Watch that man…
Ahead of the movie’s release next month, a book of portraits from
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As the official photographer on the set of “Watchmen”, Clay Enos was there at every stage of production as director Zack Snyder filmed the adaptation of the legendary graphic novel. As well as his day-to-day duties making sure there was a visual record of the production, Enos also made time to work on a very special project: a collection of black-and-white portraits of every character in the film, and every crew member in the production.
From the lead heroes, including Rorschach, the Comedian, Dr. Manhattan, Nite Owl and all the other Watchmen, to supporting characters and even extras in the crowd, plus the crew who put the film together, his lens captured them all. With its wealth of exclusive photographs, this stunning book is a unique look into the world of the film.
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One of the photographic portraits in the book is of the two gentlemen above. Though the images are all photographic, I must say they all look incredibly like they were actually drawn in pencil, such is the skill of Clay Enos.
The image of two unnamed “background players” as Bowie and Jagger raises the question: where in the film do they appear? They certainly weren’t in the original comic strip.
Anyway, good to see the attention to detail in the clothing, but am I the only person who thinks the Bowie character looks more like a young Lou Reed than he does David Bowie?
This isn’t the only Bowie reference in
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And on top of that is a reference to The Man Who Fell To Earth: the book in the front is Masterpieces in Paint and Poetry directly copied from a book that Thomas Newton produced, but instead McDowell (Alex McDowell, production designer) explained that they stamped it Veidt Enterprises.
The table tennis room in Dr. Manhattan’s apartment was also inspired by The Man Who Fell To Earth, with the outside indoor wallpapering.
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You will remember that Masterpieces in Paint and Poetry was originally stamped with the logo of Newton‘s company logo: World Enterprises. And indeed, the table tennis room in TMWFTE is decorated with wallpaper depicting a forest scene.