We arrive on Mars in Jonn’s sweet ride

Posted on March 13, 2020January 28, 2020 Posted in art direction, classic cars, Fantasy, film making, Supergirl, television

In the digital age, a spaceship can look like anything. To reimagine it as a 1952 Chevy DeLuxe was a lot of fun. #Supergirl

M’yrnn’s last stand for Earth

Posted on January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Posted in art direction, art, collage, mixed media, concept art, Fantasy, film making, production design, television

Good film scenery always looks real. Sometimes it is real. For our climactic “San Andreas fault” scene in Season 3, we filmed in a quarry using very real, very heavy rocks and boulders.

The source of our super powers.

After moving 30 tonnes of rock without breaking a sweat, feeling a little “super” ourselves.

Picture Perfect and ready for David Harewood and Carl Lumbly.

David and Carl blocking

Concept art handed off to visual effects

Run! …but only on my cue.

Posted on December 27, 2019July 3, 2020 Posted in Fantasy, film making, science fiction, television

Waiting for the final showdown between Supergirl & Reign.

Destruction by Design

Posted on December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 Posted in Fantasy, film making, production design, television

Reign wreaking havok on National City and Supergirl. Thanks to an amazing SPFX & Construction team, by morning all the “devastation” was gone.

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Seventh Son

Posted on November 26, 2019December 13, 2019 Posted in architecture, Fantasy, film making, film, art direction, production design, model making, production design

The power of real-world 3D models as a tool of communication in film cannot be overstated. When you’re sitting in a room with Digital Natives, Millenials and people who fondly remember DOS, a model gets everyone speaking the same language.

City of the Sea model: black foamcore, wood, paint, printed paper