Gianluigi Toccafondo
The Animated Intro to Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions
By Gianluigi Toccafondo
The Animated Intro to Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions
Filmmaker Gianluigi Toccafondo combines photography, painting and digitally modified images to create abstract wonderlands of art. I find many of his creations to be profound and inspiring. In particular the intro he did for Scott Free Productions, the film and production vehicle for Ridley Scott, shown above. I love the semi-abstract images, how they morph one into another.
In the Scott Free Productions sequence, a man, perhaps hunted, perhaps haunted, perhaps both, gains freedom by morphing into a bird, a raptor, and flying away.
Another of my favorites, Dreamland, is quite a bit longer. Many of the images are equally inspiring. I watch it full screen with the sound turned off. Here are some stills from the film:
You can see a more Toccafondo films, including the intro to Ridley Scott’s Robinhood, on YouTube here.
Another artist whose work I turned to this week for inspiration:
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