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Friday, March 14, 2014

Watch Andrew Probert's Glorious "Early Science Fiction Contributions" Video


Check out this video of early concept art by Andrew Probert!

Every Friday I try and feature artwork from a classic of science fiction cinema or television. This week's "Flashback Friday" post is on Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Andrew "Andy" Probert is a legend in the industry of conceptual design for designing iconic villains and sleek star ships. Recently he shared a fascinating video profiling his early television work and it is wonderful.

Andrew Probert is a professional concept artist who's worked on classic science fiction projects like Back to the Future (1985), Star Trek: The Next Generation and Battlestar Galactica (1978).

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See more of Andrew Probert's marvelous portfolio at http://www.probertdesigns.com/

Click on the links if you want to see more of Andrew Probert's work or Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Star Trek: The Next Generation on my blog.

What do you think of the concept art video? 

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Must-See TRUE DETECTIVE Facts, Photos, Quotes, Art, Parodies and Links.





Tonight airs the 8th episode and season finale of HBO's True Detective. An addictive new series that premiered January 12, 2014 starring Matthew McConaughey (as Rustin Cohle) and Woody Harrelson (as Marty Hart) that has caught on like wildfire and spurred numerous online discussions, fan sites, theories and of course, satire.




Great acting coupled with intense writing that contains enigmatic acronyms, intellectual theories, philosophical monologues and cryptic references make the show simultaneously compelling and yes, totally friggen' confusing.  So I've gathered facts, glossaries, photos, artwork, sites and videos, both hopeful and humorous, for you True Detective fans to enjoy as the season comes to an end.

First off, if you know nothing about the show, here is it as described by HBO:


Opening Titles and Music
The True Detective opening title sequence (shown below) is accompanied by The Handsome Family's "Far From Any Road".


LYRICS:
From the dusty May sun
Her looming shadow grows
Hidden in the branches of the poison creosote
She twines her spines up slowly
Towards the boiling sun
And when i touched her skin
My fingers ran with blood

In the hushing dusk under a swollen silver moon
I came walking with the wind to watch the cactus bloom
And strange hands halted me, the looming shadows danced
I fell down to the thorny brush and felt the trembling hands

When the last light warms the rocks
And the rattlesnakes unfold
Mountain cats will come to drag away your bones

And rise with me forever
Across the silent sand
And the stars will be your eyes
And the wind will be my hands

Memorable quotes from season one:









Rust's storage locker:







Evidence/Clues?:






Truly Helpful Links:
DB? CI? KA? Prost? Braced? Juiced? Spaghetti Monster? Carcosa? What do all those acronyms and words mean?

http://www.vulture.com/2014/03/true-detective-glossary.html
• Anna Silman's A Handy Glossary of True Detective Names, Places, and Things for Vulture Magazine is list of terms that will answer some serious - and not so serious- questions for you.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/04/true-detective-cop-glossary_n_4889894.html
• The Huffington Posts' Definitive Guide to Understanding True Detective defines law enforcement abbreviations and some Louisiana slang for you.

Artwork
Official True Detective Mondo Posters commissioned by HBO (not for sale):

By artist Jay Shaw:


By Phantom City Creative:

By Vania Zouravliov:


Best Artistic Fan Site:



Artist Nigel Evan Dennis has created a graphic designer's dream version of the True Detective characters, theories, geography and more which he also sells as posters here.
Check it out here

Another nice piece of Fan Art by Cameron Stewart:


Some Funny Parodies:

"Can Anyone Understand "True Detective?"
Published on Mar 5, 2014 - Joel McHale and "The Soup" present their take on the hit HBO show starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson:


True Detective: The Oscars Parody
Published on Mar 6, 2014 - Matthew McConaughey is interrogated by The Academy about the 2014 Oscars and his past of less-notable films.

 Written by and Starring Jon Rudnitsky:


True Detective - Next Season
Published on Mar 6, 2014 - A sketch by UCB Maude team Royal Bermuda Whiskey Club

. Directed by Will Reese
Written by Matt Chester:


Marty Hart Watches The Red Wedding. Great for any Game of Thrones and True Detective fans. (don't watch unless you are caught up on both). By DecentFilmz



Where's the show going? 
Even lead actor Matthew McConaughy's not certain. Here he is discussing it at the Film Society of Lincoln Center:



Other Relevant Links:

•HBO's True Detective 

•Darkness Becomes You is a special micro site for the show by HBO which has all seven episodes, great photos, music and more

•HBO's Official True Detective's Instagram

• True Detective's Official Facebook Page

•HBO's Official True Detective swag ( T-shirts, pens, hats and posters)

I hope you enjoyed my round-up of True detective related info. Of course more will be revealed after tonight's episode airs. I hope it's as intriguing as the rest of the season because I, for one, am really looking forward to Season Two.






Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Watch the Trailer for the Wonderfully Insane Film JODOROWSKY'S DUNE


Watch the trailer for the documentary Jodorowsky's Dune!

Back in 1975, Alejandro Jodorowsky began working on a sweeping adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune. While the project failed for financial reasons it's epic even in it's failure. Jodorwski spent over $2 million in pre-production over two years on a massive film that would have ran for 14 hours. All this and he never read the book. He assembled a dream team of concept artists like H. R. Giger, Chris Foss and Jean "Moebius" Giraud that produced over 3,000 illustrations. Keep in mind that all of this pre-dated the success of science fiction films like Star Wars and Alien 2001: A Space Odyssey. No one had ever done anything like this and he was blazing new trails.

I've shared concept art from Jodorowsky's Dune before, but the trailer promises even more storyboards and concept art from this brilliant production.




Click on the links to see more from the artists H.R. Giger giger.com, Chris Foss chrisfossart.com and Jean Henri Gaston "Moebius" Giraud moebius.fr.

Click on the links if you want to see more of H. R. Giger, Chris Foss, Jean "Moebius" Giraud or Dune on my blog.

What do you think of the trailer? Would you have watched this insane production?

Official Jodorowsky's Dune Summary
"This fascinating documentary explores the genesis of one of cinema's greatest epics that never was: cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky's (EL TOPO) adaptation of Frank Herbert's sci-fi classic Dune, whose cast would have included such icons as Salvador Dali, Orson Welles and Mick Jagger. In 1975, following the runaway success of his art-house freak-outs EL TOPO and HOLY MOUNTAIN, Alejandro Jodorowsky secured the rights to Frank Herbert's Dune - and began work on what was gearing up to be a cinematic game-changer, a sci-fi epic unlike anything the world had ever seen."
Directed by Frank Pavich
Starring: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Michel Seydoux, H. R. Giger, Chris Foss, Nicolas Winding Refn, Amanda Lear, Richard Stanley
Cinematography by David Cavallo
Release date: March 21, 2014 (USA)
Official Site: http://jodorowskysdune.com/
© Copyright 2014 City Film, Snowfort Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics. All rights reserved



Tuesday, February 25, 2014

ATMs become GAYTMs for The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.




In their 8th year supporting the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, sponsor and partner banking group ANZ celebrated by turning 10 ATMS into GAYTMs and are donating the ATM operator fees for non-ANZ cardholders to non-profit organization Twenty10 for the duration of the campaign.



The GAYTMs even dispense rainbow receipts:



Created by Whybin\TBWA Melbourne, each of the ten GAYTMs is decked out with a different theme and located around Sydney, Bondi Junction, Darlinghurt and Surry Hills.

Hello Sailor:

Location: 81 Oxford St, Darlinghurst

Mo'Town:

Location: 242 Pitt St, Sydney

Pink Ink:

Location: 410 Oxford St, Bondi Junction

Party People:

Location: 205 Castlereagh St, Sydney

Equal Love:

Location: 205 Castlereagh St, Sydney

Drag It Up:

Location: 81 Oxford St, Darlinghurst

Pride:

Location: 242 Pitt St, Sydney

Unicorn Dream:

Location: 388 George St, Sydney

Denim Darling:

Location: 543 Crown St, Surry Hills

Go Wild:

Location: 388 George St, Sydney



The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is a non-for profit member based organization responsible for putting together the annual Parade and Festival, as well as a number of other events throughout the year. ANZ has been a major sponsor since 2007, with their recently announced three year Principle Partnership taking them to their 10 year anniversary supporting the event.

The press release:
ANZ Bank transforms ATMs into GAYTMs for Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – Monday February 24, 2014 – ANZ is proud Principal Partner of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2014. To celebrate, they’ve transformed central Sydney ATMs into dazzling GAYTMs to show their support for diversity and turning the day-to-day activity of withdrawing money into a fabulous experience.


above: GAYTMs in situ

Created by Whybin\TBWA Melbourne, each unique GAYTM has been inspired by gay and lesbian culture. The designs see each ATM being bejewelled by hand in rhinestones, sequins, studs, leather, denim and fur. From unicorns and drag queens to rainbows and tattoos, each GAYTM is a riot of colour and textures to celebrate the festival and show ANZ’s support for diversity.


above: installing the Hello Sailor GAYTM

As well as looking fabulous on the outside, selected ANZ GAYTM screens themselves have been given a makeover to carry messages and well-wishes such as ‘Hello gorgeous’, ‘Cash out and proud’, and of course… ‘Happy Mardi Gras!’.



And to complete the experience, the GAYTMs will dispense rainbow coloured receipts.

Beyond simply joining the party, ANZ is donating the ATM operator fees for non-ANZ cardholders from the GAYTMs to non-profit organisation Twenty10 for the duration of the campaign.



“ANZ’s GAYTMs are a fun and colourful way of bringing our ATMs out to celebrate diversity and show our support for one of Australia’s largest festivals,” said Carolyn Bendall, Head of Australia Marketing ANZ.

She added, “ANZ has been a major sponsor and participant of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras since 2007, recently announcing a further three year commitment as inaugural Principal Partner.”

CREDITS:
Client: ANZ
Creative Agency: Whybin\TBWA Melbourne

Creative:
Executive Creative Director: Paul Reardon
Digital Creative Director: Damian Royce
Creatives: Tara Ford, Daniel Pizzato, Andy Lish
Digital Designer: Frieda Handoko

Production:
Executive Producer: Margot Ger
Producer: Lauren Pell
Digital Producer: Mish Fabok

Production Company - Will O'Rourke:
Project & Artistic Director: The Glue Society (James Dive & Pete Baker)
Executive Producer: Michael Ritchie
Head of Projects: Josh Mullens
Project Manager: Mel Reardon

Account Service & Planning:
Regional Group Head: Mim Haysom
Group Account Director: Claire Tenzer
Account Manager: Alice McCormack
Head of Digital: Kimberlee Wells
Digital Planner: Scott Woodhouse

PR:
PR Agency: Eleven PR
PR Director: Rob Lowe
Account Director: Fiona Milliken
Senior Account Executive: Claire Verlander

Cash out and proud at ANZ