Some family you MUST fight against!

There is some family that you must fight for like Valentine, and then then there are some you MUST fight against...(ahem) Peter.

Monitoring For Your Safety...The International Fleet #TrustInUs

Mazer is my Enemy

At least that's what he wants you to think, Ender.

Pretend- Music Inspired by the Ender's Game Movie

Recently, a friend of mine and musical genius Noah Silver asked me to do some cover artwork for a release of his Ender's Game inspired song "Pretend."

 

Go download this song at his Bandcamp site: http://noahsilvermusic.bandcamp.com/track/pretend-enders-game-credits-song  This song should be on the movie soundtrack it sums up the Ender experience as a whole and is a damn good song!

Or listen to it hear it here:

Noah, myself and Steve Sywak are planning to shoot a music video for this song later this summer1 Stay tuned for details!!!

Barracks Analysis Part 2: Graff's Symbol

Back to the Barracks again. AAAATTTTTEEENNTIONNNN!

Lets focus on the symbol on Graff's right shoulder.

 

Through the magic of Photoshop I have managed to zoom in and then recreate the symbol.

 

You can recognize the movie version of the I. F. Logo at top center, with a cluster of nested inverted chevrons located below. Is this the symbol of the movie version of the Battle School symbol, or is it a sign of "Colonel" Graff's rank? Guess we will have to wait and see with more still releases when they occur.

 

Barracks Room Analysis-Part 1: Size and Layout

I am about to add some more analysis of the latest production still that will focus more on the room structure and layout.

First, let's look at the Hi-Res Still one more time, which we are assuming shows the Launchie Barracks of the Battle School. Launchies are all lined up next to their bunks while Graff (Ford), is giving Ender (Butterfield) the run down of who is boss...

"I've done the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs, out run Star Destroyers, killed aliens on multiple planets, blew up Death Stars, been frozen in carbonite, taken out off world rogue replicants, and beat up Nazis, all before you were a thought.."... I digress.

Back to the set, which is futuristic and functional with design elements consistent with the style of production Designer Ben Proctor. On a side note read my previous post about Ben's style

I just was wondering how big this Barracks is and how many Launchies you could fit into it? From the discussion on other fan sites the figures have ranged from 12 to 16 Launchies.

To get an estimate of size of the Barracks and how it was laid out I used a program called Sketchup made by Trimble. It is a 3D modeling program that has a nifty "Match Photo" feature that allows you to place a 2D picture in a 3D environment and create a 3D model to match a photo or to match an existing 3D model to a photo's context. (See in the image below)

After matching the photo to the models  I can remove the image and just be left with a scale 3D representation of the Launchie Barracks. It's not fully detailed as the picture, but it should give you a good sense of about the room size and how items are arranged in the room. Pretty cool, right?

From my estimation I think there are at least four other bunks and 8 other lockers toward the back of the room you can't see in the still because they are blocked by actors and bunks in the foreground. I believe that the Barrracks can hold a grand total of 20 Launchies (6 bunks we can see + 4 bunks we can't see) X (2 Launchies per bunk) = 20! Of course I reserve the right to be wrong. Also, this is only based on what I see in the picture. There is alot I don't know, for example that we are looking at the Barracks from the front to the back. It could be the middle of the room for all we know.  

In the picture above  you can see how I would arrange 10 bunks and 20 lockers in the 3D model of the Barracks. also notice the numbers on the floor that the Launchies would position themselves in during an inspection.

 

I also created a walk through video of my model using Google Earth,

That's all for now. Let me know what you think?

Merry Christmas, Ender!

 

For some reason this Christmas Card didn't make it to Ender.

Graff, you wouldn't have anything to do with that?

DAP IS MY MOM. Red yellow yellow.

Ender's Game Movie Countdown Calendar- Free to Download

The Ender's Game movie is set to release in one year! To commemorate this event and give the fandom a cool way to countdown to the occasion, I have put together a Countdown Calendar featuring my fan art. You can download it for free right by clicking right here: (.pdf file about 4 MB)

These are a couple images conatined in the calendar

In addition to my artwork, it features the birthdays of most of the important cast members and producers, as well as links to popular sites related to Ender's Game. Enjoy, and give me some feedback! Thanks!

Last Fan Poster...y'all

The Hive Queen by The Speaker for the Dead

CAUTION! Mind your head LOW CEILING!

The Hegemon by Speaker for the Dead

Need Extra Battle Room Practice?

Need Your Monitor Removed?

Monitor removal...Like it never happened!

Sorry, Bernard!

New Worlds....Humanity's Greatest Opportunity!

Ender may be the One, but remember Dink is GAWD!

Full Metal Ender's Game

On Earth, kids play games for fun. In space, they play them for survival

Device, M.D.

When you need to fix a Formic infestation call. Device, M.D.