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Early concept art for Space Jam (1996) by Mœbius.

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Douglas Trumbull and the exquisite Tyrell Building model for Blade Runner (1982).

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Currently in London. Went to The Barbican Estate this morning to find some Andor (2022) locations with the kids.

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The Derelict ship of Alien (1979) is such a singular design it now seems like it was inevitable. H.R. Giger’s design is unmistakable, the organic form is off center, unsettling and truly alien. The path to this design though was quite varied…

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Moon 2000 (1979) by Syd Mead.

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Ron Cobb’s detailed design drawings for the DeLorean Time Machine including a “Street Legal Nuclear Reactor Core” for Back to the Future (1985).

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Some of the cassette futurism of the USCSS Nostromo. Alien (1979).

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Galileo's counterpart; an extraterrestrial circa 1680. Drawn by Ron Cobb with ballpoint pen and colored pencils in the late 1950s.

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Christopher Evan's matte painting of the Death Star trench. It took a month of ten hour days at the @ILMVFX matte department to paint it for Return of the Jedi (1983). A thread…

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Doug Smith & Grant McCune at @ILMVFX set up the Star Destroyer miniature for the opening sequence of Star Wars (1977). Richard Edlund knew, “If the audience didn’t buy this shot, the picture would be in trouble. I told George I had an idea and asked him to let me try a test…”

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SOL by Noriyoshi Ohrai for Akira Mechanix 2019 (Bandai, 1988).

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Take away the layers of rain and acid snow for a moment and appreciate the fantastic detail in the digital modeling of Los Angeles for Blade Runner 2049 (2017).

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Tyler Durden by costume designer Michael Kaplan for Fight Club (1999).

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Ralph McQuarrie’s covers for Del Rey Books are not discussed enough. Here are just a few.

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A moment in Andor (2022) that pays homage to the great Syd Mead.

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It can’t be unseen once you know the A-Wing for Return of the Jedi (1983) was kit-bashed from an F-14 Tomcat model.

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Pre-production paintings by Richard Vander Wende for Willow (1988).

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Ron Cobb’s concept design for the Life Boat of the Leviathan (which would become the Narcissus of the USCSS Nostromo) for Alien (1979).

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Some of John Bell’s concept design for the modified vehicles of The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997).

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) embraces the subtleties of the Star Wars kit-bashing aesthetic that had been there from the beginning, “where a lot of mechanical detail had been added onto the ships using little pieces from plastic model kits”, says @ILMVFX ’s John Knoll…

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Ralph McQuarrie’s concept Viper designs for Battlestar Galactica (1978-1979).

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The first digital model of the Millennium Falcon that appeared in Star Wars was built by Scott Pasko for the 1997 Special Edition. Here are Pasko’s original proofs sent for approval. 1/3

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Robert McCall isn’t usually associated with Star Wars, but it’s possible his 1971 work ‘Arizona Metropolis’ was a reference for Ralph McQuarrie in 1975 when he was working on this concept for the Imperial City of Alderaan.

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Syd Mead’s great concept design drawings for the interior of the spacecraft Leonov of 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984). #SydMead #ConceptArt

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Syd Mead’s final elevation of the USS Sulaco for Aliens (1986) after a number of previous concepts were rejected by James Cameron for practical filming concerns. 1/3

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Concept art by @Patrice__Garcia for The Fifth Element (1997).

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Before the Imperial Walkers were conceived, Joe Johnston was considering how military tanks might be dressed as Imperial vehicles for The Empire Strikes Back (1980).

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Paul Lasaine and his matte painting of the mega industrial landscape of Fiorina "Fury" 161 for Alien³ (1992). Painted at Boss Film Studios, he was taught by Michele Moen to use her oil painting technique rather than acrylic in which he usually worked…

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ED-209 concept design by Nilo Rodis-Jamero for RoboCop (1987).

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Luv’s Spinner from Blade Runner 2049 (2017). Designed by George Hull and built by Paul Inglis and Logan Sexton.

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Such fine detail on the Tyrell Building’s rooftop Spinner bays for Blade Runner (1982). Beautiful miniature work by Douglas Trumbull's Entertainment Effects Group. #VFX #BladeRunner

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Matte painting study by Ralph McQuarrie of Starfleet Headquarters for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986).

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Michael Pangrazio's matte painting establishing The Raven bar set among the mountains of Nepal for Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981). #IndianaJones

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The Mos Espa Grand Arena miniature set by the @ILMVFX workshop for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). One of the biggest model sets built for a Star Wars film. Model maker Mike Lynch poses like a giant over the miniature spectators.

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#TheMandalorian goes for the deep cuts into the Lucasfilm Archive. The tip of Coruscant’s highest peak is straight out of this 1993 Ralph McQuarrie artwork for The Illustrated Star Wars Universe (1995) by Kevin J. Anderson.

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In praise of the thumbnail. Tiny Imperial Walker sketch by Ralph McQuarrie. So much can be quickly conveyed with a pencil.

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Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams and Darth Vader in Sydney, Australia promoting The Empire Strikes Back (1980). @MarkHamill #StarWars #Sydney

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Ridley Scott on Giger’s design; “I like the idea of a spaceship where you've got no idea what kind of energy drives it and you've never seen anything quite like it before… Giger's craft was definitely not of this world"…

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Matte painting by Chris Evans for Independence Day (1996).

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Robert McCall’s final concept artwork for his 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) poster.

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“The next day, we were flabbergasted, because it worked. George was very happy. I did two or three more takes at different speeds to satisfy him, and that shot became iconic.”

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Poster art for the September 1977 American Marketing Association meeting in San Diego by Robert Watts. #StarWars

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Visual Effects Art Director Bill George adds battle damage to the USS Enterprise filming miniature at @ILMVFX on Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991).

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Vader’s Devastator. The original Star Destroyer miniature by @ILMVFX for Star Wars (1977). Resourcefully kit-bashed parts from an array of tank, aircraft, naval and auto models. Even 70’s pantyhose containers. #VFX #StarWars

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Dick Tracy (1990) required over 50 matte paintings and a squad of artists that included Michelle Moen, Michael Lloyd, Paul Lasaine and Peter and Harrison Ellenshaw. A gargantuan effort that contributed significantly to the aesthetic of the film.

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Jean-Pierre Trevor’s Gotham City matte painting for Batman (1989).

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Steve Gawley @ILMVFX Supervising Model-maker with the filming miniature of the USS Excelsior for Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984). Note the internal lighting under the primary hull. #VFX

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Ron Cobb’s design drawing of Flatbed for The Abyss (1989). James Cameron described it as an “underwater pickup truck” that would have been beaten up by the rough-neck deep sea oil rig workers.

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Inform the Commander that Lord Vader's shuttle has arrived. Model makers Bill George and Charlie Bailey of @ILMVFX built the Imperial Shuttle studio miniature for Return of the Jedi (1983). #StarWars #VFX

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Chris Evans in the @ILMVFX studio with the two parts of his matte painting for Return of the Jedi (1983). They would be put together for the Endor background as the Scout Trooper sweeps around to fire on Luke Skywalker.

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Concept art by Tony Smith for Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979).

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Matte painting by Caroleen Jett Green for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986). #VFX

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Ralph McQuarrie at his drawing board.

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That's it. The Rebels are there. Elstree Studios, Stage 6. The Empire Strikes Back (1980).

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The @ILMVFX model shop crew with the USS Reliant filming miniature for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). The cowboy hats were a prank by Steve Gawley. #StarTrek #VFX

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Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira (1988) was released 35 years ago today. Background art by Satoshi Kuroda and Hiroshi Ono. Images via @reallyriekeles

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New Age Film-Maker George Lucas on the cover of @sfexaminer ’s Sunday Magazine California Living. February 1st, 1970.

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Cockpit background art by Mitsuki Nakamura for Crusher Joe (1983).

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Clear Bay 327. We are opening the magnetic field. Ralph McQuarrie’s study sketches, production illustration and final matte painting for the Death Star docking trench. Star Wars (1977).

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Y-Wing pilot (playing Donkey Kong!) overlay drawing by Joe Johnston. One of many drawings planning the enormous quantity of composite shots to be done by @ILMVFX on Return of the Jedi (1983). #VFX #StarWars

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Ralph McQuarrie’s brilliant concept illustration of the Enterprise docking at an asteroid base for the unproduced film Star Trek: Planet of the Titans.

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A brief history of one of the graphic design icons of film and literature, the logo for Jurassic Park… Chip Kidd ( @chipkidd ) then a junior designer at Alfred A. Knopf began work in 1989 on the now famous Tyrannosaurus silhouette for Michael Crichton’s 1990 novel…

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Early character concept sketches by Mœbius for TRON (1982).

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There was often a Frank Frazetta artwork on the wall. In this case it was ‘Neanderthals' (1966).

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John Knoll, Lincoln Hu and Scott Anderson working on James Cameron’s The Abyss (1989). The @ILMVFX team had a total of 900mb of storage for the entire computer graphics department.

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Echo Base set under construction. Stage 6, Elstree Studios, 1979. #TheEmpireStrikesBack

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Steve Gawley working on the Death Star Thermal Exhaust Port miniature for Star Wars (1977).

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Roy Rodgers sculpting the prototype Medical Droid 2-1B for The Empire Strikes Back (1980).

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Fremen private quarters are called yalis. From The Art and Soul of Dune: Part Two (Titan Books, 2024).

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Finally, some of Giger’s initial sketches…

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There’s a whole sequence of Andor shots easily found when walking around the center only made more fascinating by the way @ILMVFX has extended them.

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Syd Mead at his drawing board.

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Rick Sternbach and some of the symbols designed with Lee Cole for the visual vocabulary of Starfleet for Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979).

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John Bell's concept design for the Luxor flying taxi cab in Back To The Future Part II (1989). It used a 1969 Citroën DS 19 as a base and Michael Scheffe oversaw the full size car. Here's a great mini documentary on the work in bringing it to screen:

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Doug Chiang at his drawing board in the old @ILMVFX art department.

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R2-D2, Pinewood Studios, London, 2002 by Annie Leibovitz.

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‘Alien Space Station’ by Dan Curry. Mixed media extension of photo enlargement of partial miniature with oil painting on board for Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979-1981) #VFX #SciFi

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Model maker Bill George at work in the @ILMVFX model shop with the Death Star Il hangar miniature for Return of the Jedi (1983). He snuck a tiny basketball hoop onto the hangar wall (lower left hand side).

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Mœbius was only involved with the film for a brief period however his derelict ship design was chosen by Ridley Scott when drawing his storyboards (last image). Ultimately it was decided it wasn’t strange enough…

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The Dowager Queen and Mos Eisley miniature set built by the @ILMVFX workshop for the Special Edition (1997) sequences of A New Hope. #StarWars #VFX

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The Imperial-class Star Destroyers in Rogue One are greeblie heaven. #StarWars #RogueOne #VisualEffects @ILMVFX

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Ron Cobb, having already designed so much of the film’s spacecraft of human origin approached the subject with his rational and engineering mind…

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The Barbican is being used again as a location for the second season of Andor. It’s an astounding work of architecture in its own right and a perfect place to imagine as part of Coruscant.

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Designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon and built between 1965 and 1976, much of the detailing feels so familiar in a Star Wars sort of way…

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Edlund continues, “We leveled the Star Destroyer so the camera could pull straight back with a 24mm Nikkor prime, and I tilted the lens to extend the depth of field… and shot a test.” “There were times when the lens was scraping the surface…”

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The favorite of scriptwriter Dan O'Bannon was Chris Foss. His work closely regarded the early script- “A grotesque craft, nose down in the sand like some titanic lobster.” However Ridley Scott was unsatisfied…

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Some images of the wonderfully detailed Narcissus escape shuttle miniature built at Bray Studios for Alien (1979).

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Death Star display graphics by Larry Cuba for Star Wars (1977).

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Punch it, Chewie! The Pirate Ship that never was. #StarWars

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Assistant Art Director John Fenner’s design drawings for the Ark of the Covenant of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). #IndianaJones

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The detailed miniature was positioned belly-up beneath the Dystraflex motion-control rig so it could be shot upside-down…

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Model maker Greg Moran working on the Batwing miniature for Batman (1989).

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Early A-Wing development sketches by the one and only Ralph McQuarrie for Return of the Jedi (1983). #StarWars

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A late addition to production, the original miniature of the USS Sulaco from Aliens (1986) was refurbished, restored and shot for Alien 3 (1992) by Boss Film Studios.

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Joe Johnston’s concept painting for the Flying Wing sequence of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). #IndianaJones

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Three million light years from home. Ralph McQuarrie’s pre-production painting of the Spaceship for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). #RalphMcQuarrie

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Spacesuit and thruster pack design by Jack Johnson for Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) #StarTrek

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The AT-AT Team. From left, Joe Johnston, Phil Tippett, Tom St. Amand, Nilo Rodis-Jamero, Jon Berg, and Doug Beswick. The Empire Strikes Back (1980).

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Cloud Car concept by Joe Johnston for The Empire Strikes Back (1980).

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Ralph McQuarrie’s illustration of the Speeder bike pursuit of Return of the Jedi (1983). Working from photography of the scene, this was his favorite created for his Return of the Jedi Portfolio (Ballantine Books, 1983). #StarWars

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