ALITA Battle Angel
FEATURE FILMLightstorm Entertainment
Senior VFX Consultant
Credits
Director: Robert RodriguezProducers: James Cameron & Jon Landau
Production Designer: Steve Joiner
Aditional Production Design: Ben Procter & Dylan Cole
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IRON CITY PIPE MAZE
Keyframe illustration
Keyframe illustration
During the pre-production phase of ALITA, I had the opportunity to explore a few of Iron City's suspended pipe mazes. The image above showcases Alita's escape from the MotorBall Stadiu. The world of Iron City was an interesting creative crash between cyber-tech and Havana architectural features which allowed for rich material breakups and complexe color palettes.
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SKARAMASAKUS “MASA” Motorballer
Character Design
Character Design
Towards the end of the production, the need for aditional Motoroball characters came up. Skaramasakus, a character already established in the Manga made its way in.
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MOTORBALL STADIUM
Keyframe illustration
Keyframe illustration
The image above showcases the Motorball Stadium entrance with its LCD monitor tunnel and some cyber gawkers on their way to the show…
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“MACE” Motorball Racer
Character Design
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“EXPLODER” Motorball Racer
Character Design
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IRON CITY TAQUERIA
Keyframe illustration
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Keyframe illustration
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MURDER ALLEY
Keyframe illustration
JONATHAN BERUBE
Director + VFX Art Director
Game Trailers / Commercials / Episodics
Director + VFX Art Director
Game Trailers / Commercials / Episodics
REPRESENTATION
For all inquiries regarding Directing Please contact Phillip Detchmendy at Ampersand inc
For all inquiries regarding Directing Please contact Phillip Detchmendy at Ampersand inc