Flying Saucer Men From Beyond

 

This is my attempt at a B Movie poster. I actually really like how it turned out and it has the cheesy 1950's look and feel about it.

The storyline Ive thoguht of is the typical affair were Men/Aliens Come to earth in scaly costumes with laser guns threatening to take over earth and one hero has to bravely save the day and be heroic.

Time To get Nostaligic.

I really love old cheesy B Movie Science Fiction movies.

Mainly because there over the top ridculous effects you just laugh at but still find good.
Hamy Acting thats fun to watch because its so bad.

I like all elments that make a B movie Sci Fi here are a few psoters of some of my favourite films.

An article about the late great Herman Stein who composed most of the music for the 1950's and 60's B Movies. 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2007/jun/25/guardianobituaries.obituaries

Planets and crazy Trippyness

Basically Ive now created my own solar system called Septar. All my Planets are based of Egyption Deities. Here below is the image of them all together as one collective,

 

The Trippyness comes in the form of a motion graphics of some science fiction related abstractions I did,  here is an image from a scene in my motion graphics short film. I didn't upload it to the web but it is included on the DVD for Submission Along with my slideshow of my work.

Graphic novel before photos.

Here are the before photos of my two graphic novel ideas from the previous post.

The Time Traveler

 The Rivers Of Redato

My own graphic novel concepts and artwork

After playing around and not getting very far with the realms of HDR here is my next approach.


The Time Traveler

 

Having not really gotten anywhere with the desired effects of HDR I decided to use Photoshop to create images that could represent graphic novel covers or images within,  and even general book covers film posters, etc. Based upon my imagination within the realms of science fiction.

The image above was created using the Poster edges filter in Photoshop.

It gives the image a nice art deco feel about it. 

Plot The Time Traveler

A master who goes by the name The Time Traveler. He would be a villain that would go back in time. Committing heist style robberies holding up banks museums etc, sort of like a caper except he would only go to one specific time period but on different days. A scientist and a detective who team up to try and solve the mystery of The Time Traveler.

The Rivers Of Redato

 The visual stylings for this came about when came up with the concept for the graphic novel in question.  The promise of this ere red colour makes the photos stand out more and gives it an edgy dark feel to it. I simply experimented in using the smudge stick filter and then colouring the whole thing afterwards in a red Hue.

The Plot of The Rivers Of Redato

This idea is set way in the future on another galaxy a planet not to dissimilar to earth with humans living on it. Its about a group of people from scientists to army generals who go to the planet Redato to collect there water supply. The water on redato is said to give the drinker increased brain power and increase muscular mass. The explores will eventually be at competition with one another to survive the temptations and escape the planet unharmed by its natives and the climate. 

Orbiter,Marvel Graphic Novels And Hard Science Fiction.

I Enjoy reading lots of graphic novels I proably fit under the cliche of being a Marvel enthusiast. Why is this relevent you ask? Alot of Marvel comics deal with the theme of science fiction for example monsters from outer space, the super heros  how they got there powers etc. This is probably considered over the top Science fiction that goes all out to impress on the visuals and the empahasis on actions. 

Most people consider Marvel graphic novels to be what kids would read, but there are a load of adult orientated graphic novels even a few Spiderman ones dive into the more mature Gritty nature. Marvel Comics is all about over the top characters with ridiculous powers that are able to fight monsters and things from outerspace.  

Galactus (Marvel Villian)

A giant robotic man that can destroy whole planets and is the master of the silver surfer. 

Wanting to broaden my horisions in the world of graphic novels particulally science fiction.I stumbled across one called Orbiter. I havent read it yet but just liek the premise of it. As it has been out of stock on websites for a while.

Orbiter

 

Synopsis

Warren Ellis and Colleen Doran's acclaimed original Vertigo graphic novel. When a space shuttle crash lands on Earth after being missing for a decade, it unlocks a mystery that will unfold deep in outer space. Can a team of three specialists cheated out of their dream of spaceflight discover the nature of this bizarre space-borne anomaly? 

This comes under the category of hard science fiction which isn't you guns blazing space battling Star Wars, Its more a genre for thought provoking more mature themes within the realm of science fiction. Like 2001 A Space Oddessy, Blade Runner and Moon

Moon

Moon is about a lone man on a space station on the moon, with a robitc helper as he carries out his daily duties of minning resources for earth on it. It realise on character building and plot and is a very thought provocking film. Thus making it classfied as a hard science fiction. Even portrayed in two locations the moon surface itself and the sation it does well at developing the character and his emotion whilst working with no other human interaction.

Answer

The answer is.

What Is This?

What is this?

Can I create futuristic looking photography?

after coming up with initial ideas about my perceptions of the future and what is dwelling in my imagination. I am know going to focus on Photography experimenting with taking photographs of everyday objects and buildings and seeing if i can make them look futuristic. I will use various Photoshop filters and a software called Photmatix. This software allows you to create HDR images( High Dynamic range). I have a little bit of knowledge of the software but haven't actually experimented with it much.




Here is an example of HDR Photography

It has an over exaggerated look as if it was a painting it kind of reminds me of old fashioned sci fi movies of the past.


My first attempt at HDR of my bedroom door




My first attempt at creating a futuristic looking bedroom door. To create this I used the program mentioned earlier Photomatix below is my working process.



The Working Process



Photo one is exposed normally.



Photo two is exposed at +1



Photo three is exposed at -1

After takeing the photos and uploading them onto my computer. Photomatix then imported my three photos at there different exposures into the software and merges them into one.

Having done this you are free to mess around with different sliders to create desired effects and the result I got is the first of the images above.

this is the first of many experiments I will be doing involving this technique. The use of Photomatix and Photoshop filters will meen I can prduce loads of different photos in futiristic and creative ways.

Robot concept design

Here is a conceptual drawing I did of a robot. I think this idea is what would like a robot to look like?

Short Story 2 Robotics Factory

The Robotics factory


the day begins to awaken as the sun rises over the metropolis of the bustling city. many commuters already on there way to work. The high speed monorail links the whole city in a network. they hang high above the city scape, with stops just about anywhere. one of the major stops is the Robo industries robotics factory. This place produces tones of newly built robots every day that have to be vigorously tested to there highest standard and fit the tasks they are built to do. Whether that be a household robot or one built for business purposes. The factory floor is alive with the sound of walking robots who were built for the sole purpose of operating machinery to build more robots. Scientists congregate in the canteen having there morning coffees before venturing into there labs to do tests on the newly built robots. Me however I work up top surveying the creations from above. the robotics industry is tough with thousands of them being requested each day. we have to compete with other companies who also stride to build faster more responsive units that are up to the tasks of daily life in the city and suburbs. The robots are built with half circular heads and necks that look like they are coiling down towards the main body. the body is oblong shaped and leads to legs and feet made of the same material. Claws and grabbers are attached to the robots arms, sturdy enough to pick things up. Some critics say this industry is making the world a much more lazier society but I say"if it makes peoples lives allot more easier and the technology is readily available to them then why not use it". The robots march in single file towards there stations like army soldiers knowing there tasks in hand.If any robot fails they get deactivated immediately and sent back for more vigorous testing. each robot is assigned different personalities depending on the specifications we are given buy our clients. Its an ever changing world and robotics is just the begining of wonderful innovative technologies that will emerge.

Blinky Short Film

http://vimeo.com/21216091

This is a short Science Fiction film. It is about a family who buy a robot helper called Blinky for there sons birthday.  The film is aproximatley twelve minutes but in that time it posses a lot of questions about the subject of robots and lifes drama in general.
When a friend recomended me seeing this it got me thinking if this sort of thing could be possible.The homes in Blinky still look the same as now in the present, except for a few technological changes. For instance a TV screen or projection  that goes across the whole wall, The kid in the film seems to using at one point a futuristic version of what looks to be something similar to an Ipad. So could robotics be a plausable soloution in the future or does this film take it way out of the norms of reality?

Questionnaire about the future

House To The Future Short Story 1

Houses are controlled by complex robotic systematics and computing. Almost all the houses in our neighborhood have them. The sky was littered with the flow of traffic from flight of cars. I was not far from home as I looked down out of my window down at the four wheeled cars below on the road surface. I arrived home pulling up to my house in my Hyperdrive 200 flying car. I sat the car down "turn engine off". with that the engine shut off and the doors opened oout like bird wings.  No body was home yet being a 3D photographer I am not tied down to a set schedule. My wife was using the space monarails to go soppping with her freinds today. So its up to me to pick up the kids. Computer systems know when someone enters the house"Good afternoon Mr Clayton". I walked towards the kitchen as I ordered our Electro 900  computer system to get me a coffee. " Would you like cream with that" I looked over and replied to it. All appliances can be connected to this system, Which will allow the computer to take control of that product when asked to. The coffee machine went to work pouring me a milky coffee with cream. I went over to our lounge and sat in our hover recliner chair. Depending on what mood I am in, means either I can have it stationary on the floor or can activate its hoover function. This is through voice activation. Most products around the house that are not connected to the main computer can be commanded, with the use of your voice. Even our bed can hover whilst you sleep, if you so desire it too. I sat down on the hover chair but didn't activate it and put on my 3D glasses and switched on the TV. I sat there watching the space board championships whilst sipping on my piping hot coffee.