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There is no one working in entertainment today quite like Dave McKean...
...McKean is a slightly pudgy, middle-aged, balding, English, award-winning, mixed media artist, illustrator, video director and now, with “MirrorMask” out today, feature film director. To celebrate, McKean talked to The Crimson about the filmmaking process, his artistic process, and why working on “Harry Potter” was a waste of time...
First arriving on the international artistic scene as the illustrator of frequent collaborator Neil Gaiman’s “Violent Cases,” McKean continues to work with his friend: he was the cover artist of Gaiman’s classic “The Sandman” graphic novel series and wrote “MirrorMask,” his directorial debut, along with Gaiman. In addition, McKean has illustrated for The New Yorker, made beautiful CD covers for the likes of the Counting Crows, and created “Cages,” a long...
...which is no accident. “Mirrormask” was commissioned by Lisa Henson, the head of the Jim Henson Company and the daughter of the titular founder, as an attempt to bring back the “Labyrinth” glory days. She contacted McKean after watching his no-budget short films, which exhibited the personality, creativity, humor, and accessibility of Henson’s work. Soon, the game was afoot and McKean was in the midst of what he called “film school...
...Dave McKean: I have no idea. It’s a film. It’s probably quite warm in the cinema and you get to watch something that’s hopefully a little unusual. It’s a fantasy. It’s got flying fish in it, it’s got sphinxes in it, and hopefully it’s a pleasant diversion from studies. I can’t oversell this thing, I guess...