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Prince Caspian Production Blog #11: Costume Design

The beauty of the Narnia stories is that each book is its own story, yet they’re interconnected and reference each other because the hero and the main character of “The Chronicles of Narnia” is always Narnia. New faces are introduced – we lose some beloved characters but we gain new ones as the stories progress. Having this rich base to build upon for new characters and cultures makes my job as a costume designer endlessly exciting. […]

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Prince Caspian Production Blog #9: Miraz

The design of Miraz’s ornate armor had its roots in the back story of the Telmarine culture- that being one of pirates from ancient Earth who found their way into Narnia centuries ago and established a new civilization there. Searching for a unique shape and color identity to distinguish the Telmarines, Weta’s artists mined this lost history for inspiration. […]

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Narnia Production Blog #5: Drawing Caspian – Part 2

A storyboard is more than just a little drawing with a bunch of arrows stuck to it. It’s a tool that can transform words on paper into images for everyone to see. While a script can be interpreted a million different ways, a storyboard can literally put everyone ‘on the same page.’ […]

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Narnia Production Blog #4: Drawing Caspian

Film is a visual medium where the story is told by using a series of images or pictures, with sound (dialogue) added for clarification. That might be an oversimplification, but I don’t think many would argue with the definition. […]

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Narnia Production Blog #3: Adapting Caspian

It’s rare for a screenwriter to have the opportunity to deal with characters in more than one movie. Actually, let’s rephrase that — it’s rare for a screenwriter to have the opportunity to deal with characters in even one movie. […]