James "Jim" Carson is an artist and illustrator. Some of the works he is known for include Armageddon, Rango, Dark Shadows, The Lone Ranger, as well as various Marvel films. For Pirates of the Caribbean, James Carson worked on Dead Man's Chest, At World's End, and Dead Men Tell No Tales/Salazar's Revenge, as well as illustrated at least two cover art for The Price of Freedom.
Biography
Pirates of the Caribbean
James Carson first worked as one of the illustrators on the back-to-back production of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and At World's End.[1][2] For Dead Man's Chest, Carson made several art pieces for Port Royal, Cannibal Island, Davy Jones' smoking pipe, the Dead Man's Chest, the key to the Dead Man's Chest, Tia Dalma's shack and Pantano River, the cursed Flying Dutchman, and Davy Jones and Calypso's Locket.[4][5] For At World's End, Carson made art for the Execution Fort, Singapore, the Maelstrom battle, and the un-cursed "clean" Flying Dutchman.[6][7]
One of the proposed covers for the novel The Price of Freedom.
When the novel The Price of Freedom was published, it featured jacket illustration by James Carson, with jacket design by Winnie Ho.[3] Author Ann C. Crispin said, regarding the ship on the cover, she was told the ship was supposed to be the Wicked Wench, she never spoke to Carson, and had no idea what kind of ship he used for a model.[8] On February 25, 2014, following Crispin's death, Crispin's husband, Michael Capobianco shared one of the proposed covers created by Carson, dated September 27, 2010. According to Capobianco, it would have been the real cover except that Johnny Depp decided he didn't want his likeness on the book because it was being too widely used.[9]
Carson later worked on Dead Men Tell No Tales/Salazar's Revenge, albeit uncredited. His drawings and illustrations include a litho of Poseidon holding his Trident, Davy Jones, the Flying Dutchman, the Calendar dating the return of his father Will Turner, as well as various sea monsters and sea serpents.[10][11] In the final version of the film, Carson's work appeared as the drawings seen with Henry Turner (12 Yrs Old) (Lewis McGowan) in the opening scene.[12]
Works
Filmography
| Year | Title | Contribution(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Illustrator[1] | |
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Illustrator[2] | |
| 2017 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | Uncredited work[12][10] |
Bibliography
| Year | Title | Contribution(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Price of Freedom | Jacket illustration[3] | At least two covers[9] |
External links
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 POTC2 Presskit
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 POTC3 Presskit
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Price of Freedom
- ↑ PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN 2 - Jim Carson Design: Film Design / Production Illustration (backup link archived on March 19, 2016)
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean 2 | James Carson Design
- ↑ PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN 3 - Jim Carson Design: Film Design / Production Illustration (backup link archived on February 19, 2016)
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean 3 | James Carson Design
- ↑ A. C. Crispin: "I was told the ship is supposed to be the Wicked Wench. If you've checked, there are a LOT of differences between the Wicked Wench and The Black Pearl, and they're not just the cover of the ship. It's structurally somewhat different. But I never spoke to the artist, and I have no idea what kind of ship he used for a model."
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Ann Crispin (@ann.crispin.5) on Facebook (post on February 25, 2014): "From Michael, one of the proposed covers for Ann's book The Price of Freedom. [...] No. It would have been the real cover except that Johnny Depp decided he didn't want his likeness on the book because it was being too widely used."
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES - Jim Carson Design: Film Design / Production Illustration (backup link archived on April 22, 2019)
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean 5 | James Carson Design
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales credits
