Dave McKean

Dave McKean

Birth : 1963-12-29, Maidenhead, England, UK

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David McKean (born 29 December 1963 in Maidenhead, Berkshire) is an English illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician. His work incorporates drawing, painting, photography, collage, found objects, digital art and sculpture. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dave McKean, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Dave McKean

Movies

Temple of Art
Self
A documentary that explores what it means to be an artist and why it's important to pursue your passion- even in the face of failure.
Lunacy: The Making of Luna
Director
The making-of documentary for Dave McKean's film "Luna."
Lunacy: The Making of Luna
The making-of documentary for Dave McKean's film "Luna."
Luna
Screenplay
Renowned artist and filmmaker Dave McKean (MirrorMask) brings his distinctive blend of live action and gorgeously wrought animation to this dreamlike reverie about four people whose weekend idyll in an isolated English seaside home becomes an opportunity for spiritual healing.
Luna
Story
Renowned artist and filmmaker Dave McKean (MirrorMask) brings his distinctive blend of live action and gorgeously wrought animation to this dreamlike reverie about four people whose weekend idyll in an isolated English seaside home becomes an opportunity for spiritual healing.
Luna
Director
Renowned artist and filmmaker Dave McKean (MirrorMask) brings his distinctive blend of live action and gorgeously wrought animation to this dreamlike reverie about four people whose weekend idyll in an isolated English seaside home becomes an opportunity for spiritual healing.
The Gospel of Us
Director
Film version of the 72 hour Passion play performed in Port Talbot, Wales during Easter 2011
Dawn
Editor
A young girl is woken in the night by a noise in her house. Unable to get back to sleep, she starts to worry about anything and everything.
Dawn
Writer
A young girl is woken in the night by a noise in her house. Unable to get back to sleep, she starts to worry about anything and everything.
Dawn
Director
A young girl is woken in the night by a noise in her house. Unable to get back to sleep, she starts to worry about anything and everything.
Dawn
Narrator
A young girl is woken in the night by a noise in her house. Unable to get back to sleep, she starts to worry about anything and everything.
A Short Film for Adobe
Director
Adobe’s Photoshop program is demonstrated within the context of a photo shoot in a rather clever way.
Whack!
Director
Mr. Punch is left in charge of the baby. When Judy returns, the baby is dead. This is only the first murder. Others follow as this live action version of the children's favourite Punch & Judy unfolds.
Whack!
Music
Mr. Punch is left in charge of the baby. When Judy returns, the baby is dead. This is only the first murder. Others follow as this live action version of the children's favourite Punch & Judy unfolds.
Whack!
The Devil
Mr. Punch is left in charge of the baby. When Judy returns, the baby is dead. This is only the first murder. Others follow as this live action version of the children's favourite Punch & Judy unfolds.
Displacements
Cinematography
An abstract film, collecting together the 6 rooms Dave McKean made for Chris Petit to reshoot, cut-up, and generally abuse, in pursuit of images for his film 'Asylum', made in collaboration with the writer Iain Sinclair.
Displacements
Music
An abstract film, collecting together the 6 rooms Dave McKean made for Chris Petit to reshoot, cut-up, and generally abuse, in pursuit of images for his film 'Asylum', made in collaboration with the writer Iain Sinclair.
Displacements
Director
An abstract film, collecting together the 6 rooms Dave McKean made for Chris Petit to reshoot, cut-up, and generally abuse, in pursuit of images for his film 'Asylum', made in collaboration with the writer Iain Sinclair.
MirrorMask
Production Design
In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home.
MirrorMask
Writer
In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home.
MirrorMask
Director
In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home.
n[eon]
Director
A man wanders around Venice, still bruised from a failed marriage, lost in an empty city, finding old books, memories, and a momentary ghost.
n[eon]
Music
A man wanders around Venice, still bruised from a failed marriage, lost in an empty city, finding old books, memories, and a momentary ghost.
n[eon]
Writer
A man wanders around Venice, still bruised from a failed marriage, lost in an empty city, finding old books, memories, and a momentary ghost.
n[eon]
Scenario Writer
A man wanders around Venice, still bruised from a failed marriage, lost in an empty city, finding old books, memories, and a momentary ghost.
Reminded
Director
A short film by Dave McKean.
Iain Ballamy/Stian Carstensen
Director
A live performance at a jazz club by Iain Ballamy and Stian Carstensen, which McKean later added visual effects to.
Reason
Director
Created for MTV to be shown a year after the events of September 11, 2001, based on a still image Dave McKean created for an artist’s book of responses to the same events.
Raindance 7
Director
A short film by Dave McKean made for the 7th Raindance Film Festival.
Una furtiva lagrima
Director
A music video for opera singer Izzy.
Sonnet No. 138
Director
A visual interpretation accompanying a reading of William Shakespeare's titular sonnet.
Sonnet No. 138
Music
A visual interpretation accompanying a reading of William Shakespeare's titular sonnet.
The Week Before
Writer
God created the world in seven days, but only after he couldn't put it off any longer.
The Week Before
Director
God created the world in seven days, but only after he couldn't put it off any longer.
Kodak: Take Pictures Further
Director
A short documentary about Dave McKean's process of creating an image.
Kodak: Take Pictures Further
Music
A short documentary about Dave McKean's process of creating an image.
Kodak: Take Pictures Further
himself
A short documentary about Dave McKean's process of creating an image.
Signal to Noise
Director
A pilot for a never made feature length film, about a dying movie director.
The Ballad of Buckethead
Director
A music video for the band Buckethead.