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The CGI Art of Pixar vs. Dreamworks Art in Movies

This diagram says it all.

It's all in fun - Don't get me wrong, I love both studios movies, just prefer Pixar a little more.

However I LOVE Ardman Studios, who created the Wallace and Gromit movies, and when they teamed up with Dreamworks, the movie Flushed Away tops it all, but I digress...

Click through to compare the artistic creative process of Pixar vs. Dreamworks CGI

Moon, written and directed by Duncan Jones. An artistic Sci-Fi odyssey

...Some might say Moon is a bit slow in places, but instead I would say thoughtful.

If you are expecting another so called sci-fi "block buster" full of explosions, cheesy dialogue and mind numbing CG (computer graphic) special effects, then you will be disappointed. Even the exterior lunar scenes in Moon are shot predominantly with models and miniatures giving a distinct artistic retro feel. Indeed the budget for Moon was only 5 million.

While the movie didn't keep me on the edge of my seat with action, it did keep me guessing - by not walking down the typical somewhat clichéd well worn paths of the sci-fi genre.

Click through to see why Moon is a welcome return to the art of old-school Sci-Fi

100 years of amazing movie visual special effects from early silent black & white through to sci-fi, fantasy and the latest greats.

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Can Hollywood please come up with some new Sci-Fi?

It's an interesting question, and with Science Fiction movies from the past being remade on an increasing basis, we are even starting to see movies that are only a few years old getting remade. Perhaps soon the 'new Sci-Fi remake' will come out at the theatre before the original has made the transition from theatre to DVD.

Have all the Sci-Fi stories that can be told, already been told?

 

Click through to find out!

District 9 has a new trailer - gives a Sci-fi film 'gasm

...and by all signs this is going to be the right mix of action, story and a message...

In the new trailer you get to see more of the aliens and back story. Some exciting action and realistic special effects. I am very much liking the way this has a 'real life' documentary feel which draws you in.  

Look out for the little alien scorpions and some cool mecha vs a surface to air rocket. OMG!

Click through to be amazed: Scifi-art and the new District 9 trailer.

The Age of Stupid - Documentary that shows the results of climate change and where we are all heading.

Set in a devastated sci-fi world of 2055, Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite (In The Name of the Father, Brassed Off) stars as a man living alone looking back at "archive" footage from 2007 and asking:

Why didn't we stop climate change when we had the chance?"

This is uncomfortably more science fact than science fiction, and is supported by some stunning visuals to bring home the point.  Oh, and I forgot to mention, the other star of the movie is YOU...

Click through to amazing futuristic artwork, movie trailer and interview with Pete.

Amazing 3D animated short film trailer invites you to Meet Meline.

Two years of intense work on the independent film by Sebastien Laban have produced something that would make DreamWorks and Pixar stand up and take notice. Complementing the stunning artwork and visuals, are the official music of Meet Meline composed by Guillaume Roussel.

I was captivated by the teaser/trailer of the Sci-Fi Fantasy 6 minute short film, where a little girl searches for a mysterious little creature. You can really feel the warmth and dedication they have invested in making this, as it transforms into spine tingling magic.

Click through to watch the trailer and see some artwork.

If you are a fan of the Watchmen movie or not, there is no denying that the artistic achievement in the opening credits sequence for Watchmen is amazing.

uY+co who produced the sequence with Zack Snyder have now released the trailer.

Every time I watch this I notice something new, and it does a great job of laying out some of the back story and history to set the scene.

Click through and enjoy!

Am I the Stormtrooper you are looking for?

An Artistic Stormtrooper with some Sci-Fi love for Valentines day

Happy Valentines day everyone! ...And if you are not sure what all this means, then you should probably look at the Star Wars sci-fi trilogy, told by someone who never saw it

Sci-Fi Classics from Space 1999, Battlestar Galactica, Dr Who, Logan's Run, Six Million Dollar Man, UFO, Buck Rogers...

How many can you name?

This poster art has everything I held dear as a kid growing up with a sci-fi sparkle in my eyes. The artwork and attention to detail on this is amazing.

It has taken Sci-fi Artist Dusty Abell quite a while to do this, so make sure you click through to see the bigger version, in all its artistic science fiction splendour!

Sci-fi Art and technology combine to give the 'Terminator Salvation' movie promo poster.

Sony Pictures have released a new full-motion poster for the sci-fi action thriller. Focused on the transformation of Los Angeles over the next nine years, the poster shows the destruction progress of the city from 2009 to 2018. It opens with a 'Google Earth' style overhead shot of current Los Angeles in 2009. The poster then morphs into the face of an early T-model terminator, as explosions, falling buildings and fire ravage the scene. The stunning transformation ends when the tagline, "The End Begins" appears. Click through to the readmore link to see. It's well worth it - I am officially excited... and impressed!!

A lot of Sci-Fi drawings, with a few artworks that are not science fiction inspired...

Welcome to my gallery with some of my 2 dimensional sculptures. I like a bit of a scribble now and then!

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'Warning Signs'

Someone trying to tell me something?    Perhaps this is not the right way to go... Alien skulls show damage that hints at a sudden end. Drawn while on holiday in America, with the Grand Canyon in the background.

July, 2003 Felt marker on paper

'Alone', 'Glass Bottom Boat' and 'Underwater'

  Drawn while exploring parts of America mid 2003. They are some ideas I threw down for illustrations in a children's book.

'Between Flights'

  I drew this while waiting for a connecting flight in San Francisco. Don't you hate it when someone wakes up half way through a drawing, gives you a dirty look, moves around and then goes back to sleep in a different position?

June - July, 2003 Pencil on paper

'Holiday'

  Even aliens have holiday snaps...   Drawn while on holiday in Great Keppel Island, Australia.

May, 2002 Felt marker on paper

'Forgotten'

  A forgotten robot mech damaged from a long past war. Science fiction (and science fact) is leading us toward the melding of man and machine. Drawn partly while on holiday in Great Keppel Island, Australia, and started while on my previous holiday to New Zealand.

May, 2002 Felt marker on paper

'Landed'

  Drawn while on holiday in central Australia.  Uluru (Ayers Rock) features in the background with a alien spaceship landed in the sun.

July, 2001 Felt marker on paper

'The Crossing'

  Little blue and yellow alien creatures. Drawn while on holiday in central Australia. Inspired by the deserts and trying not to stand on the little ants and other wildlife as I walked around Uluru (Ayers Rock).

July, 2001 Felt marker and pencil on paper

'Sky Tower'

  Drawn while on holiday in New Zealand. The alien floating rock city features the Sky Tower, the tallest building in the southern hemisphere. Also inspired by the 'Rock-n-Ropes' assault corse I completed 30 meters above the ground. Stand on a narrow wooden pole and then jump off to catch a trapeze nearly out of reach - that will inspire anyone!

January, 2001 Felt marker on paper

'Space'

  Drawn while on holiday in Bali. Alien space ship in orbit above a planet. Inspiration for the space ships wings came from the many traditional Balinese wood carvings. The whole drawing consists of little dots.  Yes I went slightly mad while drawing this....  dot. dot. dot. dot...

December, 1996 Felt marker on paper

'Scream'

  Stuck in a 2 bedroom holiday house with 7 friends in Philip Island... It is pouring rain outside, and everything is turning to hell... Also inspired by Edvard Munch 'The Scream'

July, 1994 Pencil on the back of a pizza box

'Andy' and 'Tech'

  A damaged android / robot / cyborg ('Andy') and a maga style portrait ('Tech'). Now I am finally getting the hang of the digital painting and drawing programs, and a new model Amiga...

1993, Amiga 4000 and Deluxe Paint - Digital pictures

'Beginnings'

  My first ever digital art and drawings on a computer. Back in 1987 it was the glory days of the Commodore Amiga. Now that was a quality computer, with real pre-emptive multitasking. Microsoft and Apple are just getting it right 10 years later...

1987, Amiga 1000 and Deluxe Paint - Digital pictures