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Late in 2007 I was employed as Leading Hand
Scenic Artist of backdrops and murals for Walden Media's film 'Nim's
Island', starring Jodie
Foster..
Michael O'Kane was the Head Scenic Artist
and Eamon O'Kane (not related to Michael) was the Scenic Foreman. Both
fantastic painters. I also had the pleasure of working with Mark Dixon, Joe
Smith and Geoff Smith (also not related) on this show
Here are some shots of things I painted for
the movie.
Mural and feature wood grain for the dining
room scene on board the so called pirate ship, the 'Buccaneer'
Above and below are stills from the movie..
Way in the back there is the 13 x 10 metre
backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge and sky...
There's little ol' me painting the sky...
Hilary pretending to be back home in San
Francisco just before we repainted the drop as a grey background for the
island scenes. It had been folded, taken to another studio and re-stretched,
so it was dirty.
In another shot from the movie, Jodie Foster
cleans her teeth in the bathroom that her character painted..
On the special features of the Nim's Island DVD, Jodie Foster and Abigail
Breslin give the bathroom a good rave. My friend Geoff Smith and I painted
the murals and I did the wood grain work as well..
Early stages of the bathroom
Wood grain and wear for the front door...
Through the markings and wear on the door,
I wanted to express the fear and anxiety that Jodie Foster's character felt
about the outside world. So I tried to make the peep-hole
seem a little paranoid.. This kind of thought is not consciously picked up
by the viewer, but is part of the accumulated effect of the creative process
of film making.
The images on this site are solely
to provide examples of my scenic art work..
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