After Friday's posting about the 1992 development of the Roald Dahl Gremlins project at Disney TV Animation, Jerry Rees sent FLIP a bunch of images of the development art used in the pitch. Enjoy!
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artist: Jerry Rees Frans Vischer |
The handsome leading man….
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| artwork: Jerry Rees |
…and his beautiful love interest. They would be live actors in a live action world.
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| artwork: Jerry Rees |
These show how lower altitudes affect the gremlins, turning them from sleek, elegant creatures to bulging blobs.
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| sketches: Steve Moore, color rendering: Jerry Rees |
Jerry rendered my sketch of the gremlin band for the pitch presentation.. The gremlins could use their bodies as musical instruments.
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| sketch: Steve Moore, color rendering: Jerry Rees |
Gremlins save our heroes by becoming parachutes…..
Gremlin mayhem in the cockpit…..
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artwork: Jerry Rees Frans Vischer |
And in the end, Hitler loses the war, thanks to the Gremlins. I still think this could be a cool movie, and the Gremlins could be as hot as the
Despicable Me minions. Come on, Disney mucky mucks, give Mr. Rees a call!
-Steve
Nice article, Steve! I must point out a few things, however. The first and last drawings, (the pilot in the cockpit,) were mine, not Jerry's. I have the copies in my studio.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on the film- I had a ball the short time we were on it, and it could be a terrific retro with cool, modern effects film. So much can be done with the Gremlins with today's technology.
Thanks for the nice article- Frans Vischer
Thanks Frans, it has been corrected.
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