Dimension X concept. A strange new environment that One would explore. I thought it would be cool to have an altered state of gravity which would create an asteroid field in the sky.
In the story One happens upon a living organism in the sky. A cloud of swirling particles that he later uses his mind to shape and control, thus creating the Mind Flayer.
Early exploration of Dimension X. Initially I pitched that the Mind Flayer particles were an anti gravity element that would lift the boulders into the air. They would be effectively falling upwards in this shot. Unfortunately, the idea would have taken too long to explain in the context of the story and it was scrapped.
A very early design for a much darker Dimension X.
Early iterations of One forming the Mind Flayer out of particles from the boulders. This concept changed over time.
Early iterations of One forming the Mind Flayer out of particles from the boulders. This concept changed over time.
Early iterations of One forming the Mind Flayer out of particles from the boulders. This concept changed over time.