Othello
Tony® & Academy Award® winner Denzel Washington stars as Othello, the noble Moor of Venice and commanding warrior-general. Opposite him, Tony & Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal portrays Iago, the ambitious lieutenant and masterful manipulator.
Spurned for promotion, Iago’s relentless quest for vengeance against Othello and his wife, Desdemona (portrayed by Molly Osborne), plunges them into a shocking web of deception and betrayal.
Creative Role: Art Direction, Design, Animation
Brief
I was approached to design and direct a short animated advertisement for a new interpretation of Othello on Broadway. I was given the key art and title card, and my task was to incorporate these visual elements while ensuring the animation worked seamlessly as a cohesive whole with the established assets.
Style Analysis
In order to cohesively work within the established visual language of this project, I first needed to analyze the mark marking forms used for the illustrative show art. From that point I was able to deconstruct which gestures are used to create the show art. From there I deployed an array of techniques ranging from explorations with physical charcoal mediums, digital brushes, as well as procedurally generates forms to create an animated library of textures and marks.
I explored motifs that evoke both the fangs of a snake and the "O" in Othello to design Iago's sword.
Story Boards
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Studio: Aka
Client: Barrymore Theatre
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Chief Creative Officer: Miky Wolf
Director: Dennis Moore
Creative Director: Aaron Coleman
Producer: Tom Coppola, David M Shum
Design: Dennis Moore
Animation: Dennis Moore