Matte paintings for Dead Mountain series #2.
On the series plot, actions take place in 1960s, our main challenge was to develop really existed locations from that time period. Also, the process was complicated by the fact there weren't many good looking references, shooted in that time period.
So, it was a really hard to figure out how some locations were look like. Series has two narrative lines, first one was shooted on a digital camera, and the second one was shooted on an old B&W film camera.
This is the reason why some episodes have this old-looking films vibe. We were working with colored versions of plates though, so, all DMPs were done in color and then converted to B&W.
On the series plot, actions take place in 1960s, our main challenge was to develop really existed locations from that time period. Also, the process was complicated by the fact there weren't many good looking references, shooted in that time period.
So, it was a really hard to figure out how some locations were look like. Series has two narrative lines, first one was shooted on a digital camera, and the second one was shooted on an old B&W film camera.
This is the reason why some episodes have this old-looking films vibe. We were working with colored versions of plates though, so, all DMPs were done in color and then converted to B&W.
Matte Paintings for Devil Mountain series #2
Wide panorama of the background hills and villages that was used a lot in an airplane atack sequence. Done in collaboration with Vasiliy Lyapkov
DMP background
Another DMP panorama for the airplane atack sequence. Done in collaboration with Vasiliy Lyapkov and Erdni Tserenov
Final look of the DMP pano from the series
Final look of the DMP pano from the series
Final look of the DMP pano from the series
Background DMP for the opening sequence
Background DMP for the opening sequence
Final look of the DMPs in the series opening
Background DMP for the train station sequence
Background DMP for the train station sequence
Whole sequence from the series
Ski and snow DMP
Shot from the series
BG DMP + Sky patch
Shot from the series
Sky and foreground DMP
Shot from the episode opening
Foreground DMP
Shot from the series
Blood DMP. We were trying to create a DMP from references, but it turned out it's very hard to find any materials for this rare close-up camera angle.
We decided to make fake blood by our own and spread it on the sand, then we shoted it and used as a base
We decided to make fake blood by our own and spread it on the sand, then we shoted it and used as a base
Spreaded fake blood on the sand that was used in the DMP
Fire FX concept art for one of the shots
Fire FX concept art for the forest fire sequence