Chronicles of Riddick: Professional Envy
One of my cutters from LotR dropped by for tea this afternoon. It was lovely to see Liz again (its nice to feel connected). Liz has been off on an absolutely fabulous adventure this past year (she'd been working on The Chronicles of Riddick). She'd brought by a couple of photos to show me what exactly she'd been up to. I don't say this very often, but I was simply astonished.
The costumes for CoR were designed by Michael Dennison & Ellen Mirojnick (you may remember their work from Starship Troopers). The costumes (as I'm sure you have all seen) are absolutely fab (many look to be reminiscent of the artwork of H.R. Geiger). The layers for texture and variety of fabrics used simply makes me salivate. I wish that I had had a chance to work on this film. I am so jealous that I seldom get scripts quite like this one (I haven't had much of a chance to work on anything sci-fi). I guess that in some respects I've been incredibly fortunate, but in being so I've become somewhat typecast.
Its hard for me to express the need / desire to design (especially for epic productions). Seeing as I have no children I can't equate it to childbirth. For me it is like Biblical creation (especially when you are designing fictional cultures / environments). The power that a designer wields is intoxicating. Even in a design department (where the final design may not your own) the power to approve or decline sketches is... *not able to find an appropriate word*. On LotR I felt I was Eru (for those Ring fans reading you'll understand. Eru / Illuvatar is the ceator of Ea [Middle Earth], and all of its creatures).
Now when I see production stills or watch another designer's work I can't help but feel jealous. My need to create is insatitable. I need to find myself a new script... pronto.
The costumes for CoR were designed by Michael Dennison & Ellen Mirojnick (you may remember their work from Starship Troopers). The costumes (as I'm sure you have all seen) are absolutely fab (many look to be reminiscent of the artwork of H.R. Geiger). The layers for texture and variety of fabrics used simply makes me salivate. I wish that I had had a chance to work on this film. I am so jealous that I seldom get scripts quite like this one (I haven't had much of a chance to work on anything sci-fi). I guess that in some respects I've been incredibly fortunate, but in being so I've become somewhat typecast.
Its hard for me to express the need / desire to design (especially for epic productions). Seeing as I have no children I can't equate it to childbirth. For me it is like Biblical creation (especially when you are designing fictional cultures / environments). The power that a designer wields is intoxicating. Even in a design department (where the final design may not your own) the power to approve or decline sketches is... *not able to find an appropriate word*. On LotR I felt I was Eru (for those Ring fans reading you'll understand. Eru / Illuvatar is the ceator of Ea [Middle Earth], and all of its creatures).
Now when I see production stills or watch another designer's work I can't help but feel jealous. My need to create is insatitable. I need to find myself a new script... pronto.