Film Work : Movies have always been important to Chris, from the cinematic Heros of his childhood, who would later influence his artwork, to his involvement with Hollywood and particularly the popular "Willow" and the latest "King Arthur". Chris's first professional contact with cinema came with the book covers he produced on the fabulous spagetti western directed by Sergio Leone, featuring Clint Eastwood, and later with the movie posters. Other well known movie work was his depiction of the iconic character "Taarna" for the now cult adult animated movie "Heavy Metal".

In the mid eighties, George Lucas was producing a new fantasy film "Willow", to be directed by Ron Howard. George Lucas had seen Chris's work and especially liked the attention to details found on the costumes. "I was originally asked to focus on the main two characters, but was soon working on most of the others as well." Chris worked as conceptual artist, designing cosutmes and developing the look of the lead characters. Chris found both his work and his relationship with Ron Howard a real joy.

More recently, Chris has been working as the director's (Antoine Fuqua) visual consultant on "King Arthur". "I was brought in relatively late on the pre-production. My first meeting was with Antoine in London. We talked about the film's plot and the general look Antoine had in mind. Our discussions lasted for hours, covering the Roman occupation of Britain, the Celts, the Saxons and the Druids as well as the Arthurian legends". Following this meeting, Chris was asked to visualise the Celts, or Woads as they were referred to in the script. His drawings were for Antoine's comment and approval. He was also asked to design the famous sword "Excalibur". "Working with Antoine on King Arthur will always be a fond memory for me and was also an invaluable professional experience."

Chris's latest project was designing another "Excalibur" for Dino and Raffaella De Laurentiis's "Last Legion".

Film work gallery - conceptual art, costume design, poster and video covers