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Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Monday, 20 February 2012
After my second group interview I was told to continue with my current theme ( the previous six post's ) however add more description to the look and feel pages, I have been working on the character pages at the moment I have created a few character head designs and a final Raptor character design also.
Multiple character designs.
Raptor character design.
Saturday, 11 February 2012
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Sunday, 11 December 2011
Introduction:
Dinosaurs Present:
Japanese Poster Prints Present:
Kozyndan. (2010). The great Bunny Wave. Available: http://www.kozyndan.com/art/uprisings. Last accessed 11th Oct 2011.
Kozyndan. (2010). Whale Wars Tin. Available: http://www.kozyndan.com/illustration/whale-wars-tin. Last accessed 6th Dec 2011.
Bessudo, M (2011). Illustrations. Available: http://mcbess.com/illus.html. Last accessed 6th Dec 2011.
Dinosaurs Past:
pinmill. (1998 - 2010). Defending Science. Available: http://www.pinmill.me.uk/critique2.htm. Last accessed 25th Oct 2011.
Andrew Borntreger. (1998 - 2011). The Land That Time Forgot. Available: http://www.badmovies.org/movies/landforgot/landforgot3.jpg.
MyFreeWallpapers © . (2003). Movies Wallpaper: King Kong vs. Godzilla. Available: http://www.myfreewallpapers.net/movies/pages/king-kong-vs-godzilla.shtml. Last accessed 15th November 2011.
Born to Play. (1999 – 2011). 27" Barney Soft Toy. Available: http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/Barney-soft-toys-reviews.asp. Last accessed 9th Dec 2011.
Japanese Poster Prints Past:
Monniaux, D. (2005). File:Ukiyo-e dsc04680.jpg. Available: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ukiyo-e_dsc04680.jpg. Last accessed 15th Oct 2011
Moffat, C. (2007). Vincent Van Gogh . Available: http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/expressionism/Vincent-Van-Gogh.html. Last accessed 12th Dec 2011.
Wanczura, D . (2009). Ukiyo-e. Available: http://www.artelino.com/articles/ukiyo-e.asp. Last accessed 12th Dec 2011.
Library Of Congress. (2010). Major Genres. Available: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/ukiyo-e/major.html. Last accessed 12th Dec
Hokusai, K. (4/30/2011). The Great Wave of Kanagawa, from the Series "36 Views of Mt. Fuji" ("Fugaku Sanjuokkei"). Available: http://ifaq.wap.org/posters/fuji_off_kanagawa.jpg. Last accessed 4th
Dinosaurs Horizon:
Japanese Poster Prints Horizon:
Hokusai, K (4/30/2011). The Great Wave of Kanagawa, from the Series "36 Views of Mt. Fuji" ("Fugaku Sanjuokkei"). Available: http://ifaq.wap.org/posters/fuji_off_kanagawa.jpg. Last accessed 4th
Ronquillo, U (2009). Dinosaurs Still Live!. Available: http://ghostradio.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/dinosaurs17.jpg. Last accessed 11th October 2011. Dinosaurs Present:
Kalla, R (April 10th 2008). Turok Review (PS3). Available: http://www.thebuzzmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/turok-cut-dino-throat.jpg. Last accessed 15th November 2011.
ToyWiz.com. (2011). LEGO Dino Set #5886 T-Rex Hunter. Available: http://www.toywiz.com/lego5886.html. Last accessed 6th Dec 2011.
HobbyLink Japan. (2011 ). ZED-01 Gojulas. Available: http://static.hlj.com/images/tkt/tkt77187.jpg. Last accessed 15th november
Good Reads. (2011). How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight. Available: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/122125.How_Do_Dinosaurs_Say_Good_Night_.
Oliver, G (2001). Jurassic Park III review. Available: http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/301/301482p1.html. Last accessed 9th Dec 2011.
Shinyghost12. (). Jurassic Park III. Available: http://jurassicpark.wikia.com/wiki/Jurassic_Park_III. Last accessed 9th
BFO. (2011). Walking With Dinosaurs...LIVE!. Available: http://wyrdstuff.com/?p=985. Last accessed 9th Dec 2011.
gametavern. (2009). walking with dinosaurs live ceder park texas.Available: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhe_SsrITgQ. Last accessed 9th Dec 2011.
Greg Miller. (2011). Jurassic Park Review. Available: http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/121/1212843p1.html. Last accessed 11th Dec 2011.
Greg Miller. (2011). Jurassic Park Review. Available: http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/121/1212843p1.html. Last accessed 11th Dec 2011.
The Plastation Blog. (2011). The Thunder Lizards of Jurassic Park: The Game Storm PSN Today. Available: http://digibutter.nerr.biz/topics/174367/the-thunder-lizards-of-jurassic-park-the-game-storm-psn-today. Last accessed 11th Dec 2011.
yourtrailers. (2011). Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus. Available: http://www.yourtrailers.net/mega-shark-vs-crocosaurus-video-2010. Last accessed 11th Dec 2011.
Japanese Poster Prints Present:
Terratag. (2002 – 2011). Great Wave. Available: http://www.terratag.com/PBSCProduct.asp?ItmID=9036869. Last accessed 7th Dec 2011.
Kozyndan. (2010). The great Bunny Wave. Available: http://www.kozyndan.com/art/uprisings. Last accessed 11th Oct 2011.
Kozyndan. (2010). Whale Wars Tin. Available: http://www.kozyndan.com/illustration/whale-wars-tin. Last accessed 6th Dec 2011.
Bessudo, M (2011). Illustrations. Available: http://mcbess.com/illus.html. Last accessed 6th Dec 2011.
Barnes, J (2011). Front. Middelsex: Kane LTD. p69.
Dinosaurs Past:
pinmill. (1998 - 2010). Defending Science. Available: http://www.pinmill.me.uk/critique2.htm. Last accessed 25th Oct 2011.
Andrew Borntreger. (1998 - 2011). The Land That Time Forgot. Available: http://www.badmovies.org/movies/landforgot/landforgot3.jpg.
MyFreeWallpapers © . (2003). Movies Wallpaper: King Kong vs. Godzilla. Available: http://www.myfreewallpapers.net/movies/pages/king-kong-vs-godzilla.shtml. Last accessed 15th November 2011.
IMDB. (1990 – 2011). Barney And Friends. Available: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144701/. Last accessed 9th Dec 2011.
PBS Kids. (2004). Barney & Friends. Available: http://pbskids.kids.us/program-barney.html. Last accessed 9th Dec
Born to Play. (1999 – 2011). 27" Barney Soft Toy. Available: http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/Barney-soft-toys-reviews.asp. Last accessed 9th Dec 2011.
Josh. (2009). Dino Crisis 4 missing as series celebrates 10th anniversery. Available: http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2009/07/01/dino-crisis-4-missing-as-series-celebrates-10th-anniversary.htm. Last accessed 11th Dec
Gamespot. (2011). Dino Crisis 2. Available: http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps/913995-dino-crisis-2/images/gs_screen-14. Last accessed 11th Dec 2011.
IGN. (2003). Dino Crisis 3. Available: http://uk.xbox.ign.com/dor/objects/482250/dino-crisis-3-/images/dinocrisis3_011503_7.html. Last accessed 11th Dec 2011.
Japanese Poster Prints Past:
Monniaux, D. (2005). File:Ukiyo-e dsc04680.jpg. Available: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ukiyo-e_dsc04680.jpg. Last accessed 15th Oct 2011
Moffat, C. (2007). Vincent Van Gogh . Available: http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/expressionism/Vincent-Van-Gogh.html. Last accessed 12th Dec 2011.
Wanczura, D . (2009). Ukiyo-e. Available: http://www.artelino.com/articles/ukiyo-e.asp. Last accessed 12th Dec 2011.
Library Of Congress. (2010). Major Genres. Available: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/ukiyo-e/major.html. Last accessed 12th Dec
Hokusai, K. (4/30/2011). The Great Wave of Kanagawa, from the Series "36 Views of Mt. Fuji" ("Fugaku Sanjuokkei"). Available: http://ifaq.wap.org/posters/fuji_off_kanagawa.jpg. Last accessed 4th
Wikipaintings. (2011). Yvette Guilbert. Available: http://www.wikipaintings.org/en/henri-de-toulouse-lautrec/yvette-guilbert-1894. Last accessed 12th Dec 2011.
Auricchio, L. (2011). Claude Monet (1840–1926). Available: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cmon/hd_cmon.htm. Last accessed 12th Dec 2011.
Adobe. (2011). Adobe Photoshop CS4. Available: http://www.softlatest.com/products/Adobe-Photoshop-CS4-Extended.html. Last accessed 12th Dec 2011.
Dinosaurs Horizon:
Quantz, D & Dezango, T (2004). Everyday Hero. New York: Dan Buckley. Front Cover.
Schaefer, S. (2010). Official Godzilla Concept art Blaces Comicon 2010. Available: http://screenrant.com/godzilla-reboot-image-sandy-70374/. Last accessed 7th Dec 2011 .
jurassicpark4movie. (2009). Jurassic Park IV. Available: http://jurassicpark4movietrailer.blogspot.com/. Last accessed 11th Dec
"Caffinated" Clint. (2011). Jurassic Park could be returning to cinemas in Diceratopty 3D!. Available: ic-park-could-be-returning-to-cinemas-in-diceratopty-3d. Last accessed 11th Dec 2011.
Ridley, M. (2000). Will We Clone A Dinosaur?. Available: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,996609,00.html. Last accessed 11th Dec 2011.
Japanese Poster Prints Horizon:
The Daily News. (2011). McBess at nice/nice, Hannover. Available: http://www.curatedmag.com/news/2009/03/06/mcbess-at-nicenice-hannover/. Last accessed 6th Dec 2011.
Nathan. (2011). Keaton Henson. Available: http://mhvh.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/128178718966236f6b48-480x338.jpg. Last accessed 8th Nov 2011.
cartoon network. (2010). Adventure Time Into. Available: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7Jvk6__23I. Last accessed 12th Dec
mcbess. (2009). "wood". Available: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD1Rrfc0y-M. Last accessed 12th Dec 2011. <!-- google_ad_client = "pub-9983032687302035"; /* Toolbox Referencing Inset */ google_ad_slot = "4903993350"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; //-->
Tuesday, 6 December 2011
After researching Japanese Poster Print I have discovered that it gained a great reception initially however through time it slowly became less interesting to people and started getting replaced by other peoples art styles. This however wasn't the end for this style as it influenced many great artists who painted in a style which was based on this art so the art style lived on through that though unfortunately now it is lost in its traditional type and has to live on through the art of others. From this research I cannot see Japanese Poster Prints making a comeback in the future I believe that it is limited to the artwork of other peoples styles.
After researching dinosaurs and looking at the trends in popularity through the ages and from what I have found its that dinosaurs have had an almost constant media presence spanning since the first fossil discovery. I have found that they have been portrayed in a variety of different manners ranging from cute friendly characters that children can see and not be afraid right on through to the terrifying anamatronic dinosaurs from the Jurassic Park series of films. They have also appeared in a variety of different media such as books , films, television, games and card games showing that they have been popular over many forms, I believe that there is a a strong chance that dinosaurs will play a strong part in media in the future I can tell this because they are being featured more in films again and will always have a mystifying effect. The fossils will remain in museums and people will still be mesmerized by them because they'll try to imagine those creatures roaming around and once again it will make them research and watch films containing dinosaurs keeping them in media for along time to come.
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| This shows that people are still interested in dinosaurs to this date. |
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
For my IP I shall be creating a dinosaur based comic with the art-style similar to Japanese poster prints. I can tell this will be successful through my research. I have seen that dinosaurs popularity will rise again soon due to the release of the new Spiderman film, the main antagonist is The Lizard.
There are also rumours circulating about a new Dino Crisis game and also rumours of a fourth Jurassic park film also bringing hype back for dinosaurs making them popular once more.
Japanese poster prints have been popular before and are now coming back into popular culture therefore it will be popular enough to put into a new IP so by combining the two topics of dinosaurs and Japanese Poster Prints I can create a comic that will feature two popular thopics.
Below is a revised IP idea
I have discovered from my research that dinosaurs have had a constant popularity throughout the discovery of their fossils. Originally we thought of them as mythical beast and creatures of fantasy this made popular news and stole the imagination of people everywhere. I discovered that the height of Dinosaurs popularity was during the fourty years from the 1960's onwards where Dinosaurs made thier cinema debut, it was here that monster movies began to grip the world Godzilla being the prime example of this. From then on Dinosaurs have been a constant theme throught popular culture from films such as Jurrasic Park and games such as Dino Crisis to TV shows like Barney, they'res plenty on the horizon aswell what with the new Godzilla film due for released in 2012 and the main villain in the new spiderman film being The Lizard.
What I have found from my research is that people still feel scared by the idea of dinosaurs and through their constant depictions as giant monsters draws me towards an IP where dinosaurs are a terrifying force that skulks in the dark, ever ominous and ever deadly this I feel would keep people interested and judging by how dinosaurs are being depicted in media in the future I feel this would be a good direction to be going in.
Through all my research i have discovered that Japenese Prints were Initially popular once they had been exported from Japan, they infuluenced some of the great western artists such as Vincent Van Gogh however, its popularity weigned and slowley started to fade out. After my research I have seen that Japanese Poster Prints, in its traditional form, shall not be continued in the future, however there is still evidence of the art style in aspiring artists, and existing artists work. I will probably try to incorporate my own style of Japanese poster print into my IP but have strong references to the original art form.
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
Dinosaurs have been consistently popular since they’re discovery, in books, films, television and comics, the idea of dinosaurs has been taken in many forms and modified to suit different needs an example of this could be the Lizard Man from the Spiderman comics he was a scientist who combined his DNA with a lizard. This is strong for the future of dinosaurs as the Lizard is the main villain in the up and coming spiderman movie the lizard works as a stealthy killer who stalks his prey. This shows that dinosaurs have a futureahead of them.
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| Cover art to the Spiderman book 'Everyday Hero' by Daniel Qauntz and Todd Dezago |
The popularity of dinosaurs is still around and there is also a new Godzilla film to be released in 2012 which show’s that consumers are still very interested in dinosaurs and monster movies they’re also rumours of a new dino crisis game being released.
There have been many rumour's that there is to be a fourth Jurassic Park film and the rumours have been justified however there has been no set date for the film to be released as the producers haven't settled on a script as yet the film has been in development for some time. There have been many popular ideas for what will happen in the film the main theory behind it is that it will include genetically altered dinosaurs that have been trained to act as military operatives.
On the topic of Jurassic Park the original three films are to be released in the cinema again with the technological advancement in 3D. The films are to be released in 3D and shown in all cinemas in the near future this shows that there is still a market for dinosaur films. In my opinion I find that the addition of 3D is just a fad that is soon to die out however I believe that this will be successful for this particular film as it was a highly successful film in its own right.
Scientists have been toying with the idea to clone dinosaurs for some time however after researching a variety of different sources I have found that it is impossible to bring back a living dinosaur, many scientists agree that the way that it was portrayed in Jurassic Park was a clever method it is impossible to actually clone them as the insect inside the amber would be too young to have fed on the blood of a dinosaur and be to badly decomposed. *'The short answer is no. the slightly longer answer is defiantly not.'
The future seems very promising for dinosaurs as their popularity never truly faded, it is easy to say that they will be included in many different media forms in the future no matter how small a part they play they'll still be included in some way.
*Matt Ridley. (2000). Will We Clone A Dinosaur?. Available: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,996609,00.html. Last accessed 11th Dec 2011.
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| This is concept art released by 'Legendary Pictures' at 'Comicon 2010' for the new Godzilla Movie |
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| Fan made poster for the in production film Jurassic Park 4 film |
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| This is a mock image for the original Jurassic Park film 1993 |
The future seems very promising for dinosaurs as their popularity never truly faded, it is easy to say that they will be included in many different media forms in the future no matter how small a part they play they'll still be included in some way.
*Matt Ridley. (2000). Will We Clone A Dinosaur?. Available: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,996609,00.html. Last accessed 11th Dec 2011.
After research what the future holds the the Japanese poster print style i have found that they're are currently many artists who use Japanese Poster Print as a base for their style for example the artist Keaton Henson uses a similar art style.
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| This image was created by artist 'mcbess' for the 'nice/nice exhibition' in 2009 |
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| This illustration is from 'Keaton Hensons' art book 'Gloaming' |
Because of the way the art style keeps being used and re-used in modern media I believe that Japanese Poster Prints will still be used, not directly but subtly in artists own interpretations.
After continuing my research i have discovered that thier is no evidence of Japanese having a future in media in it traditional for, however it will still live on in other atists work. It is unfortunate that the traditional style is dying out, this is mostly due to computers modernizing the way media is produced for example a poster that would be displayed for a cinema would be created in a program like Adobe Photoshop rather than the more traditionall forms of art such as the Japanese Poster Prints.
The Television program Adventure time could also be linked in with the lose base in Japanese Poster Prints as the illustrations resemble mcbess’ artwork, the program has been extremely successful since its release in 2010. The art does have some resemblances to Japanese poster prints as the images are very simple and in bold block colours whereas some of the background images have more detail. I think that this is how this art style will continue, not in its own way but through other means whilst still staying common in media.
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| This is a promotion poster for the television program called 'Adventure time' created by Pendleton ward in 2010 |
The three different links above all have similarities which shows that there is a market for this art style, all of the characters have longer limbs and thin bodies, most of these art forms are also being transffered into animation aswell as just the hand drawn images. Both Adventure time and Mcbess have transfered theyre art styles into animations.
This is the video intro for the program Adventure Time iploaded by cartoon network in 2010
This second Video is by the artist McBess and is titled woods.
This is the video for the song "wood" by artist mcbess uploaded in 2009
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
In the past Dinosaurs weren’t very well understood and were the topic of great discussion and a source of great mystery. The creatures were included in many stories and, as there was no evidence of how they looked fossils were improperly built, an example of this are the models in London’s Crystal Gardens.
It was originally believed that Pterosaur’s couldn’t fly and that Tyrannosaurus’s were solitary creatures that hunted and lived alone. It was also believed that the majority of dinosaurs were quadrupeds and primarily carnivorous, this transferred into media to show that all dinosaurs were four legged carnivors.
Writer Sir Arther Conan Doyle wrote the novel the Lost World in 1912, this was a highley successful novel and grabbed peoples imagination and boosted popularity of dinosaurs again, this book stood the test of time and once the technology became available it was translated into a movie.
In the year 1918 an American writer named Edgar Rice Burroughs published the book ‘The land that time forgot’ set in World War 1 aboard a German U Boat the U-33, in the novel the come ashore on an island inhabited by dinosaurs. In 1975 the book got a theatrical transference, bring to life the dinosaurs that had appeared so often in books.
I believe these films were well recived and in my opinion i feel that they are integral in any research into creating a dinosaur realated IP as it shows how well they could be put into films with the limited rescources and that they were still well recieved.
In the early 1900's dinosaur fossils that were discovered were often said to be the fossils of mythological creatures a good example would be the Protoceratops. Protoceratop's discovered in the gobi deserts were often mistaken for the legendary griffins as they had many of the attributes that a griffen would have such as the large beak, four legs and large eye sockets.
In 1992 HiT Entertainment produced the program Barney which was created Sheryl Leech for her son. The program featured a purple dinosaur named Barney and showed children how to behave learn and play with each other the program was aired between 1992 through to the present.
Barney managed to gain some movie fame in 1998 in his first film Barney's big adventure. Barney has been successful in media and consistently popular with young children, his marketing in media has been well done as he has been popular in toy form as well as televisual popular.
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| Iguanadon Statue from Crystal Palace Gardens created in 1853 |
It was originally believed that Pterosaur’s couldn’t fly and that Tyrannosaurus’s were solitary creatures that hunted and lived alone. It was also believed that the majority of dinosaurs were quadrupeds and primarily carnivorous, this transferred into media to show that all dinosaurs were four legged carnivors.
Writer Sir Arther Conan Doyle wrote the novel the Lost World in 1912, this was a highley successful novel and grabbed peoples imagination and boosted popularity of dinosaurs again, this book stood the test of time and once the technology became available it was translated into a movie.
In the year 1918 an American writer named Edgar Rice Burroughs published the book ‘The land that time forgot’ set in World War 1 aboard a German U Boat the U-33, in the novel the come ashore on an island inhabited by dinosaurs. In 1975 the book got a theatrical transference, bring to life the dinosaurs that had appeared so often in books.
I believe these films were well recived and in my opinion i feel that they are integral in any research into creating a dinosaur realated IP as it shows how well they could be put into films with the limited rescources and that they were still well recieved.
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| This is a still image from the film The land that time Forgot |
In the early 1900's dinosaur fossils that were discovered were often said to be the fossils of mythological creatures a good example would be the Protoceratops. Protoceratop's discovered in the gobi deserts were often mistaken for the legendary griffins as they had many of the attributes that a griffen would have such as the large beak, four legs and large eye sockets.
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| This image shows how easy it would be to confuse the fossils for those of a griffon. |
In the years following world war two monster fever gripped japan after the bombs that were dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, A director, Ishiro Honda, at Toho studios created a monster that was the result of the bombs being dropped this monster was called Godzilla. In 1954 Godzilla made his theatrical debut and took the world by storm. In 1956 Godzilla was shown in America with and American actor and the title was changed to Godzilla King Of The Monsters and was a rousing success, this started the monster movie craze. The Godzilla ‘Showa’ Series went from 1954 – 1979 and included fifteen Godzilla movies, including Godzilla Vs King Kong which drew in the western market more.
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| The Movie poster for the movie Godzilla Vs King Kong released in 1962 |
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| Barney The Purple Dinosaur from PBS Kids |
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| Barney Plush Toy created by Born To Play |
Dino Crisis is a game that was created in 1999 by the blockbuster team behind the Resident Evil Franchise. The game was a survival horror game set in the (at that point) future of 2009 and saw the player pitted against suspense filled environments and monstrous dinosaurs that will stop at nothing to feast on the player. The game was a huge success in both the east and west and made a change from its zombie boasting cousin.
Dino Crisis proved so successful that it gained a sequel the game received as much praise as its predecessor the game was released a year in 2000. The game featured many of the same features as the first game however its main villain had been changed from the Tyranosaurus Rex to an even bigger threat a Giganatosaurs became the new main villainous dinosaur to show this off Capcom showed to two behemoths fighting. After playing the game myself I believe that this game was much better that the second game was much better than the first and was also much more atmospheric and the gameplay was more involving than the last. I found that the game was much more popular than the first aswell out of the people I asked.
Capcom released a third instalment of the series and it was released on the Xbox the game was set in the year 2548 the game was set in a research ship, that was conducting experiments on dinosaur DNA the game saw the player pitted against horrifying mutant dinosaurs. The game itself did poorly and was no where near as successful as the two previous games, however it was still kept in the forefront of gaming media as it was a sequel to a highly successful franchise
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| Screenshot of the Capcom game Dino Crisis released in 1999 |
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| This is a screenshot from Dino Crisis 2 released in 2000 by Capcom |
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| This is a screenshot from the game Dino Crisis 3 by Capcom released in 2003 |
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