Jordu Schell
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Jordu Schell (born June 5, 1967) is an American sculptor and concept artist who has been working in the film and television industries for over twenty years.[1]
Career
[edit ]Jordu Schell began his career as a sculptor and Halloween mask maker. He primarily sculpts in clay and other physical materials, rather than in CGI or in 2-D drawings, although he works in those forms as well.[2]
Schell first started designing FX for Hollywood on Bride of Re-Animator , and went on from there to work with Stan Winston on such movies as Predator 2 , Edward Scissorhands , and Batman Returns . In television, he designed aliens for the opening season of Babylon 5 .[3]
From 2005 to 2007, Schell was instrumental in the design of the Na'vi and other creatures in James Cameron's movie Avatar , shaping the designs of the characters with physical sculptures when Cameron felt that the CGI designs were not capturing his vision.[4] Schell sculpted numerous maquettes to help solidify the look of the Na'vi race, often working in the kitchen of Cameron's Malibu home.[5]
Films for which Schell has designed creatures and characters subsequent to his work on Avatar include The Mist , AVPR , Prince Caspian , Spike , Creature of Darkness , and Dragonball Evolution , as well as working in various FX capacities on several others.[6]
Schell also teaches classes in sculpting and design at his studio[7] and, in addition, sometimes works in the video game industry.[8]
Filmography
[edit ]- Bride of Re-Animator (1990)
- Predator 2 (1990)
- Puppet Master II (1991)
- Guyver (1991)
- Nemesis (1992)
- The Silence of the Hams (1994)
- Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)
- Sometimes They Come Back... Again (1996)
- Escape from L.A. (1996)
- Face/Off (1997)
- Starship Troopers (1997)
- Alien: Resurrection (1997)
- The X-Files (1998)
- Patch Adams (1998)
- My Favorite Martian (1999)
- Bicentennial Man (1999)
- Galaxy Quest (1999)
- Hollow Man (2000)
- Bedazzled (2000)
- Evolution (2001)
- Planet of the Apes (2001)
- Hulk (2003)
- Scary Movie 3 (2003)
- Dawn of the Dead (2004)
- Hellboy (2004)
- Blade: Trinity (2004)
- Reeker (2005)
- Feast (2005)
- 300 (2006)
- The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It (2007)
- The Mist (2007)
- Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)
- Cloverfield (2008)
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
- Spike (2008)
- Creature of Darkness (2009)
- Dragonball Evolution (2009)
- Avatar (2009)
References
[edit ]- ^ "Jordu Schell". Sweet Station. April 2, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
- ^ Charley Parker (February 16, 2010). "Jordu Schell". lines and colors. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
- ^ "A Monster Interview Part 1". Latex Mask Central. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
- ^ "Avatar Concept Designer Reveals the Secrets of the Na'vi". io9 . Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
- ^ Neil Kendricks (March 7, 2010). "Cameron, the Science Geek Who Became a Movie Titan for the Ages". U-T San Diego . Retrieved April 16, 2010.
- ^ "The Most Realistic Grand Moff Tarkin Bust Ever Made". At Tha Movies. January 27, 2014. Archived from the original on January 30, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
- ^ Matt McCorkell (March 29, 2010). "Jordu Schell". CG Channel. Archived from the original on April 9, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
- ^ César A. Berardini (November 7, 2008). "TriForce Releases Final Version of 1:1 Scale 'Gears of War' Locust Drone Design Maquette". TeamXbox . Archived from the original on December 26, 2008. Retrieved April 16, 2010.