Pre-Visualization
Thanks to the help of many involved,
"After the Third" has started to take on a life of it's own in the pre-visualization process. Artist's have created numerous storyboards, visual 3D elements as well as begun the scoring process creating a sound unique to an environment filled with highly imaginative landscapes and haunting spaces.
The Music
A Michigan native as well, Harold Crisman is an extremely talented composer and musician whose ability to tap into the true emotion of a story continues to allure audiences around the world. His European schooling in recording arts as well as his work with several multi-media companies only adds to his already saturated background of live performance and orchestral music. It's an honor having Crisman on board whose understanding of this script and its delicate balance with dark and romantic themes only adds to its already existing depth. For more information on Harold Crisman and his other works including vocal performance please click here.
The Work of Dwayne Broughton
One of the many facets that a story needs in order to convey itself appropriately is images. They are the best form of communication between the director and actors, cameramen and director of photography, even between producers and buyers interested in a picture rich with well thought out imagery. Storyboard artist Dwayne Broughton, helped make that happen with his uncanny ability to take the words of a writer and bring them to life. Pictured right are the first 88 storyboards of the script, specifically designed to give you the viewer, a general idea of how much really goes on behind the lens of the camera. His translation of camera angles and hierarchy of subject matter create a tale that once completed will help create a visualization of the journey in a whole new and profound way. Feel free to immerse your self in the images and read along with the script.
The Architecture
One of the central aspects of the scripts environment is an architecturally stunning masterpiece smack dab in the center of downtown Detroit. The Detroit Central Station stands 18 stories (230 feet) and cost $15 million dollars to build when it was erected in 1913. It's mass size and highly detailed archways and windows make it a beast that cannot be ignored when nearing its presence. Gabriel has noted many times the building has eyes and most definitely has a story to tell. Gabriel Haze spent several hours assembling a three dimensional version of this structure. It's dimensions and scale are accurate to blueprints with exception to the exterior front staircases which were added to create a gathering place for visitors and elegant parties of the soon to be hotel, according to the pocketbook of Victoria Cross, the owner and wealthiest character of the script.
