Blotchy Park Bench Sketch

A quick one in the similar style of the Quentin Blake examples that Tim passed on to me.

Sky moods and atmosphere studies

Pigeon research

Pigeon

Some doodles...

Pigeon Concepts

Pigeon

I would like to encourage the development of a very underrated character in this story - that of the pigeon. I've always thought this character could be something special and following the script development stage of our funding bid it has become apparent that certain elements of the plot need to be developed (or at least elaborated upon) in order to release the films full potential. I think the pigeon's ridiculous little show with the bottle caps needs to be considered. It will only be a few seconds but in that time we need to create an amazing and bizarre little character.

I really like the idea of him being bug-eyed. I found this picture of a baby pigeon which illustrates how ridiculous pigeons actually are.



I also like the idea of him having a bit of a personality. He could be smart, scruffy, fat, smoking a cigarette, maybe even evil?



The only thing that is definite is that he is going to make a twat of himself.



Happy sketching.

photo inspiration

I saw this guy on tv that had something wineoish over him.. A bit bum-like yet appealing.

Wino Animation tests

Untitled from messytimbo on Vimeo.

Wino Line test from messytimbo on Vimeo.

Kid Concept

fooling around

I was fooling around in photoshop and did these quick explorations.
maybe it will inspire someone.. im gonna try some more backgrounds now, the linework, maybe someone else could color it.

Background Concepts

By Paul Bloomfield

Bored at work

Wino Concepts by Wes

more photo references for the wino

These photos are by a very talented and very young photographer called Joey Lawrence.

I really like them and maybe we can find some inspiration from them.

Character Profile - Man

The man is aged between forty and fifty and has lived in London his whole life. His parents were artists and used to row a lot; he turned to magic as an escape from reality. Although he did badly in school, he was a talented actor and a great performer. At twenty, after winning a local talent contest with his magic tricks, the young man was asked to perform for a local TV station and this led to various shows and appearances, including a guest spot on the Des O’Connor show. That night he wore a white suit and put on a spectacular show - it was to be the peak of his career.

As the popularity for TV magicians diminished, the man found it increasingly difficult to find work. He would perform at weddings and office Christmas parties where he would be ridiculed and his magic unappreciated. He found a job as a Magician at Butlins and eventually worked his way onto the slightly more glamorous stage of Centre Parks- it was around this time that he started turning to drink for comfort. Soon drinking began to have an effect on his performance and he was fired from Centre Parks after he failed to turn up to a couple of shows. He took a job at Pontins but became very depressed and once again found himself unemployed when eventually they took an aversion to his crying and urinating during performances.

He moved back to London after being contacted by an old friend who had a job designing tricks for 'Marvin's Magic'. His friend hooked him up with a job at Hamley's as an in-house magician performing and promoting 'Marvin's Magic' tricks. The man was popular with the children and stuck at the job for almost a year, gradually weaning himself off the booze. Then, in 1997 David Blaine made his first television appearance and became a star overnight. This was the final straw.

Outraged by this new “sexy” brand of “street” magic, the man fell back into his old drinking habits. Bitter and disillusioned, he soon began using his podium in the popular toy shop to make drunken speeches about televised magic and David Blaines obvious use of camera tricks. One day, after making a bottle of Jack Daniels disappear in front of a group of stunned children, the man produced an effigy of David Blaine and set it on fire in the middle of the shop. The result was two fire engines and immediate dismissal.

Twelve years later he has given up the search for work. He refuses to read newspapers or watch television because he believes the world is full of ignorant people. He is effectively detached from society. He no longer performs magic - his escape is now a two litre bottle of White Lightning. His actions are slow and repetitive, he wants as little social interaction as possible and although he is aware of his alcoholism, he doesn’t see it as destructive. It’s a way of switching off his thoughts and it makes the days go quicker.

More Wino Concepts

Johnny Murphy Facial Reference

Here is Facial Reference of Johnny Murphy from the Film version of Waiting for Godot.

Lonely Wino