Are you an Apple fan like me? If you, you’ll probably enjoy this painstakingly beautiful cg-rendered Apple products video, created by 3D design and visualization studio Transparent House:
Anatomy of Apple Design from Transparent House on Vimeo.
Special thanks to Mashable.com for the tip!
I’m a child of the ’80s, so of course I have to share the first trailer for The A-Team movie with you! Here’s what I had to say about it in a tweet for @theanimeblog:
“Just saw the trailer for the new A-Team movie. It alternates between awesome and horrible. You’ll see: http://bit.ly/7j5GOO”
I’m sure we’ll see several trailers before the release date. The A-Team comes out in theaters on June 11, 2010.
“In 1972 a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the A-Team.”
Today’s Sci-Fi Drawing of the Day is from Avatar, the amazing film by James Cameron just made over a billion dollars worldwide. So I decided to do a really, really quick (seriously – two minutes tops) sketch of Neytiri, the Na’vi played by Zoe Saldana.
Avatar Drawing: Neytiri Na'vi
This is my first Avatar sketch, so I hope you like it! I might even do an actual drawing.
So remember my Monster-A-Day Halloween Drawings during the whole month of October? Well, I’m trying to do something similar – only this time, it’s now called Sci-Fi Drawing of the Day.
From now until Christmas I’ll be posting lyrics to some of my favorite Christmas songs, along with links to each one (if available).
The first is from one of my favorite Christmas specials: A Charlie Brown Christmas, which you can watch at hulu.com (until January 1, 2010)!
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Christmas Time Is Here (listen at Last.fm)
By Vince Guaraldi Trio
Christmas time is here
Happiness and cheer
Fun for all that children call
Their favorite time of the yearSnowflakes in the air
Carols everywhere
Olden times and ancient rhymes
Of love and dreams to shareSleigh bells in the air
Beauty everywhere
Yuletide by the fireside
And joyful memories thereChristmas time is here
We’ll be drawing near
Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year
Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year…
Stay tuned for a few more!
For today’s Sci-Fi Drawing of the Day, I decided to draw Invader Zim! What more can I say other than it’s my favorite cartoon ever. Which is different than my favorite anime series. That would be either Chrono Crusade or The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
My Invader Zim Drawing
Anyway, here’s what I used:
Pencil, ink, Prismacolor and my favorite drawing paper – 26lb bright white color laser.
So remember my Monster-A-Day Halloween Drawings during the whole month of October? Well, I’m trying to do something similar – only this time, it’s now called Sci-Fi Drawing of the Day. So let’s get started!
So remember my Monster-A-Day Halloween Drawings during the whole month of October? Well, I’m trying to do something similar – only this time, it’s now called Sci-Fi Drawing of the Day. So let’s get started!
Today’s Sci-Fi Drawing of the Day is ‘My Stormtrooper’ (from Star Wars). He’s a little different than the others: He has great aim and a generally pleasant demeanor.
Sci-Fi Drawing of the Day is 'My Stormtrooper' (from Star Wars)
I’m not sure, but I think this might be one of my first public Star Wars drawings ever. I used pencil, pen, a Post-It Note and Prismacolor.
I’m not exactly excited about the film, but here are the first New Clash of the Titans posters, which debuted here. I like the texture and atmosphere the photos create, but I don’t like the logo. The typography is weak and the metal/stone texture doesn’t work for me either. But what I really dislike about the poster is how the second one totally gives away one entire scene, and almost spoils the ending. Check ‘em out:
The Triptych
Poster One - The ‘artsy’ one: Featuring some random creatures, Perseus yelling about the giant scorpion that’s right behind him and what I’m guess to be the ‘Three Fates’.
Poster Two – Perseus Rides Pegasus: who should be a beautiful white flying horse but here it looks like one of the four Horseman of the Apocalypse, which he is definitely not.
Poster Three – Perseus with Medusa’s head: Yeah, as if this doesn’t totally give away the ending.
Perseus rides Pegasus.
Perseus with Medusa's head.
So there you have it. Three posters for a film that I should be excited about but am not. Enjoy!
Clash of the Titans is one of the great 1980s fantasy films that I grew up with. The story is based off the myth of Perseus (played by Harry Hamlin), who is the son of Zeus (played by Laurence Olivier). He must save the Princess Andromeda by completing a bunch of challenging (and almost impossible) tasks that Zeus has created. These include capturing Pegasus (an awesome flying horse), slaying Medusa (who has snakes for hair that can turn you into stone), and defeating the Kraken (an enormous sea monster).
It’s a weird 1940s/1980s hybrid film featuring visual effects courtesy of stop-motion master Ray Harryhausen. There are tons of incredible creature designs (Calibos being my favorite), fun action (the Medusa battle) and epic scope (the Kraken) that it made a strong impression on me as a five-year old.
For me, it’s a pretty great, nostalgic fantasy film. When I originally heard the news that it was being remade, I was mostly interested to see what the cast would be like, how they would update the creatures and pump up the action. Once I heard that the usually-awesome Sam Worthington (as Perseus) and Liam Neeson (as Zeus) were signed up I was even more interested.
So we finally have a glimpse of (New) Clash of the Titans and it’s not what I was expecting from a teaser trailer:
I’m not so crazy about it. I love great teaser trailers. When properly edited, they can immediately make you want to see the film. Which I guess this does, but (CAUTION: RANT) it shows so much crap that I certainly hope the ‘more’ is better than this. I have no idea of why they chose to show us a bunch of random battles and ork-like creatures. Why was the scorpion the only big ‘baddie’ that was highlighted? What’s up with the earthy-desaturated style? (END RANT)
Oh well. Hopefully ‘New’ Clash of the Titans is better than the teaser trailer makes it out to be. What do you think of the teaser?
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