Two black and white silhouette illustrations, focusing on form and shape. I decided to do Casino Royale as my subject. The first one is slightly more conceptual, as I wanted to avoid all the cliche imagery of flying card suits and busy compositions that plague many of the official posters. A figure, who looks reminiscent of the famous bond silhouette, is in fact not bond at all, but Le Chiffre as indicated by the tear drop of blood. Once the viewer notices that, he or she will then notice the significance of the martini. Not only is the martini an integral part of the James Bond image, but in Casino Royale Le Chiffre poisons bond's drink. Ironic that an element so crucial to bond's legacy almost kills him. For a double play in meaning, bond also names the drink Vesper after his love interest in the film, hence the heart instead of an olive. Again ironically, Vesper, the only woman bond's ever loved, also betrays him and almost kills him.
The second one is an actual narration of the last scene in the movie. Bond and Vesper arrive in Venice, and the illustration depicts her running away with the briefcase with bond following. The action follows the man with the single black glass lens all the way to Vesper's drowning and eventual death. The entire illustration's form is grounded in the 0 0 7 numbers.
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