The King, The Knight, The Jokers, The Father
With a specific theme in mind, I found quotes that were iconic and conveyed what I wanted to say. The visuals had to match the scene of the quote. It would be more impactful that way. I wanted to show depth and layers of the movie, easter eggs, visual metaphors.
The Knight
I wanted to show the Terminator in its purest form, a strong mercenary with a compassionate heart, like a Knight. A gentleman was used to show his character.
No doubt the most touching sequence in the Terminator was whence he sacrificed himself for the greater good. The iconic scene of him waving and turning into a (Y) sign particularly struck me when it came to doing this quote. The negative clouds on the bottom of my visuals were also used to represent the lava that took his life but also to show the consistent theme of fire through his resurrection and birth from flames when he time traveled over to the present.
A skull was used as well to show the consistent themes the movie had with it. I had altered the skull’s eye sockets to look like a pair of sunglasses as the original Terminator would wear it quite often. I have also added in an eye ball to pay homage to his death scene in another Terminator movie. The U-Turn sign was used as a symbol of going back.
This line has inspired many sequels and breathed new life to the protagonists of the Terminator franchise. A quote that sets the past, present and future of its franchise.
The Jokers
This is an ironic one. In the actual sequence, 3 different types of sharks were declaring veganism as they felt consumption of other fishes was as good as cannibalism. I wanted to show a level of sophistication that these animals have, thus, gentlemen.
The goal was to make an ironic mesh-mash of conflicting styles to show the delusion and incongruous nature of the quote. I purposefully pulled reference from 80s children’s storybooks, 2000s cartoons and vintage and realistic visuals.
I drew much reference from Spongebob Squarepants, a cartoon from the 2000s that showed the friendship between a sea sponge and a star fish. I incorporated much of its light hearted visuals into the design to emulate that friendship.
I watched this movie when I was 8 and it left a big impact on me. Big enough for me to swear to never eat fish because they are friends. I also have many pet fishes as they are also my friends. It’s also ironic cause I keep them in the kitchen, where they can see my family eating and cooking fishes.
The Father
Perhaps the most iconic quote in cinema history. How could I not do this one? Star Wars is a franchise close to my heart and it took me multiple attempts to get this one out. Lions were used because contrary to popular belief, lions are terrible dads.(cough, darth vader was a terrible dad too, cough) They leave their young(cough, vader, cough) and won’t acknowledge them until they are old enough to join hunts.(cough, vader fights luke, cough)
Star Wars was basically a movie about family drama if you think about it. Angry dad, son and daughter fighting for redemption, dad punishes insubordinate son, son kills dad and restores peace to the entire universe. You know, typical family drama. So I made it look like a family portrait by giving it a vintage frame and added a pinch of asian family drama. “THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON’T GET AN A! OR WHEN YOU DEFY THE OVERLORD OF THE DARK SIDE!” They get the cane. Or in this case, a lightsaber to the paw.
I think I was able to find a balance of wit, humour and the actual seriousness of the scene in this graphic. Hits quite closely to home as I was punished very often at home and was glad I was able to convey those feelings.
The King
I’m the king of the world! A common phrase I told myself during polytechnic days, I was the best at what I did, I answered to nobody, and had the time of my life. However, all that ended when the reality of 2 years in service. What I wanted to show was more than just a mere quote, I wanted to show the consequences of a declaration like that, and what is to come.(something like what happened to titanic)
The closer you look, the more things you’ll find. A consistent theme in all my designs, but this one in particular. We’ll start from the top; The King Of The World, a king of DIAMONDS with a globe face. The top portion already explains the entire quote. But let’s go alittle bit lower. We can see the mast of the ship that Jack proclaimed kingship of the world. We can also see the titanic and a sunken titanic in the quilts of the King’s innerwear.
The HEART shaped DIAMOND that Rose wore was an integral to the story. If you look closely, the King’s hand is in a open palm position relative to the diamond, as if he was dropping it.(which was what happened in the movie)
Let’s look at the bottom(pun intended) now. It’s the Jack of HEARTS. With a Rose face. Perfectly aligning the J ❤ Rose. Showing that Jack loves Rose. The Jack is also wearing a diamond necklace to show that the necklace has sunk into the ocean with him. There is also the iceberg that caused the sinking in it.
I chose this as my final outcome as it shows greater depth in not only the quote, but the entire movie as well. At a glance, people are able to pinpoint the quote, but people who have watched the movie would have caught many interesting easter eggs from this. Not only that, the consistent theme of the visuals also give a coherent and appealing look to the entire design.
The Making Of
Rejected/Prototypes
Most of the rejects were just brainstorming visuals like Avengers Assemble!, With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility and Why So Serious?
In the end, the visuals were just not compelling enough to be used for final submission. They lacked attitude, style and just didn’t fit my general theme.
