Rushes create Enya’s forest fantasy
Monday 21st November 2005 Rushes have just completed the special effects on a stunning new video for Enya. Digital matte painter Charles Darby worked alongside both 2D and 3D artists to create an enchanting and surreal forest through which Enya glides wearing a long, flowing crimson dress. Sparkling dust particles float through the air whilst fireflies interact with Enya, lending a fairytale feel to the environment. Enya reaches a precipice at the edge of the wood, with far-reaching and breathtaking views across a lush valley at sunset, where she releases the firefly she has caught and watches as it takes its place amongst the emerging stars. Charles Darby comments "I am used to working primarily on feature films with the advantage of so much time but with this project I found it quite liberating to work as fast as I had to. After seeing a cut of the video I made a list of questions for Tim (the director) and we went through each one so I had a solid feel for what he was after visually. I then prepared a concept which I believed would work best and after some initial comments I created an oversized matte painting that was large enough to serve all the shots it featured in without appearing repetitive. Within 48 hours we had a finished, multilayered painting that really helps extend the scale of the video" |
