BRAINSTORM Concept Art by Christopher S. Ross

Check out Brainstorm concept art/storyboards by Christopher S. Ross.

Every Friday I feature artwork from a classic of science fiction cinema. This week's "Flashback Friday" post is on Brainstorm (1983).

The film is about a research team that creates a device that can record and playback experiences and sensations from one mind to another. The system is sold to the military who try to exploit it and the research team has to fight to destroy it. Along the way, Michael Brace (Christopher Walken) is trying to recover and experiences the recording of his wife's (Natalie Wood) death.

Christopher S. Ross is a professional concept artist who's worked on Hollywood blockbusters like Avengers, Batman Forever and G.I. Joe Rise of C.O.B.R.A..

Check out the rest of the images after the jump (click to enlarge).

Brainstorm was not successful at the box office and the film suffered from behind-the-scenes issues. The production was plagued with problems from the real-life death of actor Natalie Wood to efforts by the studio to shut the production down before completing the film. After working on Brainstorm, director Douglas Trumbull retired from Hollywood film-making saying, "I have no interest...in doing another Hollywood feature film...Absolutely none. The movie business is so totally screwed-up that I just don't have the energy to invest three or four years in a feature film."

The only true piece of concept art is the one I've highlighted above, but the fascinating behind-the-scenes and closeup images of the jerryrigged and militarized "Hat" make up for it.

 

 

See more of Christopher S. Ross' portfolio at dezyn.com

Click on the links if you want to see more of Christopher S. Ross' artwork and Brainstorm on my blog.

What do you think of the concept art? If you've seen Brainstorm what did you think?

Official Brainstorm Summary

Directed by Douglas Trumbull
Cinematography by Richard Yuricich
Production Design by Martin Whist
Starring: Christopher Walken, Natalie Wood, Louise Fletcher, Cliff Robertson, Jordan Christopher
Release date: September 30, 1983 (USA)
© Copyright 1983 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. All rights reserved

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BATMAN FOREVER Weapons Concept Art by Chrisopher Ross

Check out concept art for Batman's arsenal of weapons from Batman Forever (1995) by Christopher Ross.

Batman's weapons have always been important and, Bat-Nipples aside, Batman Forever had some great stuff.  Christopher S. Ross is a professional concept artist in the motion picture industry who's worked on blockbuster films like Marvel's The Avengers (2012),G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA (2011) and Iron Man (2008). He shared some of his work on his site Dezyn.com.

Check out the rest of Batman's gear after the jump and click on the images to enlarge.

Wikipedia Synopsis:
Batman Forever is a 1995 American superhero film directed by Joel Schumacher and produced by Tim Burton. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is the third installment in the Batman film series, with Val Kilmer replacing Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman. The plot focuses on Batman trying to stop Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones) and the Riddler (Jim Carrey) in their villainous scheme to drain information from all the brains in Gotham City. He gains allegiance from a love interest — psychiatrist Dr. Chase Meridian (Nicole Kidman) — and a young, orphaned circus acrobat named Dick Grayson (Chris O'Donnell), who becomes his sidekick Robin.

See more of Christopher Ross' portfolio at Dezyn.com

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@ Copyright 1995 Warner Bros. Pictures,  PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Christopher S. Ross. All rights reserved

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'G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA' Weapons Designs by Christopher S. Ross

We won't see G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) till this summer, but here are some amazing weapons designs by Christopher Ross (The Avengers, Iron Man, Minority Report) that show the best equipment and weapons from the first film.

Check out the rest after the jump and click to enlarge.

Accelerator suit

Ana "Baroness" Lewis (Sienna Miller)

Abel "Breaker" Shaz (Saïd Taghmaoui)

 COBRA Weapons

"Heavy Duty" (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje)

James "Destro" McCullen (Christopher Eccleston)

Night Raven Aircraft HUD

Scarlett (Rachel Nichols)

 Snake Eyes (Ray Park)

Warrior

Zartan's (Arnold Vosloo) Fingerprint Remover

The Doctor's (Joseph Gordon-Leavitt) Nano Injector

Storm Shadow (Byung-Hun Lee)

Surgical Operation Room Robots

I just picked the best ones, but there are a ton on his site at dezyn.com

On a side note, starting next week I'm going to be a lot better at keeping to my posting schedule. :)
Official Synopsis:
Paramount Pictures and Hasbro, whose previous collaboration was the worldwide blockbuster "Transformers," join forces with Spyglass Entertainment for another extraordinary action-adventure "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra." From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization to prevent them from plunging the world into chaos. "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra." is directed by Stephen Sommers ("The Mummy," "The Mummy Returns").
Release Date: August 7, 2009

Studio: Paramount Pictures
Director: Stephen Sommers
Screenwriter: Stuart Beattie, David Elliot, Paul Lovett
Starring: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Byung Hun Lee, Sienna Miller, Rachel Nichols, Ray Park, Said Taghmaoui, Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Dennis Quaid
Official Site: gijoemovie.com
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@ Copyright Paramount Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Hasbro, Christopher S. Ross, All rights reserved

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