House of Usher exterior and preparatory studies

In Edgar Allen Poe's short story the House of Usher is the epitome of The Uncanny. The very few words used to describe this ancestral family home communicate a feeling of death, decay. There is something very clearly wrong, without any firm explanation of what that 'wrong' is.

Located on a glacial lake with a causeway leading to it. I want to give the appearance of the building to be imposing with a distinctly Gothic leaning. I also want the building to be hewn front the living rock, obsidian in appearance.

I am looking at rock formations, Gothic architecture and the concept art for 'The Dark Crystal'. The pencil sketches of the Skesis' castle and the images of the Dark Crystal itself are proving to be very useful.

Please enjoy the following images and let me know what you think.

And a Happy New year to one and all. May you achieve all you wish in the coming months.

Calling Mei Noguchi, can you hear me Mei Noguchi

Hi there, if anyone can get me a link to Mei's blog or refer her to mine I would be most grateful

Re House of Usher Unit2/3 project concepts.

Well, 2011 is weary and ready to shed it's skin. I trust all revellers have plans in place (or at least experienced enough to realise that on this, above all occasions, pre planning is an utter waste of time).

I digress, as I am won't to do. The previous post of the 'Husher' image is nearing a point of realisation, this was just a quick paint job to free my hand up as much as anything else. Both my final Unit 2 and unit 3 pieces will have a more open, drawn back perspective showing the house in it's entirety.

I'm not sure if the image properly communicates the gist but I would like to give the impression (both in 2 and 3d) that the house is hewn from the living rock. When I have managed this I will try to install that sense of foreboding, or the uncanny if you will. Hopefuly I can do Poe justice.

As ever all comments and criticisms are welcome.

S

Unit 2/3 House of Usher Sketchbook pro concept.

Unit 3 Film Review: Suspiria

Review Unit 3 Suspiria

Ho Ho Hoeth

Evening everyone, I trust Santa brought you all you wanted.

I'm currently working through building my scene, or at least component parts of it, furniture etc. I shall post pics when I have finished items to show.

I'm struggling to find the root of my scene. That is, I'm in a directionless state, clearly in need of more research, but aware of the fact that I need to be producing, whilst still attempting to distill das unheimlich.

Phil suggested I combine my efforts for Unit 3 with the resubmissions required for Unit 2. With that in mind I intend to use elements from my 'Fall of the House of Usher' resub as the basis of my Unit 3 Matte painting.

Thanks to my beautiful Rosie for the ability to bring this message to you using the wonders of t'internet.

The introduction for my essay will be posted soon. I think an interesting tack might be to dissect films (not from the unit 3 series) that have, for me, found their uncanny. Try to ascertain what it is that gives the elements of that illusive and fragile communication. In doing so I hope to find inspiration for my scene.

As ever, all enquiries and criticisms are most welcome.

Alright here?

Venturing home now people to squeeze out some film review words, read a little Freud and prepare myself for work.

Festive greetings to you and yours, I shall be in the base room for the next two days. If I don't see you before, Merry Christmas, work hard and a big happy birthday Jesus.