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The Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual Futurist

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The Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual Futurist showcases the visionary concept art and designs of Syd Mead, a celebrated artist and industrial designer. The book features hundreds of images, sketches, and concept arts from iconic films such as Blade Runner, ALIENS, Star Trek The Motion Picture, and Elysium, illustrating nearly 40 years of his influential work in visual futurism and cinema design.
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This book is ideal for enthusiasts of film art, concept design, and futurism, as well as professional artists and fans of science fiction cinema.

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Syd Mead is one of the most accomplished and widely respected artists and industrial designers alive today. His career boasts an incredible array of projects from designing cars to drafting architectural renderings, but he is most famous for his work as a concept artist on some of the most visually arresting films in the history of cinema.

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Syd Mead is one of the most accomplished and widely respected artists and industrial designers alive today. His career boasts an incredible array of projects from designing cars to drafting architectural renderings, but he is most famous for his work as a concept artist on some of the most visually arresting films in the history of cinema.

The Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual Futurist represents the most extensive collection of Mead's visionary film work ever printed, including ALIENS, Blade Runner, Star Trek The Motion Picture, and Elysium. It compiles hundreds of images, sketches, and concept art from a career spanning almost 40 years, many of which have never been seen in print before.

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ComingSoon.net praises the book as "essential reading for film fans, artists and futurologists alike," highlighting the extensive collection of genre-defining images that Syd Mead created.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781785651182

Publisher: Titan Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 19 September 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Titan Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 228.0mm

Height: 310.0mm

Weight: 567g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Mead โ€” one of the most influential designer and illustrators of the last 40 years โ€” is the Visual Futurist who designed cityscapes and vehicles for blockbuster movies including Blade Runner, Aliens, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Mission: Impossible III and Tron. He has been honored for his contributions to architecture, automotive design and cinematic special effects.

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