ADG Perspective

March-April 2022

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silhouette, in contrast to the pagoda roofs of the China hotel, which encircles its gardens and ponds with a replica of the Great Wall of China. The Cake hotel combines its gourmandise with the fun of the roller coaster. A few additional hotels started to appear during the creative process of building the city of entertainment. To each of these architectural creations, I was keen to bring the same extravagance when it came to the choice of materials: marble, metals, colored plastics, etc. Particular attention was also paid to the lighting eects luminous decoration, as well as animated advertisements. A Times Square- style set with this huge wall of lively and colorful advertising coming to life. Other sets came to complete the details of Redshore, such as the parking lot where the characters Johnny and Nooshy practice their dance routine. The aim here was more about showing the city backstage. These hidden aspects of large hotels where the tourists don't go...a whole element of street art with its tags and grati contributed to decorating and coloring this set. Garth wanted a very specific environment for the character of the wolf Jimmy Crystal. I started my research with the "Crystal Tower," Mr. Crystal's corporate building. A monolithic-like vertical form started to emerge with a heliport at the top. Covered with dark glass panels, this tower contrasted with the colorful exuberance of the surrounding hotels. A. OLIVIER ADAM. DRAWING-DESIGN RESEARCH FOR MR. CRYSTAL'S CORPORATE BUILDING EXTERIOR. DIGITAL ART. B. OLIVIER ADAM. DRAWING-DESIGN RESEARCH FOR MR. CRYSTAL'S CORPORATE ENTRANCE. DIGITAL ART. C. CLEMENT GRISELAIN. KEY LIGHT RESEARCH TO DEFINE THE MOOD OF THIS IMPRESSIVE AND A BIT SCARY MOMENT. DIGITAL ART. B C A

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