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THE BLUE DOOR
Early concepts for the BAFTA nominated horror short THE BLUE DOOR (2017) director Paul Taylor, writers Megan Pugh and Ben Clark, starring Gemma Whelan.
Early concept for the Clare's confrontation with the Hag
Redrawn following the casting of
THE KRINGLESET CHRONICLES
Designs for a proposed live action adaptation of Dawn Treacher's Christmas themed children's fantasy novel The Kringleset Chronicles. The action largely takes place in the magical world of Yulehagen where Christmas is 'grown'. This required designs for Yulehagen's unique flora and fauna as well as the gadgets and machinary used to cultivate Christmas on Kringleset Farm.
The live action approach was later abandoned in favour of developing the story as an animated TV series.
Below: The Life cycle of the 'Wishbird' and 'Sackling'.
Below: The 'birth' and development of Kringleset Farm's 'crop' and workforce the 'Carrot' Elves
Below: Initial ideas for exterior and interior of the bad guy's treetop lair
Below: Early exploration of the various vehicles of Yulehagen
Below: Process of metamorphosis from the 'Wreath tree Grub' to 'Ribbon Moth'
Below: Designs for the Humbugs who threaten the crops of Kringleset. Originally the Humbug was designed as a kind of insect version of Dickens' Scrooge, with top hat shaped carapice and mutton chop mandibles. Not many got the visual joke however so we developed a more simplified traditional looking bug. The Humbugs swarms were also designed as a mode of transport, a kind of dark aerial wave that the bad guy could 'surf'.
SHE TALKS IN HER SLEEP
Key art for horror short She Talks in Her Sleep (2024) director Paul Taylor, writers Megan Pugh and Ben Clark. Dan and Faye appear to be like any other couple, but when Faye starts sleep-talking, her eerie, unconscious messages lead Dan to believe that something sinister is coming for them…
OLGA?
Concept art for a visual effects sequence in the dramatic short Olga? (2009) written and directed by Ilaria D'elia. The scene called for the main character to hallucinate the face of her child in a flower. We explored the possibility of the child's face being formed by the petals of a chrysanthemum, by the morphing of the pattern on a pansy and by the the movement of grass and flowers over a larger area.
PAINTER X: XPLORER
Key art for proposed series of short online commercials for a digital art application. The concept involved a heroic explorer encountering the perils and pitfalls of traditional media before discovering the 'wonder' of digital art software.
