Forrestall Studio Blog

Here are some stills from the Prorogue Animation currently in development:

Welcome everyone to 2010. Here’s looking forward to a new year of fresh projects and creative ingenuity. With so many creative-minded clients on our mailing list I wanted to illuminate just one of the many ways in which our artists have assisted our clients in the past.

It’s often said that a picture is worth a thousand words… but it should also be said that a picture can also be pitched ten times faster!

As anyone in the entertainment industry knows, while pitching a new project – be it a Television Show, Animated Series, Video Game, Interactive Media Project or Feature Theatrical Film – getting to the core concepts of the project as quickly and concisely as possible is of vital importance to a successful pitch.

More than just an exercise in graphic design, the creation of good pitch material demands a solid understanding of Narrative Design, Art Direction and an ability to illustrate complex ideas with a minimum of imagery.

Developing quality pitch material is an effective way to define a singular direction for a project. Having even a single image that defines the visual properties of the project can help unify distributors, staff and crew behind a cohesive creative vision.

Working with the producer we can develop pitch materials that conveys all of the vital qualities of the project in a single concise image.

Here are a few of the pitch posters and materials that we’ve created in the past:

Happy Holidays!

The holiday season has a way of bringing out the creativity in everyone. Every year the artists of Forrestall Studio create personal and commission artwork to help celebrate the holidays. Working with our artists clients find new ways of expressing their own creative vision of the holidays and passing that vision on to their own community and clientele.

Many thanks to all of our old, new and future clients. May the new year bring you many opportunities to express your own creative visions!

Here are just a few images that express the character of the season…

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“Let it Snow” by Dayle Dodwell – A winter scene in Dayle’s watercolor fashion:

“The Old Man Arrives” – Frank Forrestall exploring a “pagan Santa” theme.

“Dark Nicholas” – Concept Art for a scary Santa Clause Character:

Forrestall Studio is proud to present current works by Illustrator Dayle Doddwell.

In this series of images Dayle explores the art of children’s book illustration. Drawing inspiration from such influences as Alan Lee and Brian Frowd, Dayle is in development on a children’s story featuring the adventures of Felix, an imaginative young boy and his cantankerous ‘closet gnome’ Mortimer.

Dayle works primarily with watercolor in this series. Watercolors have a soft painterly effect that expresses depth and light in a subtle manner; used effectively they can communicate scenes, ideas and situations in a soft unobtrusive mode. Although Dayle works in various other media – including gouache and digital/vector illustration – she prefers watercolor for her storytelling projects.

Before diving into a project Dayle takes time to examine current trends and techniques, borrowing liberally to augment her own evolving style.

In her personal illustration work Dayle will often start with a single small idea and explore multiple concepts along her own creative path. Starting with the word “Blur” Dayle envisions a child asleep on a giant leaf drifting on a current that represents the blurry landscape between dreams and the waking world; “Music” evokes the vision of a fairy’s song and with “Unbalanced” she whimsically reverses the idea of “cow tipping” to cows tipping cars.

Dayle continues to work from her home and studio in Bedford Nova Scotia doing freelance design and illustration for commercial and publishing clients.

A collection of animation and visual effects samples from Forrestall Studio!

Forrestall Studio focuses on the the artistic and experimental qualities of animation. Edgy, art-driven work combined with visionary fine-art techniques; Forrestall Studio provides wildly creative solutions and cutting edge visual design for film/TV, DVD and the web!

The Animation Reel contains a selection of the most experimental and artistically diverse types of animation that we’ve accomplished. As a studio we focus on creating new and visually compelling forms of animation that challenge and entertain the viewer.

Mixing 3D, Flash, traditional and stop-motion animation with the wide range of artistic talent of our roster we can create completely new forms of animation and effects that stand out from the ordinary.

Forrestall Studio – Image Slide-Show

Here is a slide show of images created by the artists of Forrestall Studio demonstrating a broad variety of styles and functions.

 Demo Reel Stills:

Halloween is always a favorite time of year at Forrestall Studio! Along with all of the creepy fun of the holiday it’s a wonderful time for our artists and clients to express their creative vision.

The Artists of Forrestall Studio are renowned for their diversity of talent. On numerous occasions they’ve been called upon to create CUSTOM HOLIDAY GREETINGS for businesses and individuals; Designs for printed GREETING CARDS, ANIMATED GREETINGS for the Web or LOCATION MURALS for businesses. The artists of Forrestall Studio can help you achieve your creative vision.

Here are a few recent images with a Halloween theme.

Many thanks to all of our clients for your continued patronage!

Frank Forrestall
Art Director