Recently I read a review of Mike Tyson's one man show and ever since I've been doing some research about him, I think he's a really interesting character and tragic character and I've always found it strange that he's practically worshipped by young men despite his reputation for assaulting women. A while ago I drew a caricature of Tyson and when Andy (my lecturer) mentioned biopic the name "Mike Tyson" instantly popped into my head.
So why Mike Tyson? Well the first reason was because he's an incredibly iconic figure who's known for having a tattoo on his face, biting off people's ears and having a soft spot for pigeons, as I walked home from campus I had a lot of ideas about how to bring all these elements together to create a short title sequence.
Above is the initial concept which I drew as soon as I got home, it's very rough but I think it sums up my idea. I had quite a few things in mind; Frank Miller's "300" comic, the title sequence from Casino Royale and the poster for Quentin Tarrantino's "Django Unchained". I really like using silhouettes at the moment and I'm trying to make my compositions as bold as possible. The drawing above is a rough scribble of my initial idea. Below is an idea for a shot where Tyson walks towards the camera whilst pigeons fly across the shot behind him.
Other ideas I have include Tyson punching several men to the ground and then a woman and being handcuffed and Tyson punching a punchbag in the shape of a whiskey bottle (there's going to be a lot of punching). The colour scheme is currently based around black red and white, I like the idea of Tyson being portrayed as a black silhouette (not racist) with his face tattoo in white. It's early days and I've literally done these within a few hours of leaving the briefing but even if we go with a different idea I've still enjoyed mocking up these concept pieces!
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