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Tod Polson: The Book of Life: Galleon Parade Floats
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The Book of Life: Galleon Parade Floats. One of the areas I focused on in the "Book of Life" was the festive parade near the entrance to the "Land of the Remembered." Each float in the parade represented a different character from the movie. Here are but a few of the many sketches I made for the Galleon float. Above: My first sketches captured the fractured quality that the creative leads were looking for. but weren't that unique to the world of the dead. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Tod Polson: El Tigre Concept: Grandpa's Crib
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El Tigre Concept: Grandpa's Crib. Above: Early sketches for Grandpa's Crib. A number of years ago Jorge Gutierrez. Asked me to create concept sketches for his show El Tigre. The goal was to create a bunch of fun visual ideas that I would then feed to the crew in Los Angeles. Since I was working overseas, I would basically have to pitch my concepts to the crew with lots of written notes etc. If Jorge, co-creator Sandra Equihua. Director Dave Thomas, and art director Roman Laney. More of Tods work.
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Tod Polson: Book of Life: Parade Balloons 2
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Book of Life: Parade Balloons 2. Above: Parade balloon concepts inspired by Mexican folk toys- for the animated feature "The Book of Life.". Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). More of Tods work. The Pumpkin of Nyefar Online! Tod's Photo's and Images. Nobletales- Escape of the Gingerbread Man! Nobletales- The Pumpkin of Nyefar Website. Book of Life: Parade Balloons 2.
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Tod Polson: The Book of Life: 2D Flashback 002
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The Book of Life: 2D Flashback 002. Above: Some key color frames for the 2D bullfighting flashback. One of the key themes in The Book of Life. Was that the main star, Manolo, was unable to kill a bull in the ring. He did defeat a bull once however when it was struck by lightning. Which is the moment this key frame illustrates. Of course Manolo goes on to defeat the grandest bull of them all. with love. Below: Some color day time color exploration. Labels: book of life. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Tod Polson: Cocoa Astronaut
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Above: A Cocoa Puffs commercial from House Special, directed by Aaron Sorensen. A while back I was asked to design a space themed commercial spot featuring Sonny and his "Koo Koo for Cocoa Puffs." Commercials can be a lot of fun because the schedules are short, and you often get to work in a style that you normally wouldn't. A few of the key sketches I created for the spot. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). More of Tods work. The Pumpkin of Nyefar Online! Tod's Photo's and Images.
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Tod Polson: May 2009
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For the last few years I have been helping my friend, director/ producer Saksiri Koshpasharin. Develop his epic "Kung Fu" feature film. "Swordsman Legend". It's a personal project for Saksiri, and his crew at Imagimax. So a lot of love has been given to the art and story. But no matter how much money you have. you can't buy sincerity, and "heart". The elements that make a project really special. Some of my development sketches for the project. The characters are based on designs by Imagimax. Tomm asked m...
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Tod Polson: Fat Five
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Above: The final commercial designed by me, and directed by Aaron Sorensen at House Special. A link to a higher rez version HERE. A while back I was asked to design a sort of experimental stop motion TV ad with 2D backgrounds. Above: Part of the pitch package. To pitch for the job we created a sort of proof of concept. Using one of my illustrations to build a practical set out of paper using the forced perspective of the 2D sketch. Above: Part of the pitch package. Above: A concept design.
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Tod Polson: November 2009
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Above and below: I was asked by the nice people at the Monk studios. To help develop an in-house project called "Lava Boy". A story conceived by P'Parn and some of the animators on staff there. I was interested in developing the idea that the legend of "Lava Boy" was as old as time. and had been passed down from generation to generation. I love the power of Oceanic art, and drew inspiration from it in my early concept sketches. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). More of Tods work. The Pumpkin of Nyefar Online!
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Tod Polson: August 2009
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The World of "John Deer". Above: Caught somewhere between the worlds of humans and animals. John Deer must learn to fit into his new world, dealing with cultural misunderstandings, and the call of nature, while avoiding being eaten. I've been developing a number of T.V. show ideas of my own over the last few years. One of those deer to my heart is an idea based on my experiences growing up in a small mountain town in Wyoming. I call the project "John Deer". Above: The main characters of the show. Above:...
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