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2/26 Setting the scene. Zion dock, art by Geof Darrow:

3/26 Marc Gabbana: "This [below] was an original acrylic painting measuring 35” x 25”, which took about 3 weeks to draw and paint back in 2001 I believe. Production designer Owen paterson showed me materials from Geof Darrow -drawings of the dock, bridge and wall details- as well..."

"...as all the ships -drawn by various artists in the art department, including George Hull- which were mostly drawn as orthos, front and side views." George Hull (Dune): "This is a cutaway for the Dock to see an elevation of the fleet landed." 4/26

5/26 Marc Gabbana: "I redrew all those elements in perspective, to fit in the scene. I remember painting small acrylic color comps (4” x 6”) to establish the color palette and mood of the scene. I originally sketched out a few 3-quarter view perspective sketches and color..."

"...comps to make the scene more dynamic, but the Wachowskis preferred a symmetrical composition." 6/26

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"[The Wachowskis] asked me to continue painting as they loved it so much already! This was a very fun painting to work on, and the rest is history! This painting was instrumental in communicating the needs of the production to everyone at Warner Brothers and VFX house ESC." 7/26

Marc Gabbana: "The Zion dock was partial full set, partial miniatures and also modeled in CG. All those elements were matched seamlessly in the final film. So it’s difficult to to tell them apart." 8/26

The Machines Grant Niesner: "I created 3D concept models and test rigs of various machines based on Darrow's concepts and was the VFX Art Director at Tippett Studio for the 'real world' scenes from the first flight of the Logos to Neo being plugged in at the Machine city". 9/26