Ken Averill on Christopher Glass

Published: Comes to an end., February. 3, 2012, 4:00am PTBy AverillKen Averill on Christopher Glass, production designer, Jim Beam "Parallels"In "Parallels," Christopher Glass carries the emotional tone of some other era in to the present together with his keen fashion sense, his obvious knowledge of concept, and also the seamless relationship he develops together. Reflecting both importance from the period and also the imperative of what is on the line, your decision is made to shoot the place in black and whitened -- which obviously always presents challenging for any designer. Sets that may create a strong visual impact colored can certainly fall flat in monochrome because of the similarity within the tonal worth of the colours.Within this place, that is not the situation. Similar to the hero available, Glass makes "bold options" that "get you where you stand said to be.InchViewpoint and position of vision would be the driving forces behind both story and design. Glass knows this. Each set was created with only enough symmetry to lend itself either to a straight-on camera shot to stress duality, a treadmill that enables for any slow monitoring shot that moves with the scene.The wise choices produced in the look permit a fast read from the material they try to highlight the option the hero must make by moving the viewer from varied shades of gray towards the striking and powerful utilization of high-contrast black and whitened. Aesthetically stunning, the finish consequence of Glass' design draws the viewer directly into this graphic and impactful place.Ken Averill's credits include advertisements for AT&T, Budweiser, Pepsi and Ikea.ADG Honours 2012Tightening the definitionDesigners on designProduction designers and art company directors discuss the ADG-nominated work of the peersJohn Muto on Dante Ferretti Greg Grande on Jefferson Sage Norm Newberry on Stuart Craig John Sabato on Patti Podesta Ken Averill on Christopher Glass John Shaffner on Steve Bass Dork Blass on Mark Worthington John Iacovelli on James Yarnell Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com