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Cinema3cSpaces
EmilyClarkson
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Contents
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 21 22
AssignedStoryandAuthorBiography
AttheMountainsofMadness
H.P.Lovecra
CulturalContent
TheExcerptsandPointofFocus
Statement
VisualConcept
InfluenceMapstheSpecifics
Excerpt1
Excerpt2version1
Excerpt2Version2
Excerpt3
KeyThumbnails
Excerpt1
Excerpt2
Excerpt3
CreaXvePartnershipArchive
OtherProjectWorkReviewsandTutorials
Bibliography
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AssignedStoryandAuthorBiography
Thestoryassigned
'AttheMountainsofMadness'isahorrorstory,wri_enbyH.P.
Lovecra,publishedin1931.Ittellstheterrifyingtaleofaa
teamofexplorersthattakeupanexpediXontoAntarcXca.
Theretheyencountertheremainsofan'alien'civilizaXonand
theirruinedcityinthemountainsonethattheystrongly
believepredatestheexistenceofhumans.TheirexpediXonsoonturnsbad,whenascoutteamarefoundcompletely
decimatedandseveralofthelifeformsthattheyhadrecovered
forresearchhaveseeminglyvanished.OnfurtherexploraXonof
theruinedcity,theselifeformsappeartohavebeenan
advancedrace.Beforelong,theremainingexplorersrealizethis
cityisn'tasdeadastheyhadfirstthought.
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AssignedStoryandAuthorBiography
TheAuthorHowardPhillipsLovecraDwasbornin1890,inProvidence,RhodeIsland.Hisfatherdiedwhenhewaseightyearsoldaersufferinganervousbreakdownandfallingill.Hisupbringingwasletohismother,twoauntsandhisgrandfather.Lovecrawasaveryintelligentyouth.
Hebegantorecitepoetryattwoyearsold,wasreadingatagethreeandbegantowritewhenhewassixyearsold.AstorytheyoungLovecrawasmostinspiredbywasArabianNightsandhisobsessionwithhistoricalcivilizaXonsandworldswasonly
furtheredbyGreekMythologicalworkssuchasIliadandOdyssey.
InhischildhoodyearsLovecrawasoenentertainedbyhisGrandfathertellingstories;mostofwhichwereimprovisedweirdtales.
ItwasthisthatinspiredLovecraintocreaXngworksofWeirdFicXon.By1896Lovecrahadwri_enhisfirststorynamedTheNobleEavesdropper.AgedeightLovecrafoundaninterestinastronomyandchemistry,takingituponhimselftocreatejournalstohandoutamongsthisschoolfriend.FollowingencouragementtopushhiswriXngfromhispeersandteachers,Lovecraeventuallyfoundhimselfpublishedin1906starXngacareerasacolumnistwithvariouspaperssuchasThePawtuxetValleyGleaner,TheProvidenceTribuneandThe
ProvidenceEveningNews(Joshi,2006)
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Thecultureofthe3meofLovecraD
AttheMountainsofMadnesswaspublishedinaXmewhenAmericawasinadepressionfollowingtheWall
StreetCrashof1929.ButyetitwasaXmewhenmysteryficXonswerebecomingpopular(suchastheworksof
AgathaChrisXeandRaymondChandler.)DespitetheAmericanpublicnothavingmuchinthewayofmoney,
theyconXnuedtogotothecinemainordertoforgetthehardshipsofeverydaylife.Thissawanabsoluteboom
inmovieproducXon.ThethirXeshavebeenreferredtoasHollywoodsGoldenage.Manyblockbusterreleases
andHollywoodcelebriXesofthedayaresXllfamiliartothisday.
ThethirXessawtheexplorerandadventurerRichard.E.ByrdtakeatwoyearexpediXon(193335)to
AntarcXca,toconductresearchinthefrozenwastelands.Anotherpioneer,AmeliaEarhartwasmakingher
nameinflight,becomingthefirstwomanandthesecondpersontoflyacrosstheAtlanXcsolo.Italmostseems
theperfectXmetoreleaseabooklikeAttheMountainsofMadness,whentheAmericanpubliccanonly
speculateoftheadventuresoftheseexplorers.
Radioentertainmentbecamepopularbecauseitwasfreetolistento.Millionsofpeoplewouldtuneinfor
variousshows;comedy,sport,soapoperasandmusic.Oneofthemostrenownedstoriesof30sradiowould
bewhenayoungOrsonWellesbroadcastaplaybythenameofWaroftheworldsbyH.G.Wells;thestoryof
anAlieninvasion,panickedamillionpeople,whobelievedtheplaytoinfactbeanemergencyNewsbroadcast,
despitetherebeingadisclaimerreadouttotheaudiences.ThethirXeswasaXmeofgreatentertainment,inspiteofthehardshipofthepeople.
AssignedStoryandAuthorBiography
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TheExcerptsandPointofFocus
ExcerptOne
Lovecradescribestheviewtheexplorerscanseefromtheaircraastheyflyoverthemountainrangesof
AntarcXca.TheyflyoversomeruinsofalonglostcivilizaXonbeforecomingintolandtojoinascoutpartythat
wentahead.Thatcampsitehasbeendecimatedandnoneofthescoutgrouphavesurvived.
FromthisexcerptIplantofocusonthelookofthecampsiteamongsttheharshmountainregion.
ExcerptThreeThemenbegintoexploretheinteriorofthecitylookingatthewindowstheornatecarvings,
archways,sculpturesandthelike.Theyareamazedbythesheerscaleanddesignoftherooms.Theyeventually
discoverthespeciesthatoncelivedtherewerenotofthisearthandtheirvisittotheearthcouldwellhave
beenasfarbackastheXmeofthedinosaurs.
FromthisexcerptIwishtofocusonaviewofacorridorwiththeemphasisbeingonthescaleleadingtooneof
thechambersanddetailbeingpickedoutoftheincrediblewallcarvings.
ExcerptTwo
TwoexplorersflyoveraplateauthatrevealsanenXrecityofruins.Thecityseemstostretchonforever.Astonelabyrinthofincrediblestructures.Somebuildingshavesuccumbedtothewearoftheglaciersandothers
havebeenpreservedalmostperfectly.Thetwomenlandtheiraircratogoandtakealookaroundthenearby
vicinity,peeringatthearchitectureupclosebeforemakingawaryentranceintothedeadcityviaawindow.
FromthisexcerptIwishtofocusontheentrypointoftheexplorers;thespecificrampartthroughwhichthe
menventureintotheunknown.
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StatementMyFirstSceneBaseCampIhavechosentodepictthedecimatedcampsiteforwantofdramaandsharpcameraanglesandtobeableto
includeacontrastofcivilizaXonagainsttheharshenvironment.Iwouldliketodepictacolourschemewherethehumaninfluenceisclearagainstthebackgroundofgreys,blues,blacks,whitesandlilacs.Theirtentswouldstandoutagainstthescenerybothintheirshapeandalsocolour.Thephotographedadventuresofthe
explorersRobertFalconSco_andErnestHenryShackletonhavehadhugeinfluenceindepicXngarealisXccampsiteandalsoforprovidingaccurateperiodvisualinformaXon.
MySecondSceneTheRampartEntrance
IiniXallychosetodesignanaerialviewoftheenXrecityruin,butchangedmymindaeradiscussion,opXngtodesignthedescribedrampartshapedlikeastarandperhapsthreehundredfeetfrompointtopoint.Itisa
goodstructureinwhichtoexplorescaleinrelaXontothetwomenandalsopossiblyangleofview.LowangleswillhelptoaccentuatethesheersizeofthisforXficaXon.Ialsofeeltheneedtoexplorethetexturesofbadly
weatheredrocks.Theimposingqualityofvariouscastlesandtheirstructuresmakeprimevisualmaterials.ThecollapsingtowerofCaerphillycastlebeingagoodexampleofbrokenbutsXllforbiddingarchitecture,especiallywhenitisprecarious.
MyThirdSceneHallway
ForthefinalsceneIwishtodepictacorridorofaliencarvingsleadingtooneofthemanycolossalchambersdescribedbyLovecra.Thereisali_leofdescripXonofthecarvingbutnoneofspecificdetailleadingmeto
believeIcouldcreatejustaboutanythingwithregardstowalldesignsleadingtoahugedoorway.Forareallyalienlookitcouldbedisorderly,somepartofthecarvingsrecessedbeforeevolvingandgraduaXnginto
3dimensionalstatuesalmostleapingoffoftheunevenwalls.Aprimeopportunitytocreatesomemoremenaceinthestoneworkofthepastrace.Furtherdisorderlynaturecouldbecreatedthroughthedescribedlevelsofthecorridor.AlteringthemtoinvolveacuriouslyirregulardifferenceinfloorlevelsmuchlikeanM.C.Escherdesignofarchitecture.
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VisualConcept
ThereareessenXallyafewbaseelements
neededtodesigntheenvironmentforthese
parXcularsetofbookexcerpts.
NaturalsnowyglacialformaXonsDepthoffieldTextureScaleminiaturizingthehumaninthespaceAcolourschemeofdarkbrownsandblackswithastarkcontrastofwhitegreyblueand
lilac
SculptureandmuralsVeryoldstonemasonryandArchitecturalform
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InfluenceMapstheSpecifics
Influencemap1containsimageryof
RruinsfromvariouslocaXonsallovertheworld.
ThecampsiteofShackletonandhismenonanAntarcXcexpediXon
GlaciersandmountainsfromvariouslocaXonsConceptualartfromTombRaiderLegendAndpainXngsofmountainsbyNicholasRoerich
Theseweretohelpwithpicturingthe
loomingmountainsandsma_eringsofruin
andaCampsiteaccuratetotheeraof
Lovecra
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InfluenceMapstheSpecifics
Influencemap2version1containsimagery
of
LandformaXonsfromallovertheworld(GardenoftheGodsColorado)
AfantasystructuredCity(DoctorWho)TombraiderconceptartworkofabuildingenclosediniceVariouspainXngsbyRoerichMountainousruins(Peruvian,Incanetc)CyclopeanmasonryThismapwastoaidmeincreaXngadesign
ofenormouscityfromtheairbeforethe
planchangedtolookataparXculardetail;
asolitaryrampartthroughwhichthe
explorersenter.
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InfluenceMapstheSpecifics
Influencemap2version2containsimagery
of
CastlesfromvariouslocaXons.(RealandficXonal)
TheconceptartworkfromTombRaiderLegendforabuildingsemicoveredby
snowandaniceycolourpale_eStoneandrocktexturesArchwaysAconceptualcity(fromDoctorWho)AninterpretaXonofatthemountainsofmadnessinphotography
Thismapwastohelpinfluencemeinthe
structuringoftheentrancepointofthe
explorersintothecitysoIcanconstructahugerampartoftherighttexture,ba_ered
withsnowandicewithhugeforbidding
archedwindowsandunearthlyshaped
stonework.
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InfluenceMapstheSpecifics
Influencemap3containsImageryof
TombRaiderUnderworldconceptartwork(agargantuangatewaytoatomb,astone
chamberandunderwatertemple)
Thearchitecturalmodelsfromafilm(AlienvsPredator)
StonecarvingsfromvariouscivilizaXons(realandficXonal)
ConceptualartworkofacavespaceAncientshu_ersTilesofgreenSoapstonetextureTheseimagesaretohelpconstructthe
interiorofthecorridorsdescribedin
Lovecraswork,togetanideaofthekinds
ofcarvingsIcouldtrytoemulate,thecolourandtextureofsoapstoneandthe
generalwaytoframeanexpansivespace
effecXvely.
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KeyThumbnailsExcerpt1Campsite
Thumbnails17,19,38
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KeyThumbnailsExcerpt2Rampart
Thumbnails36,34,31
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KeyThumbnailsExcerpt3Interior
Thumbnails39,42,43
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Ini3alonlinegree3ng.MyfirstposttoAlexEdmondswaslookingathissilhoueedrawingsfromthesummer
projectbeforechangingthesubjectandlookingtoourcurrentspaceandenvironmentprojects.
CreaXvePartnershipArchiveWithMa_CowardandAlexEdmonds
EmilyClarkson27September201210:39HiAlexIreallylikethesesilhoue_esyou'vedone.
Number1lookslikesomeprehistoriccrossbreed!4makesapre_yinteresXngstructure;it
couldbesomekindofplantorevenawindturbine!and14lookslikeanawesomesemi
organictower.Nicejob!Outofinterest,whatbook(s)haveyoubeenassignedforthe'cinemaXcspaces'project?EmilyClarkson(yourfellowCGpeepandCreaXvePartner:))
AlexEdmonds27September201214:09HeyEmily.Thankyou,Iwasgoingtochoose4asmy
lifeformasahugecarnivorousplanttypethingbutasyoucanseeIdidnotgetroundtodo
thefinaldesign:(and14wasgoingtobemystructureaswell:)MybookisTheTime
MachinebyH.GWells,what'syours?
EmilyClarkson4October201212:03AttheMounainsofMadnessbyH.P.Lovecra.Difficult
readifyou'renotpayinga_enXon,butitcouldbeinteresXng.RuinedcivilizaXonkindof
thinginAntarcXca.Solotsofmountainsandsnowandstone.Timemachineisgreat.I've
watchedthefilmadapXonsofit.CouldbeinteresXngtocomparethetwoforideas...?
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CreaXvePartnershipArchivewithMa_CowardandAlexEdmonds
EmilyClarkson8October201213:46Heythanksfortheheadsupon'theThing!'Iseewhat
youaregengat.Greatshotsofsnowandmountainsfromhighup.Thanksforthat!
AlexEdmonds5October201214:38Ohnice,IthinkIhaveheardofthatbefore.Fromwhatyou'resayingitremindsmeofthe1982film'TheThing'atthebeginningwheretheyfindthe
destroyedandruinedNorwegianbasecamp.Worthtakingalookifyouhaven'tseenit
before:)Metoo,Ipreferredthe1960versiontothe2002onethoughasitwasmoretrueto
thebookwhereasthemorerecentoneiscompletelydifferentinpre_ymucheverything.
LookingatMaCowardsinfluencemapsthereinteres3ngcompila3onoftexturesthatwereveryfiQngforthe
par3cularstoryheislookingat.IdidaquicksearchmyselfofferingafewpictoralreferencesIwouldlookat
hadIbeenallocatedthesamebook.
EmilyClarkson4October201211:20Ilikeyourresearchintotextures.grungylookingitemswillbe
rightathomewithPoe'swriXngsIwouldthink.Haveyoulookedatspaceslikeprisoncellsortombs
yet...orevencaves?They'requitedingyandtheyseemtoengulflight.Idon'tknowifthatmighthelpyourresearch.Hereareacoupleoflinksthatmighthelp
h_p://www.crooktree.com/v/tp/103/213/9045730194SaqqaraTiBurialSha6869EG07JHP.jpg
h_ps://lh6.googleusercontent.com/SFOTwhHRd5c/TLyiyrk5eI/AAAAAAAAALo/z2BCBQOLh4/
Etruscan+tomb+interior+2+%25286th+century+B.C.%2529.jpg
h_p://www.oregonl5.org/lavatube/images/apecave3.jpg.
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CreaXvePartnershipArchivewithMa_CowardandAlexEdmonds
Ma_Coward4October201212:09Wicked:)cheers,yeahIhaveresearchedcaves,prisonsetctheyarecurrentlyinanotherinfluencemapthatihaven'tuploadedyet,How'syourwork
going?
Ma_Coward4October201212:11Ilikethefirstlink,that'swhatI'vebeentryingtofindlolI
understandwhatyoumeanbythesecondonesothatshouldbeuseful
AlexEdmonds6October201213:03Heymanthesearelookinggood,IagreewithEmilyaboutthefactyoufocusedjustontextures,itwillhelpalotwhenitcomestoyour
thumbnailsandfinalconcepts:)Alsothecustomlayoutisquality!
EmilyClarkson8October201212:57WellIamfindingatthemomentIamstrugglingto
picturewhatisgoingoninafewofLovecrasdescripXons.IthinkiamprobablylimiXng
myselftoomuch.Iamjustgoingtohavetokeepreferencingbacktomyinfluencemaps.
HowsyourprojectcomingalongAlex?
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CreaXvePartnershipArchivewithMa_CowardandAlexEdmonds
LookingatAlexsinfluencemapsandinterestedinthesubjectcontent
EmilyClarkson8October201213:27HeyAlex.Sowhatkeyspacedoeseachexcerptofyour
bookdescribe?Iamintriguedbyyour2ndinfluencemapandallthecavelikequaliXesthat
aredepicted.(P.SLetmeknowifyouneedhelpwithanything!)
AlexEdmonds8October201214:58Firstoneisoutsidewhenthetravellerfirstarrives
800,000yearsinthefutureandtherearebushes,decayingstatues,tallbuildingsliketemples
andstufflikethat.SecondisthecaveoftheMorlockswithmachinesinsidewhichisenteredintobyawellandthethirdisagalleryofallsortsofthings,similartoamuseumIthink.
Whataboutyours?
EmilyClarkson10October201214:20
Wellmyfirstinfluencemapisbasedontheviewofmountainsandsnowfromanaircraas
theexplorersflyin,thereareafewruinsandmonumentsoftheoldcivilizaXonandfinally
theygettothebasecampofthescoutgroupthatwentaheadofthem.Influence2wasof
themostcompletepartoftheoldcityas2oftheexplorersflyovertoseewhatsthere.The
thirdinfluenceisbasedontheinteriorofthecompletepartofthecityandallitscarvings
andthelike.
I'mgoingtochangeinfluence2tosomethigndifferentthough.There'sadescripXonofa
rampart,likesomesortofforXficaXonwhichiswherethetwoguysclimbintothecitytogo
andcheckouttheinterior.
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EnquiringtoMaaboutanyprogresswiththumbnails
EmilyClarkson8October201214:08HiMa_,I'mjustwonderinghowyou'regengonwith
thumbnaildesignsandthelike?Haveyouthoughthowthependulummightlookyet?My
firstthoughtswereofsomerathergrimupturnedaxe!
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OtherProjectWorkReviewsandTutorials
Tutorialwork
h_p://emilyclarkson.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Tutorial%20work
Reviews
h_p://emilyclarkson.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/CinemaXc%20Spaces%20Film%20Reviews
LifeDrawing
h_p://emilyclarkson.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Life%20Drawing
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Bibliography
Referencematerial
Joshi,S.T(2006)HowardPhillipsLovecraJ:TheLifeofaGentlemanofProvidence
h_p://www.hplovecra.com/life/biograph.asp
(26/9/2012)
Su_on,B(2011)AmericaCulturalHistory19301939
h_p://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade30.html
(10/10/2012)
Pictures
Loucks,D(2012)TheH.P.LovecraJArchive
h_p://www.hplovecra.com/
(26/9/2012)
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