Friday, 7 October 2011

Interview with a Production Designer: Roger Ford

“...One of the characters is the building...”
“So, in a sense, when we tried to develop the exterior of the castle, I'm trying to put a character into the movie and make it reflect the Telmarine culture. It's imposing in
its own right.”
George Miller and Roger Ford

Here are some examples of work by the Production Designer Roger Ford. I am particularly interested in his work he did on Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Narnia: Prince Caspian and Peter Pan.

Roger Ford- Production designer for Narnia:Prince Caspian
http://www.narniaweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/4635-400x226.jpg
accessed 07/10/2011 2:11pm


Written interview: Roger Ford, production designer for "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian"
Accessed 07/10/2011 12:03pm


I find his set designs for the Narnia films very creative and just seeing images of them gets my imagination excited. He mixes the ethereal snow covered forests with the ice laden palace of the white witch to produce an incredibly diverse setting for a classic children’s story. He was nominated for the Excellence in Filmmaking award by the 2006 Australian Film Institute and the film The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe won Best Family Film in 2006 at the Broadcast film Critics Association Awards.





Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
Magical Narnian Forest
http://www.dan-dare.org/FreeFun/Images/CartoonsMoviesTV/LionWitchWardrobeWallpaper1024.jpg
Accessed 7/10/2011 1:24pm

Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
http://uk.movies.ign.com
Accessed 7/10/2011 1:30pm


Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
Cair Paravel Concept art
http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5rva3IJFB1qc1m43o1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1318075748&Signature=
TgFfOuodLt4ceCryeZfxtJoQwRg%3D

Accessed 7/10/2011 1:32pm

Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
Witch's Castle
http://www.stardusttrailers.com/scheda_wallpaper_read.php?id=876&titolo=The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe&id_wallpaper=6675
Accessed 7/10/2011 1:29pm

Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
Aslans How
http://uk.movies.ign.com
Accessed 7/10/2011 1:38pm

Narnia: Prince Caspian
Concept Art
http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=36746&offset=10
Accessed 7/10/2011 11:17am

Narnia: Prince Caspian
Dancing Lawn: Concept Art
http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=36746&offset=10
Accessed 7/10/2011 11:15am


Narnia: Prince Caspian
Cair Paravel Ruins
http://narnia.wikia.com/wiki/Cair_Paravel
Accessed 7/10/2011 1:31pm

Peter Pan
Reacuring two-tone colour scheme
http://www.scenicreflections.com/files/Peter_Pan:2003_Wallpaper_JxHy.jpg
Accessed 7/10/2011 1:34pm

Peter Pan
Stylizing: almost paint like designs
http://imageshack.us/f/220/2kd6sgxs1nsu4iawudgk003.jpg/
Accessed 7/10/2011 1:36pm

Peter Pan
Two-tone design
http://outnow.ch/Media/Movies/Bilder/2003/PeterPan/movie.xl/02.jpg
Accessed 7/10/2011 1:34pm

Peter Pan
Colourful environments heavily stylized and colour enhanced
http://twilightswarden.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/peter_pan_12.jpg
Accessed 7/10/2011 1:37pm

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