smaug receive a definitive actualization. I started with Tars Tarkas from john carter of mars because I believe a film trailer is due very shortly that i am guessing would undoubtedly reveal the look of the green men of Barsoom. The elder things should be next after. Obviously this is still a WIP.
I saw the film not to long ago.
It was not that it was necessarily bad but, it paled in comparison to the film my head theatre played. It felt very small and nothing like what I envisioned. I felt a little let down, as I knew I would be. Given my head doesn’t have budget to stick too, studio suits breathing down its neck, or having to cram it into a 2 hours span, its understandable but, I would have imagined a vastly different dune should I have experienced it prior reading. The only thing the film and my head had in common were casting Brad Dourif as Piter De Vries, but my version was much more wormtongue-ish, less eyebrows. There was defiantly NO Sting in a winged blue speedo!
Tolkein’s middle earth can never be seen in the same light after Jackson (thats not a bad thing), same adaptations of Sherlock Holmes, Conan, anything by Philip K. Dick, etc. Big films have a way of forever changing the aesthetic the interpretations of literature. Specifically with visual artwork concerned. Compare fantasy artwork produced pre and post LOTR. Elves, trolls, goblins, orcs, are just not the same as they used to be. I have yet to see any little pixieish winged tree dwelling creatures pawned off as elves that were so common, and long gone are the days when orcs only used to be grunting brutish green pig-man monsters. The imaginations lexicon changes, not necessarily for the worse but there is a changes.
I guess the whole point to this shpeel is there are several movies in production of favourite books or series of; John carter of Mars, At the Mountains of Madness, The Hobbit, and I want going to try and get my interpretation of the character and creature (most likely creatures) before the films come out and change them for ever. Dont get me wrong, I am thrilled to see them get the silver screen treatment, Judging from who is directing and working on them they I have very high hopes but, it will be a little sad to see an iconic character like Smaug receive a definitive actualization. I started with Tars Tarkas from john carter of mars because I believe a film trailer is due very shortly that i am guessing would undoubtedly reveal the look of the green men of Barsoom. The elder things should be next after. Obviously this is still a WIP.
A sort of year in reveiw
10/01/11 11:28
I apologize for not updating the blog as I was. Ever since the computer fiasco and a few other personal life issues I sort of fell out of the habit. I guess I am done doing the daily busts for the time being. I kept it up for about 10 months until which was better than I expected. I will try to do I final tally soon to see how many I actually did and take a group photo.
Last year I was fortunate enough to get my Innsmouth Look into a few publications. First off I receive a very nice review from the always awesome Mike Falcigno (http://www.falcignoart.com/) in issue 47 of Amazing figure modeler. I am not worth of is words. Secondly, I am thrilled to have it accepted to be in the 2010 publication of Spectrum, Spectrum 17. It is very humbling to have to work beside such master as David Meng from the Weta Workshop. The deadline for Spectrum 18 is in a few weeks, wish me luck on lighting strike twice.
For anyone wondering what is going on with the new lovecratian kit I have it molded and but am having at little trouble having to tentacles come out satisfactorily. I should have it all figured out soon and available for order.
Cheers everyone!
Last year I was fortunate enough to get my Innsmouth Look into a few publications. First off I receive a very nice review from the always awesome Mike Falcigno (http://www.falcignoart.com/) in issue 47 of Amazing figure modeler. I am not worth of is words. Secondly, I am thrilled to have it accepted to be in the 2010 publication of Spectrum, Spectrum 17. It is very humbling to have to work beside such master as David Meng from the Weta Workshop. The deadline for Spectrum 18 is in a few weeks, wish me luck on lighting strike twice.
For anyone wondering what is going on with the new lovecratian kit I have it molded and but am having at little trouble having to tentacles come out satisfactorily. I should have it all figured out soon and available for order.
Cheers everyone!
