This was the first piece of real concept art in September I developed for my fourth year film, A Snow Ballad. It was to be very minimal at first, with a focus on colour primarily. I also utilized references such as Norval Morrisseau for style references. This I found brought a much more surreal sensibility to the design.
For the film’s style, I immediately latched onto Mary Blaire’s work on A Winter Wonderland. The way simple colour and shape could command a composition was what I admired and hoped to emulate to some small degree.
Also of importance was Charley Harper, a prolific children’s book painter, that I discovered on Hans Bacher’s treasure trove. Simplicity as well as capturing a sensible view of nature while using little embellishment is what I also wished to embody within my thesis film.
Plus, I spent a ton of time at the BBC Motion Gallery’s website. More on that later.
