Ramboy

Son of Rambow is the latest project by Hammer & Tongs, following Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The film is all about two boys who, after seeing a pirate copy of Rambo back in the 80s, embark on their own movie-making adventure. The site has been created, and the whole project arranged by those lovely Preloaded peeps.



I was asked to contribute artwork for the launch of the project alongside other folks you may have heard of, such as Jon Burgerman and The Boy Fitz Hammond. Which was nice. Especially so, considering that the theme suits me down to the ground.

My Ramboy piece was designed to work on a few different levels. Firstly, just to look good! But the idea of the knife taped to the camera is the significant part. On one hand, it's all about the power of movies, or more specifically, the power of the camera. It's certainly about the power that the Rambo movie had over these boys. On the other hand, the idea is that the boy is about to shoot a scene where the knife plunges towards its target, in true improvised, low-budget movie-making style.

Anyway, I hope you like it. Props go to Preloaded for inviting me to be involved.