RAR Writes: Peter-Popken

Check out Aeon Fluxconcept art by Peter Popken.

Otherwise spelled (Æon Flux) Aeon Flux is a live action motion picture loosely based on an MTV science fiction animated television series that aired in various forms throughout the 1990s. The original animated Æon Flux was created by Korean American animator Peter Chung.

The film was not well-received, but has striking visuals. One of the talented artists working on it was Peter Popken.

Popken is a professional concept and storyboard artist who's worked on blockbuster films like V for Vendetta (2005), The Bourne Supremacy (2004) and Hugo (2011).

Check out the rest of the images after the jump (click to enlarge).

See more of Peter Popken's portfolio at peterpopken.com

Click on the links if you want to see more of Peter Popken's work and Aeon Flux on my blog.

What do you think of the concept art and storyboards? If you've seen Aeon Flux, what did you think?

Official Aeon FluxSummary
Aeon Flux is a mysterious assassin working for the Monicans, a group of rebels trying to overthrow the government. When she is a sent on a mission to kill the Chairman, a whole new mystery is found.
Directed by Karyn Kusama
Cinematography by Stuart Dryburgh
Production Design by Andrew McAlpine
Starring: Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Charlize Theron, Sophie Okonedo, Jonny Lee Miller, Frances McDormand, Pete Postlethwaite
Release date: December 2, 2005 (USA)
© Copyright 2005 MTV Films, Lakeshore Entertainment, Valhalla Motion Pictures, Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved

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Scale Clock Tower Walls In Stunning 'Hugo' (2011) Storyboards

Martin Scorsese’s Hugo (2011) swept the box office this last weekend and one of the artists that brought it to life is Peter Popken (V for Vendetta, The Bourne Supremacy, Æon Flux)

Synopsis: Hugo tells the story of an orphan boy living a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station. With the help of an eccentric girl, he searches for the answer to a mystery linking the father he recently lost, the ill-tempered toy shop owner living below him and a heart shaped lock, seemingly without a key. Based on Brian Selznick’s award winning and imaginative New York Times bestseller, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, this magical tale is Academy Award-winner Martin Scorsese’s first film shot in 3D.

Thanks to Popken sharing his work on his blog we get a peek behind the curtain. This storyboard is from part of the opening sequence where Hugo rushes through the walls of the train station. Roger Ebert describes it this way, "The opening shot swoops above the vast cityscape of Paris and ends with Hugo (Asa Butterfield) peering out of an opening in a clock face far above the station floor."