David Krentz' Heart-Stopping John Carter Storyboards

David Krentz helped create some stunning action scene for the movie John Carter (2012).

The DVD and Blu Ray of John Carter came a few weeks back and, while it wasn't a commercial success, it had some amazing action scenes. David Krentz was one of the talented artists working on the film.

Krentz describes it on his site. I still haven't seen the film, so I don't know if there are any spoilers in it.

Storyboard sequence from John Carter.  Sab Than disables a Helium airship to capture the Princess of Mars Dejah Thoris.  

There are a lot of images in the storyboards, so I created a video out of it. I hope you enjoy it.


See more of David Krentz portfolio at http://www.davidkrentz.com/

What do you think of the illustrations?


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Tim Burton's 'Frankenweenie’ 360 Degree Virtual Set Tours

I don't normally cover animation, but this Tim Burton film looks amazing. I consider him not only a great director but also a great concept artist. He sketches and draws for every film he makes.

From Christian Devita:
"Walt Disney Studios announced that they are launching a touring exhibition featuring the art of Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie, prior to the film's release on the 5th of October, 2012.

"The Art of Frankenweenie exhibition will premiere in Barcelona, Spain, at CineEurope, June 18-21, and in the U.S. at Comic-Con 2012 in San Diego, California, July 11-15. When the tour is complete it will have visited seven countries, including Spain, France, England, Japan, Mexico, Canada and the U.S.A.

"The Art of Frankenweenie exhibition captures the magic of the filmmaking process, inspired by classic horror movie monsters, and gives audiences an exclusive glimpse into the stop-motion animation process brought to life by Tim.

"From original sketches drawn by Burton, to extensive props, sets and puppets, the exhibition showcases the artistic detail and vision that has gone into bringing to the big screen this heartwarming little tale of a boy who, inspired by science and the love of his dog, brings his beloved pet back from the dead."

Watch a preview in the video below.



Here are the tour dates.

• 06/18 – 06/21 Barcelona, Spain
• 07/11 – 07/15 San Diego, California (Comic-Con)
• 07/27 – 08/07 Mexico City, Mexico
• 08/23 – 08//26 Toronto, Canada
• 09/10 – 11/01 Anaheim, California (Disneyland Resort)
• 09/27 – 10/14 Madrid, Spain
• 10/17 – 10/21 London, England
• 10/23 – 11/02 Paris, France
• 12/05 – 12/26 Tokyo, Japan

Thanks to Christian for the tip

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Are you looking forward to this movie?

Beautiful Abyss Concept Art by Jean Henri Gaston "Moebius" Giraud

Back in 1989, the late, great French illustrator and concept artist Jean Henri Gaston "Moebius" Giraud designed some amazing alien creatures.

In the film, the underwater aliens are supposed to be able to manipulate water and he created creatures that look like a cross between angels and jellyfish.

Here's what it looked like on-screen.

Here's a behind-the-scenes clip which shows some views of the alien.

Via MONSTER BRAINS


See more of Jean Henri Gaston "Moebius" Giraud's portfolio at http://www.moebius.fr

What do you think of the illustrations? Would you swim with these gentle creatures?

Artist Profile: Matthew Savage

Dalek and designers Edward Thomas and Matthew Savage.

Matthew Savage is a concept artist and director in the film and television industry.

He's worked on many big budget films like X-Men: First Class (2011), Prometheus (2012) and The Wolfman (2010).

His best known work is on the British show Doctor Who where was a design assistant for Series 1 and Series 2 of Doctor Who. He was also an associate designer and assistant art director for Series 1 of Torchwood.

He also directed the award-winning film Reign of Death.

To see more of his work check out my blog here. See more of Matthew Savage's portfolio at http://www.mattsav.co.uk/

Image from http://www.bbc.co.uk

Imaginative ‘Men in Black 3′ Vehicles By Vance Kovacs

Men in Black 3 (2012) is full of crazy and wild inventions, kind of like the first film. Two memorable ones were the Monobike and Boris The Animal's chopper motorcycle.

Vance Kovacs (Thor, John Carter, Snow White and the Huntsman), who worked on the film has shared some of his illustrations for the film.

You can see more of Vance Kovacs work at http://www.vancekovacs.com/ and Facebook


Via /Film

What do you think of the illustrations? Did you like the bikes?

Batman 1989 Batwing Concept Art and Storyboards By David Russell

In one of the climactic battle scenes for the movie Batman (1989) the Joker faces off against Batman in his plane, the Batwing. David Russell (Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Red Tails) worked on the film helping to design and doing storyboards.

He has some great quotes in an interview with The Movie Blog, but there's one point he makes about working with Tim Burton.

In the early stages Burton was trying to connect the classic Batman with the Dark Knight. It did seem that he wasn’t very familiar with the character. Burton is not a particularly adept storyteller, but his visual signature is truly amazing. From the outset, Tim wanted Batman to be a very dark film. I started out designing in pencil, then black, but Tim kept wanting an even darker style, of imagery, so at the very end of my assignment, I switched to white pencil and black paper.

The scene as it was filmed is below.

See more of David Russell's portfolio at http://www.dynamicimagesdr.com.

What do you think of the illustrations? Do you remember the Batwing?

First Concept Art From 'The Dark Knight Manual: Tools, Weapons, Vehicles and Documents from the Batcave' Online

New scans of the upcoming movie art book The Dark Knight Manual: Tools, Weapons, Vehicles and Documents from the Batcave by Brian T. Snyder are online and they have some concept art from The Dark Knight Rises.

Description: 

In 2005, filmmaker Christopher Nolan redefined Batman for a new generation with Batman Begins, followed in 2008 by The Dark Knight, and now 2012’s conclusion to the trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises. Here, for the first time, is an in-world exploration of Christopher Nolan’s Batman: The Dark Knight Manual, the definitive guide to his tools, vehicles, and technologies. Following the destruction of Wayne Manor, Bruce Wayne began to assemble key sketches, diagrams, observations, and other top-secret documents germane to becoming Batman; he then entrusted this manual to his faithful butler, Alfred. Every defining moment is detailed here, charting Wayne’s collaborations with Lucius Fox at Wayne Enterprises on the latest cutting-edge technology. Featuring removable documents, including the design and capability of the famed utility belt, the hi-tech functions of Batman’s cowl, and every detail of his amazing arsenal of weapons and gadgets, The Dark Knight Manual reveals how Bruce Wayne operates as Gotham’s greatest protector.

The Dark Knight Manual: Tools, Weapons, Vehicles and Documents from the Batcave won't be available till July 24, 2012, but is available for pre-order.

I'm still waiting for art from The Art and Making of The Dark Knight Trilogy to go online.

What do you think of the illustrations?

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Enjoy This Ralph McQuarrie and Joe Johnston Yoda Concept Art You Will

Yoda from Star Wars: The Empire Strike Back is one of the greatest on-screen characters ever made. The man that created the distinctive looks for the film is Ralph McQuarrie (Star Wars, Cocoon, Battlestar Galactica).

One thing that is sometimes missed is that he worked along with Joe Johnston (now a director) on the films. Unfortunately, some of Johnston's work is incorrectly credited as McQuarrie's.

Here's a list of great concept art from the film and the proper credits.

Ralph McQuarrie

Joe Johnston

See more of Ralph McQuarrie's portfolio at RalphMcQuarrie.com.

What do you think of the illustrations? Which design do you think is the best?

French Video Shows Ryan Meinerding Talking About Working With Marvel Studios

For his French exhibition, Ryan Meinerding talked about what it was like to working on the Marvel films.

Most of the text is in French, but you get a pretty good idea based on his English responses. If you know French and want to translate I'd be happy to add them.

The most interesting part is working with the different directors of the Marvel films.

Working with Kenneth Branaugh, director of Thor (2011)

"Kenneth Branaugh...always had very specific things that he wanted out of the characters and the costumes and the key frame moments. It was amazing how specific he would be about some of the key frame moments...he would want it tweaked in a very specific way"

Working with Joe Johnston, Director of Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Working with Joe Johnston is fantastic. Because he's one of the only directors I've ever worked with because if he didn't like the way something worked he would just sit down and draw it to fix it. Because...he worked on the Star Wars movies and the Indiana Jones movies as an artist. So that was an amazing experience because...he would actually sit down with us to try and figure it out."

Working with Joss Whedon director of The Avengers (2012)

He knows the comics better than we do...He would...have very, very specific ideas about costumes....Specifically which [comic] artist's work he relate it to. Basically, he gave us a lot of information to start off with each of the characters and we just tried to keep up with his mind. Because, he thinks fast and he writes even faster.

What did you think of the interview? Did you learn anything new about Ryan or his work on the films?

Striking 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' Concept Art by Wesley Burt

Transformers: Dark of the Moon made a ton at the box office and has some striking concept art. None more striking than Optimus Prime and Laserbeak. Wesley Burt, who worked on the film, shared some of his concept art for the film.

Several designs on the film had different working titles on production. For example"Colossus" for the Driller, "Buzzard" for Laserbeak, "Undermine" for Igor and "Steeljaw" for Wheeljack/"Que".


Optimus Prime

Driller

Igor

Laserbeak

Mother Ship

You have got to see more of Wesley Burt's portfolio at http://massiveblack.com and http://wburtconcept.blogspot.com/

Via Concept Art World