Bringing your story to life
At The Art Department, everything we do starts with understanding your story – who your characters and creatures are, what the environments, props and technologies they interact with are intended to do, and when or where they exist. We help you build the world behind everything you have dreamed to truly reflect your vision and set the tone for the rest of your project.
After our initial meeting, we quickly turn around 2D sketches, paintings and mood boards to home in on exactly the right visuals for your story. We have a strong focus on key frames, where we combine characters, environments and other design elements into pivotal story moments from your film.
We also have the ability to create 3D sculptures to tackle this concept from all angles and poses. This is then passed along in the pipeline for the design to be built practically or handed on to modeling for rigging and animation - all without losing any of the director’s original vision.
By staying involved with your project from inception to pre-production, production and into VFX and post, we are there to help you ensure the tone and look established at the start of the project is what’s reflected through to the finished movie.
Meet the Team
Farid Sandoval
Ivan Khomenko
Leandre Lagrange
Maryanne Pittman
Select Credits
Cruella
- SERVICE(S) PROVIDED:
Art Department by Technicolor, VFX by MPC Film
Mortal Kombat
- SERVICE(S) PROVIDED:
Art Department by Technicolor, VFX by MR.X
The One And Only Ivan
- SERVICE(S) PROVIDED:
Art Department by Technicolor, VFX by MPC Film
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
- SERVICE(S) PROVIDED:
Art Department by Technicolor, VFX by Mill Film and MPC Film
Godzilla King of the Monsters
- SERVICE(S) PROVIDED:
VFX by Technicolor's MPC Film, Art Department by Technicolor
Aladdin
- SERVICE(S) PROVIDED:
Art Department, Picture, Dailies, Pulse and Marketing Services by Technicolor
Pokémon: Detective Pikachu
- SERVICE(S) PROVIDED:
Art Department by Technicolor, VFX by MPC Film
Shazam
- SERVICE(S) PROVIDED:
Art Department by Technicolor, VFX by Technicolor's MR. X
Justice League
- SERVICE(S) PROVIDED:
Art Department by Technicolor
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
- SERVICE(S) PROVIDED:
Art Department by Technicolor
Kong: Skull Island
- SERVICE(S) PROVIDED:
Art Department by Technicolor
Ghost In The Shell
- SERVICE(S) PROVIDED:
Art Department by Technicolor
The Jungle Book
- SERVICE(S) PROVIDED:
VFX by MPC Film, Art Department & Picture Post by Technicolor
Guardians Of The Galaxy
- SERVICE(S) PROVIDED:
VFX by MPC Film, Art Department by Technicolor
Edge of Tomorrow
- SERVICE(S) PROVIDED:
Art Department by Technicolor
Man of Steel
- SERVICE(S) PROVIDED:
Art Department by Technicolor
Prometheus
- SERVICE(S) PROVIDED:
VFX by MPC Film, Art Department by Technicolor
What we offer
PITCH / DEVELOPMENT / PRE-PRODUCTION
- Storyboards / Story Team
- Concept Art
- Characters
- Creatures
- Tech
- Environment
- Effects
- Key Frames
- Character & Creature Development
- Orthographics
- Expression Sheets
- Textures
- 3D Concept Sculpt
PRODUCTION / POST PRODUCTION
- 3D Model Paint-Overs for Revised Design
- Plate Concepts & Paint-Overs (Photoreal work on top of principle photography to refine mood, lighting scenario or enhance the design)
- Set Extensions