Everyones doing Starboy x Asha animatics, so I wanted to do my own :)
"West side story" is a movie thats got a special place in my heart, I was introduced to it around 12-14. I must admit the remake is a very great homage to the original, though I prefer a lot of the old version(especially the ending). I think the lyrics in this song fit the two very well, and I picked the 60's version because I felt Tony's vioce fit Star best. The original Tony and Maria have a real air of innocence to them.
Fun fact also I discovered when I started making this. Asha and "Anita" from the 2021 "West Side Story", are the same actress! So it gives it another connection. Check her out in that, she is BEAUTIFUL and, well, look up "America" from the 2021 remake, you'll see what I mean :) She really is fantastic there.
I'd like to do I think a Animatic with them with the song "Somewhere" also. If anyone would like to see that, leave comments? I'm very curious.
I’ve done a bunch of paintings from both west side stories over the past couple of months so figured I’d post the ones I like! feat. the 1961 film, the 2021 film, and me slowly losing my sanity over that fabric shot!