Forum: Vue


Subject: Hommage to Cirque du Soleil... any comment ?

agiel opened this issue on Oct 05, 2001 ยท 8 posts


Bop posted Fri, 05 October 2001 at 11:01 PM

Really nice inspiration, Laurent... I love the misty, vesperal atmosphere you put on the scene and the surreal aspect of the elements of construction (columns and stairs...) It looks like this part of the Walt Disney's Fantasia film... the one with the ostrichs, hippopotamuses and elephants ballerinas hunted by crocodiles... Improvements on this scene ? Yes, I see three little things that can maybe add something... The first is about the characters. I think they must look more impressive. You could give them costumes. Simple costumes... maybe just a pant for the man. What about tatoos for the woman ? You could also make a contrast between the two characters by keeping the woman gracefull and givin the man more muscles... The second is about the sky, and especially the clouds. It could be better to increase theyr contrast. I think good clouds can bring more live to this scene. The third, the most important for me, is about construction of the scene. The format, the stairs, the tree, the characters, the columns... all are verticals ! There's no real diagonals nor curves on the scene. Characters are centered in the picture. Elements of the scene are not arranged for creating a path of view leading to a point of the scene, and they don't interact each other for creating a tension around your focal point : the characters. In the same way, the fact that your columns interacts with the caracters breaks the effect you wanted to create. It gives the scene a too much static and lifeless mood. Well, now, don't think that's all critics or that I don't like this picture. It's all the opposite !!! technical explanations in english are for me a real pain. I would not have take the time to write this post for a bad picture. This scene is great and only one or two changes could greatly improves an already good job !