For this project, i am trying to show the darker side of the city. I looked at how the city is portrayed in films and television, and came across the designer Anton Furst. He was the production designer for the Tim Burton "Batman" films, for which he won an oscar. His dark noirish nightmare styled sets are a massive part in showing Gotham City as a dark place run by criminals.
These scenes are not unlike some parts of modern cities. The idea behind these designs is that the city was constantly expanding, and being built upon. Because of the lact of space, the city was built upwards on top of existing architecture. This is very similar to the expansion of New York City, which grew up as the population increased and space became less available.
In most of these scenes, the city is shown at night, and it made me think about how the city takes on a completly different dynamic. I want to try and show these changes in the city, comparing the differences between the daytime and night.
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