Silvers, Monsters and Ragnarok....

Another great week!

Delivered first teaser for animated series 'Silvers'. A Few weeks of tweaking and adjustments ahead but pretty positive. Nice to be making work in a new territory.  Here's the Pitch Poster for the series.

Concept art for another film is in progress. The request is to work in the style I produced for Deadlands. Some of the drawings are pretty epic so I may be busting out the A0 paper to get everything in there.  This is perhaps the kind've work I enjoy most but then the challenge becomes containing my enthusiasm into a schedule that needs to see drawings completed soon.  AFM is fast approaching so loose ends getting tied.  Here's a Closeup on one of the drawings.  Can't reveal all.

And finally Thor Ragnarok is released this week. Reviews are out so please do take a read. I had a blast at the Australian Premire. I think the responses are either overjoyed or one of stunned shock.  Let me just say something amazing happened. Marvel took a risk that a tentpole superhero film could not just be helmed by Taika but rather actually be a Taika Waititi film. You're in for a treat.  Of all the films I've been part of, this one most of all, I felt I was in the right place at the right time to experience something special.  Perhaps I will have a chance to talk about that in more depth in time. For now go see the film. :)

Update on 1900ltd Design Studio.

I've been in my Studio on Park road now for 2 months. Moved straight in after completing Art Direction On Mortal Engines.

Alls going well.  I'm contributing to Three feature films and leading the design on an 'in development' animation.

So far so good.

There's a small team working with me. An animator, an animator/rigger, 2 Zbrush Maya modellers and a 2 man vfx team on lighting, compositing and editing.

So the work is growing, as is the team. Lots of exciting work being generated.

I'm even finding time to address a graphic novel that I'm desperate to complete the pitch on. 100 frames roughed out 15 inked and coloured. 10 days work left in it but finding 10 free days is proving increasingly difficult.  Still I'm making progress.

So onward onward. Taking 1 week at a time.