Illustration XXXIV : When Art Meets Cinema

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When Art Meets Cinema

Hey there, fellow art enthusiasts! Back with another dump from my digital sketchbook – this time showcasing some movie and TV show posters I've created. Each one carries a slice of my personal take on these visual stories, for better or worse.

Skyfall

This movie was by far the worst Bond movie ever. Daniel Craig's Bond movies are getting bad to worst. When I saw Casino Royale this morning, it genuinely felt like a Bond movie.

These days movies are trying to get that emotional attachment and they make the movie slow and touchy. This was a fail attempt. It reminded me of the last two Harry Potter films. I don't know what other people look for in a Bond movie, but I was expecting action and gadgets. There weren't much, though they tried reasoning by saying they were going all old school with a tech-villain. But I don't think it worked.

But there were some good things, unfortunately not the Bond girls. Personally, I did not see the official trailer so Ben Whishaw and Ralph Fiennes's entry was a real surprise to me. A good surprise.

They named the film SKYFALL because it was important for Bond's character, but the director forgot to tell the audience why Skyfall was so (emotionally) important for Bond and why he went there to hide and got it destroyed. Though IMDB has given it an 8.2 rating, I don't know of many people who like the film despite the over-dose of the British accent. I like Daniel Craig and he's a good actor, but in this film clearly the director has not explored his capacity.

Hoping for a good next Bond movie.

The Night Of

This poster was inspired by the last marathon I ran... The deep blue background and fragmented portrait style came from that strange altered state you enter around mile 20, when your perception starts to shift and fragments. The typography "THE NIGHT OF" felt right for capturing that liminal experience between consciousness and exhaustion.

There's something about physical endurance that creates a unique mental space – not quite hallucination, but definitely not normal perception either. I wanted to capture that with the contrasting colors and expression in this piece.

Now available as an NFT, if you're into that sort of thing.

Game of Thrones

The show is being unorganized and getting a little unpredictable.

This visualization came from watching the later seasons and feeling like characters were just vague shapes moving through fog without clear direction. The blue color palette and misty atmosphere represent that sense of being lost in a narrative that's losing its way.

Those golden accents represent the occasional brilliant moments that still shine through – little flashes of what made the show great in the first place. I wanted to capture both my frustration and remaining hope in this piece.

Now available as an NFT for the die-hard fans who still believe winter is coming.

Mariane

This one's still in progress – sometimes I need to let concepts percolate before finalizing them. I've been playing with some darker, more atmospheric approaches for this one. More to come on that front soon.

That's the latest batch from my ongoing obsession with reinterpreting visual media. Let me know which ones resonate with you, or if you have suggestions for what film or show I should tackle next.

Until next time, keep watching with critical eyes,

— Your friendly neighborhood digital nomad illustrator

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