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[Thread] George Lucas, the three-second rule and the Jedi Starfighter example It's a story that Doug Chiang (responsible for some of the finest Star Wars spaceship designs of the last 25 years) often tells at his conferences. 1/25

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[Thread] The Matrix Revolutions is 20 today. So let's take a look behind the scenes of the Battle of Zion! Let's start by rewatching the beginning of the intense action sequence... 1/26 youtu.be/eU7WQMM6ZNw?...

youtu.beThe Matrix Revolutions - Zion Machine Invasion [HD]The Matrix Revolutions Scene Stars: Nathaniel Lees, Richard Sydenham, Joe Manning, Christopher Kirby, Robert Mammone, Essie Davis, Nona Gaye Directors: Lan...

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[Thread] I've realized that a lot of people don't know about a magnificent Enterprise spaceship from Star Trek. It's normal, we've never seen it navigate through space directly on the screen. But we've seen it on screen. What? This is the story of the Enterprise XCV 330. 1/17

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[Thread] How do you make a ship for a video game? Case study: The Artemis in The Expanse: A Telltale Series (2023) Lead Environment Artist Tommy Spampinato: "The first thing I did on day 1 of pre-production was to create a modular set of..." 1/21

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[Thread] Blade Runner is 41 years old today. Syd Mead: "I started by designing the vehicles, very sleek vehicles and then, following the formula that we had set up. I overlayed them with additional equipment, a process that we industrial designers call “retro­fitting,” which..."

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[Thread] The Invincible will be available tomorrow on PC PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series! In the meantime, here's my interview with the game's art director, Wojciech Ostrzycharz. His concept art illustrates this thread. 1/12

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Star Wars OT (1977-1983) In the background, we can see the commercial model kits used for kitbashing.

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[Thread] Ok so I had made a thread in May, on Twitter, about my visit to La Cinémathèque, in Paris, where I saw the excellent exhibitions devoted to James Cameron and Georges Méliès. I'm reproducing here the part about this French filmmaker who was so imaginative that Scorsese made a film about him.

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[Thread] "We will have to rebuild everything and we, the young people, will have to try to do everything so that such atrocities never happen again." I'm honored to share with you excerpts from the memoirs of my dear, late grandmother, Jacqueline. (1/41)

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[Thread] Caravan SandWitch is now available on Steam, Switch & PS5. This sci-fi narrative exploration game invented a new subgenre: “Provencepunk". I really enjoyed it, and recommend it. But all tastes are different, so I invite you to read this thread to find out if this game is for you. (1/16)

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[Thread] From Return of the Jedi (1983) to #Ahsoka (2023): Concept art never dies. Here are two unused concepts of a Mon Calamari Rebel cruiser by Joe Johnston for Return of the Jedi. These were the forerunners of what would become the Mon Calamari cruiser designs. 1/4

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[Thread] A ship design story: The Y Que (The Expanse) #TSSthread The Y Que kicks off the second storyline of season 3 (2018) in spectacular fashion, featuring a racing ship that could be the first through the Ring... "So what?" Well, that's pretty much what the ship's name means. (1/14)

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[Thread] Behind the ships of Dune (2021): Interview with Rodeo FX's Deak Ferrand He was involved very early in the creation of Denis Villeneuve's Dune. Harkonnen gunship, art by Deak Ferrand: (1/22)