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The New Batmobile from The Batman Movie
No longer is the Batmobile a fantasy movie car, thanks to the creative mind of Ash Thorp and the team behind the movie.
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더 배트맨을 계기로 배트모빌은 더이상 영화에만 등장하는 판타지가 아니게 되었다.
영화에 등장하는 수많은 차들 중 한가지를 꼽아야된다면 단연 배트모빌이다. 배트맨은 코믹스 역사에서 기념비적인 자리를 차지하고 있는 케릭터로서, 지금까지도 다양한 버전으로 티비쇼 영화 등으로 변주되고있다.
이번 영화가 최고의 위치를 차지하고 있는 크리스토퍼 놀란 감독의 작품을 뛰어넘을진 미지수지만, 로버트 패티슨이 연기한 더 배트맨은 충분히 주목할만한 기대를 받고 있다.
배트모빌로 이야기 주제를 돌아오면, 이번 디자인 멋지다! 이전 작품들보다 톤 다운 시켰지만, 여전히 위협적인 외형을 갖고 있다. 특히 마음에 드는 부분은, 현실에 기반한 차량 The 1969 Dodge Charger을 연상시키는 외형을 갖고 있지만 그와 동시에 사이버펑크 스타일로 재해석된 매드맥스같은 느낌을 준다는 점이다.
프로덕션 디자인 팀은 아티스트 Ash Thorp를 고용했고, 그는 뛰어난 결과물을 성취했다. 브루스 웨인이 웨인 엔터프라이즈로부터 차량을 일방적으로 제공받는 대신, 그가 직접 제작해야된다고 가정해보자. 자연스럽게 커스터마이즈의 세계로 이어진다.
매드맥스 혹은 분노의 질주, 사이버펑크의 세계관을 떠올려보자. 바로 그 요소들이 이번 배트모빌에 결합됐다. 감독 맷 리브스(Matt Reeves)와 프로덕션 디자이너 James Chinlund은 배트맨이 직접 제작한듯한 느낌을 떠올렸고, 특별히 커스터마이즈된 투박함을 요구했다. 배트맨은 그의 차고에서 무엇을 했을까? 감독과 프로덕션 디자이너는 심지어 스티븐 킹의 공포 영화 크리스틴에 등장하는 Playmouth Fury가 재현되길 바랐다고 한다.
Ash Thorp는 모든 요구 조건을 반영하면서도 감독과 프로덕션 디자이너의 영감까지 소화해내야만 했다. Chinlund는 잡지 GQ 인터뷰에서 "차량의 모든 부분은 기능을 따르는 형태의 결과물이다."라고 말했다. 배트모빌은 무자비한 추격자이면서, 악당을 쫓을때 파괴되지 않을정도로 단단한 느낌을 전달해야 했는데 그게 엔진을 뒤쪽에 위치 노출시킨 이유이다.
그렇다면 기계식 엔진을 추구한 이유는 무엇일까? 650마력의 쉐보레 V8. 맞춤형 Dodge Charger로 4가지 버전이 만들어졌는데, 심지어 그 중 하나는 전기식이였다! 특수효과 팀을 이끄는 Dom Tuohy는 Ash Thorps의 디자인이 통과되면서 작업에 착수했다. 그들은 뼈대를 세우고 지붕을 잘랐으며 엔진에는 3000개 이상의 부품을 사용했다! 그것을 설계하는데 구체적으로 어떤 차량의 부품들이 들어갔는지 알 수 없지만, 그 정보 또한 곧 공개되길 기대하겠다.
이번 배트모빌은 실제로 작동 됐는데, 한마디로 영화 속 장면처럼 장애물을 돌파하는 모습을 재현했다는 것이다. 요즘처럼 CGI가 범람하는 시대에 괄목할만한 부분이다. 이 멋진 디자인의 차량이 실제 도로에서 주행되는 모습이 궁금하다.
Batmobile Design
A glimpse into my creative process for the Batmobile's iconic shapes and design language of the film.
My obsession lead to collecting as many Batman titles old and new falling deeper into the amazing rich lore of Batman. Some key influences in the Batman lore for me would be (to name just a few) Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli, Jim Lee, Paul Dini, Chris Nolan and now Matt Reeves… Working in the film industry for over a decade I finally got my chance to be apart of the Batman legacy and to complete a personal bucket list of mine.
Symbol in the rear here… I did my best to put as much iconic symbolism into the Batmobile design as I could :)
it was so visceral and overwhelming. Truly thankful to be apart of this amazing project. Here are a few front angle renders I did of the last few files before I sent them back to the amazing design/production team working at Warner Brothers. If you look closely you can see some differences between my last design and the final that made it into the film, mainly the two extra ram rod bars that come out over the bumper. For this front bumper concept I liked the idea of having high tension type metal (tungsten/steel) riveted to the front to create a lighter inner structure but extremely hard exterior. A theme I tried to push through on almost the entire project mimicking the inner workings of Bruce himself (the vehicle is him and he is the vehicle thematically). All in all I produced 11 passes on designs until we got to this point. With such an iconic piece of movie history we needed to make sure it was right and make sure it would live up to the legacy of icons that have been produced before. When James first hired me I was a bit nervous being such a fan of Batman myself but once James gave me the brief and told me a little bit about what this version of Batman would be I could see what the Batmoblie design needed almost immediately and got right to work.
Now to talk about one of my favorite views and additions to the Batmobile design… the rear. If I recall, at about my third pass I had sent out a concept to @jchinlund and @mattreevesla of a fully exposed rear end with a large twin turbo V8 tucked a bit further down almost like a Ford GT40 (it sits higher up in the film for theatrics), this large powerplant would be held together by a lattice of structural components outlining the bat symbol when seen from the right vantage points. This was one of the first times I can recall being really overwhelmed with excitement as it struck a cord with Matt and James and we were getting closer to finding the soul of this beast. We wanted to create a monster akin to the 89’ Plymouth Fury in the film Christine… something that had a life and soul of its own and really took on the persona of Batman himself. As I mentioned in a previous post I really wanted to find a way to put as much symbolism into these design as possible. I get asked a lot about what was the base car used for this design and I love the iconic lines and look of the 70’s charger. It’s a timeless beauty and the way the rear inner window pulls back into the body really captured the shape language that was in the cowl and iconography of batman so we went with that and built onwards. From there I treated building this in 3D like I would if I was building it with my hands in my garage and really tried to consider how Bruce would actually construct it himself. Form followed function until you got something that really became iconic and my goodness if you have seen the film already you know how impactful the Batmobile is.
Batcycle Design
A Batman film isn't complete without a Batcycle.
Here is a look into the design process and some final render frames that were translated into the production of the film.
Once the design aesthetic of the Batmobile was sorted, my production designer @jchinlund asked if I could get started on designing Batman’s iconic Batcycle.
Of course I jumped at the opportunity and got right to work.
What I envisioned was essentially a two wheeled version of the Batmobile… a bike that Bruce could have made and developed himself in his workshop at the same time as the Batmobile.
I spent time researching existing bikes that had similar design fundamentals but could then be updated and reinvented via “cgi fabrication”.
I chose a lengthened wheel base similar to the style of modified Hayabusa bikes so that the Batman could track down anyone at high speed.
I also wanted to match the brutal and blunt designs from the Batmobile with a solid rear swing arm that would then connect to an exposed lattice type frame found in some of my favorite Ducati bikes.
All of these design cues are intentional in an effort to support the character, story, and give the world a grounded and real feel.
I was extremely pleased when my first few rounds of the Batcycle were approved by James and @mattreevesla and the incredible props and production teams actually had it built for the film.
What a crazy and monumental experience this has all been… words will never be able to truly express my full gratitude.
Drifter Bike
Bruce Wayne prefers the Drifter Bike when he's going undercover.
These designs are an amalgomation of my favorite kind of Cafe Racer and hot rod parts kit bashed together into a working prototype.
One of the other really awesome design task’s I had while working on The Batman was conceptualizing the drifter bike.
I am a big fan of cafe racers and instantly knew the approach I would have if I was Bruce and wanted something that was rough around the edges but fast/nimble enough to get the job done.
As you can see with the final Bat Cycle design we went with the exposed frame concept found on some of my favorite Ducati bikes.
Since the entire film is based in a more grounded approach it was key to keep things as realistic as possible with a flare of fantasy to fit the Batman ethos.
It was great fun learning new things with this build, I remember learning how to create the seat in Zbrush and creating the stitching lines with custom brushes.
With each project I like to try and learn a new skill or tool. Never ending fun with all of these!
Really love how the drifter/detective scenes all played out in the film.
If you haven’t seen the film yet I highly suggest going and if you have seen it just once I suggest a second viewing as you catch so many more details :)
Credits
- Director - Matt Reeves
- Production designer - James Chinlund
- Batmobile/Batcycle designer - Ash Thorp
- Additional credit to the Design + Production team - Ben Last, Patrick Dunn Baker, Daniel Frank, Haisu Wang, Joe Hiura, Dominic Tuohy
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