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Recent works

2011-10-31T22:00:00.000-07:00

mdb credits on: www.imdb.com/name/nm2589898/

'INCEPTION' Directed by Christopher Nolan

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Psych - Season 5

Psych season 5, episode 5009.

Comic book inserts for Smallvile Episodes (9th season)

Concept Art

Nutcracker Secret Door Concept

Gear Concept

The art of the Secret of the Nutcracker (2008)

story boards

storyboards- Angel Falls

Perspective Drawings for Concept art 2003

Houman Eshraghi

Cartoon/ Comic Style Concept Art.

2011-09-02T21:35:00.001-07:00

commercial illustration for Real State Agents

Set Design

2010-02-10T12:36:00.000-08:00

Registered User Clone DVD

2009-12-12T18:25:00.000-08:00

Registered User Clone DVD

Examples of childrens book...in progress

2009-10-25T22:53:00.000-07:00

Samples of comics

2009-08-20T11:46:00.000-07:00

new illustrations

2007-12-08T15:33:00.000-08:00

This is the latest doodle /sketch.
start with a sketch and keep going until you get somewhere...no agenda, no planning...

Concept illustration for Snow Globe- A Dinsney TV feature

2007-07-13T13:21:00.000-07:00

Short film, Mistaken Identity - Produced, designed and directed by Houman Eshraghi

2007-06-18T14:53:00.000-07:00

My latest '7 min' short film/music video was a quick project that we shot over a long weekend for a competition with the theme 'mistaken identity'.

The film is about a guy who is striving very hard to be in control of his life when he is mistaken for a drug dealer and targeted by powerful 'Angel of Wrath', with the power to cleanse the earth of bad people.

When it came to lighting for this project, it was all about natural enviromental settings....in other words el natural and no special lighting thanks to the Panasonic digital camera I was using with all the fancy settings.

That is indeed flower in little bags to give the idea of drugs...we did not have the budget to go for the real stuff...

Short film Glorious Sacrifice- Produced, designed and directed by Houman Eshraghi

2007-05-18T20:55:00.000-07:00

You can find this movie at: http://www.jaman.com/movie/Glorious-Sacrifice/0WxEborvv5Pk/

Synopsis of film

A Canadian artist, a native of Iran, examines short letters from a father in the prison whose accounts were secretly passed on by a sympathetic guard to his mother. By painting an expression of the ordeal, the artist explores the injustices linked to the roots of his martyred father.

Designed in a simple 80s 'look' and shot in a narrative and documentary style, this was my first film and the viewers choice At the cinequest film festival in 2006. it is distributed by cinequest .

Anyway, I think it went pretty far for a first film so I am very happy about it.

Here are some clips from the film...

Graphic novel - Project 45 - L

2007-05-08T23:06:00.000-07:00

currently working on writing and illustrating a graphic novel called project 45-L

Samples of cartoons

2007-05-08T21:19:00.000-07:00

Graphic Novel- 'Project 45 - L'

2007-05-08T20:19:00.000-07:00

Series of rough sketches for a graphic novel in progress.....much like storyboards, it is my intention to tell this story in a cinematic way so that I can use it , along with the script, to pitch the project as a film. Its definately a fine line as something planned to be shot with a particular camera lense might not necessary be interesting for a graphic novel. Lately, Alex Ross has captured my attention in his 'Justice' work ( I believe it came out in 2005/06) and reading his graphic novel is like watching a movie in some ways. Not to say that I would have any patience to work like he does but in anycase, its inspiring for me to study his work and actually see all the things he has drawn to be actual scene set ups (he uses live props and sets for the backdrops).

commercial inteior design work

2007-04-30T15:30:00.000-07:00

Below are some of the examples of my past work in commercial interior design with Gibbs Gage architects and Sizeland Evans Interior design, where I was responsible for designing and presenting to the client. I also prepared working drawings for demolition and construction phases of the projects as well as manage the design part of the projects.

Latest work as movie production illustrator

2007-04-13T10:34:00.000-07:00

Conceptual Illustrations for the design of this Set, working closely with the art crew to bring the best look for the most important scene in the movie. 'The dance sequence' in the Russian style winter palace.

Dancers taking a little break while the next shot is being set up...costumes can get very uncomfortable and hot...

More key shots in the movie in different time settings and lighting...

The set under construction....

Finally, the finished piece!

Conceptual Set design - Latest work

2007-04-11T13:47:00.000-07:00

2007-04-08T17:57:00.000-07:00

Illustration of a war movie poster for a scene in the Secret of the Nutcracker. I created this on my 8" waicom tablet.

Latest work - production illustration

2007-04-02T17:58:00.000-07:00

In this scene, the monsters were chasing the main characters who end up on this path, surrounded with trees, as they find an entry into a beautiful palace ( shown in a different section)

Latest work - design and production illustration

2007-04-02T17:42:00.000-07:00

Conceptual illustration for a music box which was constructed as a 'hero' prop piece for the set Secret of the Nutcracker.

Story boards

2007-04-02T17:26:00.000-07:00

These story boards were done for a sequence of CGI graphics for this film.

Story boards

2007-04-02T16:08:00.000-07:00

Few shots from the scenes. The story boards which were done for the purpose of pre-visualization direct the crew on a common vision which helps the director explain his intend for every shot. the end result is not always reflected in the storyboards but sometimes the shoot turns out very close to the Storyboard.

Conceptual set design - latest work

2007-04-02T15:39:00.000-07:00

A grocery store set in 1942 war time in a small town in Alberta, Canada.

POW camp - Secret of the Nutcracker

2007-04-02T14:27:00.000-07:00

Illustration of the interior and exterior of the POW camp.

Set after construction.

Illusrtation for the nazi POW camp.

2007-04-02T14:26:00.000-07:00

Set design and illustration. 40s cabin interior build in studio.

SOME OF MY PAINTINGS

2007-01-29T20:33:00.000-08:00

Fall in North vancouver 2009

The following are some of my recent paintings

Storyboards for Angels Fall (MOW) - A Nora Roberts / Mandalay production

2007-01-29T17:22:00.000-08:00

King of Fighters action Story boards

2006-12-27T11:53:00.000-08:00

These are some story boards on some of the action sequence of the movie King of Fighters (adaptation from the video game in the 80's and 90's)

The set where the final action sequence will take place.

Meeting on set to discuss action sequences for me to draw up....

David Leitch, Stunt Coordinator for the action sequences, standing on the left (Matrix trilogy, Borne Supremacy)

The lovely chizuro

Shhhhhhhhhhhh......Shooting on set

Mandalay pictures -angels fall- kitchen scene

2006-11-19T14:47:00.000-08:00

Mandalay films - Blue Smoke - Last action scene

2006-11-19T14:16:00.000-08:00

This is the last constructed set for the final scene with corresponding story boards and 3D renderings.

Here, my work as a storyboard artist and set designer crossed as there was a need for the visualization of the set.

I sometimes use 3D software for set design and in this case I modeled the set in 3D (before construction) putting the camera in the desired spots in order to get a sense of how the set should look for the feel that the director was looking for. After the tweaking of measurements of the set and where the camera placements were going to be, we came up with the detailed construction plan of the set. This is not typical of my duties but in this case I was a set designer / storyboard artist for this final scene.

This is a photo of the room on set where the last fire scene was taking place

Fire maze scene action story boards for Blue Smoke

2006-01-04T21:49:00.000-08:00

These story boards were done as quick sketches l and their purpose was to convey last minute changes to the sequence. They were based on the action sequence at the beginning of the movie with Reece going through a fire maze as her last training.

These story boards were based on the action sequence at the beginning of the movie with Reece going through a fire maze as her last training.

story board- short film

2005-05-31T00:40:00.000-07:00

Hospitality Interior Design (New York and Athens)

2005-04-30T16:25:00.000-07:00

Karim Rashid (2003)- Marketing & presentations material put together for for a Ralph Lauren a flagship store in NY. Tools used were Photoshop, Illustrator and solid works and studio max.

all work was done in our architectural and interior design department. Almost all projects were international.
This is an example of a very unique restaurant design for 'Barbonia'( Mediterranean restaurant) on Madison Ave in New York very much in line with Karim Rashid's unique style. All fabrics, patterns, furniture and accessories are signature Karim Rashid. This was one of the initial concepts prepared for the client.

Renderings were in 3d studio max.

Semiramis Hotel in Athens Greece. For this project We worked out the designs based on Karim's original concept. Additional coverage on:

http://www.gtahotels.com/hotels/semiramis_hotel_athens.htm?s_kwcid=semiramis%20hotel%20in%20athens3508171261&gclid=CIuro8-D9Z0CFR4Hagod4mHgLQ