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Concept Designer / Production Designer for Film, Television and Video Games including Frankenstein, Pinocchio, Nightmare Alley, Alone in the Dark, Diablo 4, Pacific Rim, Steven Universe. Creator of The Marquis
The Cadaver Heads Tale~ Some final concept designs (and the early lineup page) for the dissected heads from @realgdt.bsky.social amazing FRANKENSTEIN! The approved designs were sculpted by the incredible team at AAFX Studio (you can see pics of the final props on their insta profile too)!
The black rabbits deal another hand as the sands run out on 2025, an exciting year with the release of 2 productions I was thrilled to work on as Concept Designer, @realgdt.bsky.social Frankenstein and Murderbot! Happy New Year gang, cheers for more art & adventures in the world of the future~ 2026!
The Creatures Other Tale~ concept designs for @realgdt.bsky.social amazing FRANKENSTEIN! Early on while Guillermo & Mike Hill were creating the incredible design of the Creature, I did explorations on how the Creatures skin would damage & some early costumes with @katehawleycostume.bsky.social
The Gargoyle’s Tale~ concept designs for the Tower's gargoyles & drainage spout the Creature escapes from for @realgdt.bsky.social incredible FRANKENSTEIN! Inspired by real gargoyles of the period, we kept in the mythological motif of the labs medusa with the drainage spouts “vomiting harpy nuns”!
The Tower’s Tale~ some concept designs done for Victor’s Lab Tower from @realgdt.bsky.social FRANKENSTEIN! Based on the Wallace Monument in Scotland we visited during early scouting. Details and form would be worked up over revisions & the final design built into an amazing (huge) practical model.
The Frozen Horse’s Tale~ concept designs for @realgdt.bsky.social amazing FRANKENSTEIN! In 2022 I started work with Guillermo on keyframes and concepts before production started, including the battlefield frozen horse. Later during production I designed it to be built life size as a prop for filming
The Medusa’s Tale~ concept designs for @realgdt.bsky.social amazing FRANKENSTEIN and the Medusa crest / entryway to Victors lab! The Guillermo approved final design was rendered by great digital sculptor Maria Panfilova & built full size by incredible sculptors of production designer Tamara Deverell
The Dark Angel’s Tale~ concept design for Victor’s statue from @realgdt.bsky.social amazing FRANKENSTEIN! The full size statue was beautifully sculpted by the great Ruben Orozco Loza! With the nightmare version designed by @katehawleycostume.bsky.social brought to life by @mrxfx.bsky.social and ILM!
Along with the coffins I worked on the design for the family grave and its sculpted details, the shape of the gravestone would also hint to Victors water tower lab in silhouette with the “sphinx” feet motif too.
The Coffin’s Tale~ more designs for @realgdt.bsky.social FRANKENSTEIN! The coffins were based on real Fisk coffins of the time & great ref pitched by awesome Costume Designer @katehawleycostume.bsky.social (an example of wonderful collab between depts) & worked up to final design through art dept.
~later working with the wonderful production designer Tamara Deverell and her amazing team keeping them on model as they were beautifully built full size and also working on concepts for the destroyed lab pieces and smaller test version and stand.
The Lab Battery’s Tale~ more concept designs for @realgdt.bsky.social FRANKENSTEIN! In early 2022 before production started I worked with Guillermo on keyframes & designs including the lab and battery towers! The approved designs stuck from the early phase and would carry over to the final film.
The Flayed Man’s Tale~ another concept design for @realgdt.bsky.social incredible FRANKENSTEIN! Always a wonderful collaboration with Guillermo and the amazing Mike Hill, working over in-progress body sculpt pics & trying different head/ jaw designs (originally a screaming skull in early concept)!
The Cadaver’s Tale~ Some concept designs I did for the animated cadaver & props/keyframe from @realgdt.bsky.social incredible FRANKENSTEIN! Also collaborating with Mike Hill who sculpted and made the puppet (and puppeteered it to life) with the final screen performance digitally augmented by MRXFX!
FRANKENSTEIN is on NETFLIX but- still in many theatres- please consult your local listings and choose your watch/rewatch preference!
Cheers Doug! Was awesome getting to work with you again on it!
Today~ Its Alive!! @realgdt.bsky.social incredible FRANKENSTEIN film is now streaming on Netflix! An amazing journey and incredible production to have worked on as Head of Concept Design and couldn’t be more thrilled and proud seeing everyone’s inspiring work come to life! Will post concepts soon!
Thanks Sean!
Awesome!
Thanks MetalDave~ it is, hope to share more concepts after the movies out for a bit
Final trailer released! Guillermo del Toro's @realgdt.bsky.social FRANKENSTEIN in theaters now and coming to Netflix Nov 7th!!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! And a visit from a ghost of the past, The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XXIV from 2013! A great and fun collaboration with @realgdt.bsky.social on storyboards, gags and designs! youtu.be/CtgYY7dhTyE
Out today! The gorgeous Criterion edition of Nightmare Alley. More here: www.criterion.com/films/35272-...
Today's the day! Guillermo del Toro's @realgdt.bsky.social amazing FRANKENSTEIN opens in select theaters with more being added in the coming weeks and streaming on Netflix Nov 7! An incredible film and journey to have been part of and definitely see it on the big screen if you can!
Honored to be included in the upcoming @realgdt.bsky.social FRANKENSTEIN artbook and screenplay available for preorder from Insight Editions in 3 exclusive editions with cast and production crew interviews, set photos, costume designs, and concept artwork! Written by @sheilakathleen.bsky.social
This workshop will initiate with people from Mexico, Latin America and Europe to strengthen the ties of stop motion and collaboration and, in exchange, education will be provided for free for one Mexican / Latinamerican student for the first ten years also.
From concept to screen~ Halloween month look back to 2022 creature/concept designs I did for @realgdt.bsky.social haunting CABINET of CURIOSITIES! An incredible collab with Guillermo and the episode directors & brought to life by the great teams of Mike Hill,Tamara Deverell,Spectral Motion & MrX FX!
Physical miniature finishing-
Physical miniature elements getting ready
