For the movie Spider-Man (2002) there were a lot of designs for the Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe). Before it was decided to make a static mask, they experimented with silicone appliances and an animatronic mask.
Here's a video by Studio ADI (Amalgamated Dynamics) of the designs and visual effects tests using concept artist Miles Teves designs.
Here are the concept designs by Miles Teves - who also worked on King Kong (2005), Total Recall (1990), and Real Steel (2010) - of the mask and costume along with his comments from his official site.
"This take on the Green Goblin, and the one after this, was done for the costume designer on the first film. Everyone seemed to like it, yet somehow, in the mix of Hollywood nonsense, we ended up with that horrible, clunky, Kabuki mask in the film that everyone agrees is one of the worst villain costumes in modern cinema."
Goblinette
"Another wasted opportunity."
Synopsis:
"When bitten by a genetically modified spider, a nerdy, shy, and awkward high school student gains spider-like abilities that he eventually must use to fight evil as a superhero after tragedy befalls his family."
Director: Sam Raimi
Writers: Stan Lee (Marvel comic book), Steve Ditko (Marvel comic book), and David Koepp (screenplay)
Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and Willem Dafoe
See more of Miles Teves portfolio at http://www.milesteves.com
What do you think of the illustrations? Would you have preferred the "live" mask to the one in the film?
@ Copyright 2002 Columbia Pictures Corporation, Marvel Enterprises, Laura Ziskin Productions, Miles Teves
All rights reserved
Here's a video by Studio ADI (Amalgamated Dynamics) of the designs and visual effects tests using concept artist Miles Teves designs.
Here are the concept designs by Miles Teves - who also worked on King Kong (2005), Total Recall (1990), and Real Steel (2010) - of the mask and costume along with his comments from his official site.
"This take on the Green Goblin, and the one after this, was done for the costume designer on the first film. Everyone seemed to like it, yet somehow, in the mix of Hollywood nonsense, we ended up with that horrible, clunky, Kabuki mask in the film that everyone agrees is one of the worst villain costumes in modern cinema."
"Another wasted opportunity."
Synopsis:
"When bitten by a genetically modified spider, a nerdy, shy, and awkward high school student gains spider-like abilities that he eventually must use to fight evil as a superhero after tragedy befalls his family."
Director: Sam Raimi
Writers: Stan Lee (Marvel comic book), Steve Ditko (Marvel comic book), and David Koepp (screenplay)
Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and Willem Dafoe
See more of Miles Teves portfolio at http://www.milesteves.com
What do you think of the illustrations? Would you have preferred the "live" mask to the one in the film?
@ Copyright 2002 Columbia Pictures Corporation, Marvel Enterprises, Laura Ziskin Productions, Miles Teves
All rights reserved
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Those would've been very cool!
ReplyDeleteI like the first and third illustrations the most. The second one just looks too creepy for me to tolerate for more than a few seconds, lol. Speaking of creepy....the construction of the mask looked cool in the video until it started moving...THAT gave me the heebie jeebies!
ReplyDeleteThe female goblin's costume could pass for a swimsuit. Just sayin...
Also, after trying to create fake wounds for a shoot, I have now developed a newfound respect for makeup artists and the work that they do in film. That stuff is not easy to mold and artists like Miles Teves definitely help to add new dimensions to films using paints, airbrushing, silicone, latex and all other materials that help bring the artwork on paper to life on screen.
BWAHAHAHA at the Goblinette. But wrt Gobby himself, #2 looks awesome-
ReplyDeleteshould've been the version in the movie.
Neil, I'm sure Goblinette was just for kicks, but an interesting play. The second one is so creepy!
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