Designing Film

Design in film, VFX and sometimes other things.

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@portalrealm I think they’re Armlinda dining chairs by Arrben. So Postmodern.

[Skywalker Sound @skywalkersound]

20 years later, The Incredibles still stands as a ground breaking achievement in sound design being the only animated film to win an Academy Award for Achievement in Sound. From creating unique effects for superpowers to blending sound, Skywalker Sound’s Randy Thom reflects on the artistry behind the Oscar-winning sound. Explore the challenges, creative breakthroughs, and why The Incredibles remains a landmark in both animation and sound in this exclusive article by Lucas O. Seastrom.

Read now: https://t.co/iXW65TIMLq

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Production Designer Rick Carter on using collage; “It's all just about the process of visualizing. It's not so much a recreation, but a meditation on how I'm feeling at that moment and then what does that lead to…”

Some of his early work for Back to the Future Part II (1989).

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Fricke says, "I look at the theater as a temple. The audience sits in the dark with their senses alert and their defenses down. It is the perfect opportunity to bypass the viewers' personalities and address a life-affirming message to their inner beings."

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Baraka (1992). Directed/Cinematography by Ron Fricke. Roger Ebert wrote, “If man sends another Voyager to the distant stars and it can carry only one film on board, that film might be Baraka."

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Matte paintings by Rocco Gioffre for Gremlins (1984).

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@RgroseA I think about this frequently.

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Ralph McQuarrie's 1994 Lucasfilm Christmas Card of Jawas enjoying some holiday gift giving.

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Early Babu Frik concept art by Luke Fisher for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).

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Pre-production resin prototype Jetsam Fix-It model by the @ILMVFX workshop for Batteries Not Included (1987).

[Industrial Light & Magic @ILMVFX]

“To me, it’s a giant love letter to Steven Spielberg and his earlier films. There are moments in this movie that remind me very much of Jaws. It’s like little greatest hits of all those aspects of his films that I loved growing up as a child.” - Gareth Edwards

Explore this behind-the-scenes look at #JurassicWorld: Rebirth, then tap the link below to read the whole story from @EntertainmentWeekly.

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Happy Birthday, Steven Spielberg!

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Layout design of a view of Yubaba’s Bathhouse for Spirited Away [千と千尋の神隠し] (2001).

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Le Château des Pyrénées (1959) by René Magritte and 天空の城ラピュ��� [Laputa: Castle in the Sky] (1986) by Hayao Miyazaki.

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A panel from The Repairmen (1996) by Mœbius.

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Set development by Rodolfo Damaggio for Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (2017).

[Darth Charmant @DarthCharmant]

This beautiful shot though

[blauereiter @blauereiter]

Katsuhiro Otomo's AKIRA (1988) continues to inspire the animation/film/game genres almost 4 decades after its release. 😎

[Industrial Light & Magic @ILMVFX]

From Xenomorphs and Facehuggers to spacecraft and enviroments, explore the concept art that the ILM art department brought to #AlienRomulus. Alien: Romulus is now streaming on @Hulu and with #HuluOnDisneyPlus.

See the full collection: https://t.co/aQMpelHAsu

ILM Art Department:

Aaron McBride
Amy Beth Christensen Smith
Alexander Jaeger
Fred Palacio
Igor Staritsin
Mathilde Marion