HarrisonOdell

Though I can probably guess no one is reading these, I'll post this anyway.

I've decided to use Robert Downey Jr. as the "main" character to the Risk poster. He wasn't the first choice, though. My initial plan was to go with Dominic West as the main character. Then it went to Dominic Purcell, then to Wentworth Miller, and then Jason Statham. A few others came up, though all these were discarded since I couldn't find any decent shots of their faces in the position I wanted them in.

I did find a few decent photos of Statham to use, but I thought of his filmography, and how his overall personality just didn't fit what I was looking for. Plus, he looks just too-damn tough with no heart in his eyes (to me, at least). I started thinking about who looked tough with a menacing look, yet could pass as a likable guy, considering his filmography. He also had to be older than 35. No pretty boys, either. I thought about Gerard Butler, but couldn't find any decent shots. I finally arrived at Downey Jr. when I thought about how he looked in "Iron Man." It worked. I found a very suitable facial expression from him in one of the posters for "Iron Man 2" (which is very recent; perfect), and now he's the guy.

I'm not including Stanley Tucci or Laz Alonzo into the poster, simply because of the way the layout turned out. There just isn't room for them without disrupting the flow of images. It'll also make the poster look waaay too crowded with people. So, the final faces to show in the poster will be (though I'm NOT trying to be stereotypical of anyone from any continent, considering the different countries; this just makes it easier to identify):

--Robert Downey Jr. (main North American/United States character)

--Samantha Morton (main European/British character)

--Hugh Jackman (main Australian character)

--Javier Bardem (main South America/Brazil character)

--Ken Watanabe (main Asian/Japanese character)

As of now, I'm still working on the backgrounds depicted. It isn't easy to find what I'm looking for, considering the overall mood of the poster: dark, yet on a massive, epic scale with a little adventure thrown in, yet keeping it very realistic, and very serious. I don't want the poster to have an "Indiana Jones" vibe to it, but I also don't want it to feel like "The Road." Not too adventurous, but not extremely serious.

A teaser poster for Downey Jr.'s character is available in my gallery. This is, essentially, what he'll look like in the final poster. The "RISK" title treatment, however, might undergo a few changes.

Decided I'll update my journal whenever I have a new project coming up.

This one's just for fun: a dream poster for my ideal cast for a "Risk" movie. Yes, "Risk," based on the Parker Brothers (Hasbro, or Sony; whatever) world domination game. So far I've gathered up various photographs of those who'll be "cast" (shown) in the movie poster. So far, I've established:

SAMANTHA MORTON as representing the character for Europe.

HUGH JACKMAN as representing the character for Australia.

KEN WATANABE as representing the character for Asia.

LAZ ALONSO as representing the character for Africa.

JAVIER BARDEM as representing the character for South America.

and STANLEY TUCCI as representing the President of the United States.

The main character toactually represent North America, however, is still being decided. He'll either be Canadian or American. Not sure. Still, this'll probably end up being one of my best works, as I'm completely free to be creative with the poster-making process, since I was limited in doing the Harry Potter/Avatar posters (positioning characters, screencapping, settings, etc.). I'm super-excited about this, because I fear the game will never actually be made into a film. This is my chance to put together my dream for if it ever WAS made into a film. Risk is my absolute favorite game, even moreso than any video game out there. This'll be the first project I work on that will be a completely original idea, without relying on other movies.

God bless, all.

--Alex (actual name)