In this DVD, Gil Rimmer simultaneously develops two characters, Francis and Paulo, who are classic pugilists in a fictional turn of the century metropolis. This first in a two DVD series focuses on creating the faces and heads of the two fighters, using dynamic silhouettes, rhythms, graphic design and composition principles. Gil stresses the various visual relationships within individual characters while addressing the complementary relationship between the two fighters. Through a methodical process, beginning with a design brief followed by reference gathering, through traditional approaches to silhouette design and ending on detailed orthographic views and expression sheets, Gil shares his thoughts about the design process and its place in the animation production pipeline.

• The Design Brief
• Reference Gathering
• Designing the Character Head
• Traditional Approaches
• Orthographic Views
• Graphic Design
• Value Structures
• Color Application
• Facial Expressions
• Design Pipeline

1. The Brief
2. Head Design Paulo
3. Head Design Francis
4. Orthographic View B & W Francis
5. Orthographic View Color Francis
6. Orthographic View B & W Paulo
7. Orthographic View Color Paulo

• Product Code: GRI01
• ISBN: 1-59762-845-X
• UPC: 805366017194
• Duration: 420 minutes
• Formats: DVD-ROM

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Gil Rimmer

Concept Designer

Born in Israel, Gil Rimmer studied Industrial Design at the Vital center of design in Tel Aviv. Finding his true passion in storytelling and visual development for animated films, Gil moved to Vancouver, and for the past three years has worked as a vis-dev artist and production designer developing IPs (intellectual properties) for Rainmaker Entertainment, IDT Entertainment, The Weinstein Company, Blue Yonder Films, Tony Hawk and Mattel. Recently, Gil finished work as a production designer on the animated sequel to the original Nutty Professor, starring the voice talent of Jerry Lewis, as well as working as a vis-dev artist on the animated feature production of Escape from Planet Earth. Currently, Gil works as a Central Art Director at Electronic Arts' Cinematic Division in Montreal.