From film and TV, to advertising and games; from pre- to post-production – FOCUS is a trade event for anyone involved in the creation, production and promotion of on-screen entertainment.
Meet our Speaker
Jonathan Opgenhaffen | Art Director
Jonathan is a highly skilled and talented Art Director with over 15 years of experience in both VFX and concept art for high-end Hollywood films. At Framestore, he acts as Art Director for Framestore’s work on Spider-Man: Far From Home, where he was instrumental in devising the stand-out Illusion Battle sequence and concepting the different stages for VFX. On the Oscar-nominated Midnight Sky he brought the Aethership to life while imaging the dying earth concepts. Most recently he helped architect Wonka’s ingenious chocolate factory and create the critters of Alien: Romulus. With his extensive skill set, he is able to develop his concepts from initial sketch drawings through to highly finished photoreal quality that inspires final film work.
Concept Art: The Beginning is Not the End
10 Dec | 10:20 - 11:00am | Theatre 2
Art director, Jonathan Opgenhaffen will illustrate how the team has worked with Directors and Production Designers to solve problems and deliver narrative beats and sequences. He'll take a deeper look at Wonka, where the team worked with Director Paul King on a pitch pack to sell the story to Warner Bros, to dreaming up the final setting and machinations of the Chocolate Factory.
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