Syd Mead

Syd Mead

Birthday: 1933-07-18

Place of Birth: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Biography: Sydney Jay Mead (July 18, 1933 – December 30, 2019) was an American industrial designer and neo-futurist concept artist. He made designs for science-fiction films such as Blade Runner, Aliens and Tron. Mead has been described as "the artist who illustrates the future" and "one of the most influential concept artists and industrial designers of our time." Description above from the Wikipedia article Syd Mead, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

The definitive 3½-hour documentary about the troubled creation and enduring legacy of the science fi...

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On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

This is the rare UK Channel 4 documentary about Blade Runner, giving insights into it's history with...

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Visual Futurist: The Art & Life of Syd Mead
Visual Futurist: The Art & Life of Syd Mead

Enter the world of Syd Mead, legendary "VISUAL FUTURIST" behind such films as "Blade Runner", "TRON"...

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2019: A Future Imagined
2019: A Future Imagined

Visual Futurist Syd Mead ("Blade Runner," "Aliens," "Tron") reflects upon the nature of creativity a...

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Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

This feature-length documentary, made especially for the 2003 Aliens (1986) DVD release, is incredib...

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The Blade Runner Phenomenon
The Blade Runner Phenomenon

Ridley Scott's cult film Blade Runner, based on a novel by Philip K. Dick and released in 1982, is o...

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2010 : The Odyssey Continues
2010 : The Odyssey Continues

This promotional short for 2010 (1984) shows moviegoers how some of the film's visual effects were c...

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