Movie Poster for the upcoming movie Serena (not a confirmed release date). Based on the novel by Ron Rash   

 

My concept was to focus on evoking the sinister mood and character of the protagonist as well as the relationship between Serena and her husband George (see Overview by Amazon.com below).  

 

The three trees with in the silhouette represent the setting of the timber industry in the North Carolina, Appalachian Mountains in 1929, but also the family that Serena and her husband will never have. The color is based on the mood of the novel, jealousy, and the revenge that Serena wants over the illegitamate son, his mother and ultimately her husband. "a woman's decent into madness".

 

 

 

Amazon.com Review:  "The year is 1929, and newlyweds George and Serena Pemberton travel from Boston to the North Carolina mountains where they plan to create a timber empire. Although George has already lived in the camp long enough to father an illegitimate child, Serena is new to the mountains--but she soon shows herself to be the equal of any man, overseeing crews, hunting rattle-snakes, even saving her husband's life in the wilderness. Together this lord and lady of the woodlands ruthlessly kill or vanquish all who fall out of favor. Yet when Serena learns that she will never bear a child, she sets out to murder the son George fathered without her. Mother and child begin a struggle for their lives, and when Serena suspects George is protecting his illegitimate family, the Pembertons' intense, passionate marriage starts to unravel as the story moves toward its shocking reckoning."