Saturday, May 9, 2009

Star Trek Enterprise NCC-1701 model Project...

To celebrate and publicise the reinvention of the Star Trek franchise in 2009 by J.J. Abrams renowned artists from all over the world were invited to reinterpret the classic USS Enterprise NCC-1701 starship design.

Star Trek movie poster featuring the iconic Enterprise design
Star Trek Enterprise warp speed movie poster
34-inch replicas of the Enterprise cast from the original 3D digital models, created for the new film by Industrial Light & Magic, were redesigned as part of The Enterprise Project.

The first selection were on display in the ArcLight Hollywood cinema foyer in L.A. on March 6, 2009.

Enterprise model artist information
Star Trek Enterprise model info sign

Enterprise model #1 - The FX Company/Quantum Mechanix
Star Trek Enterprise NCC-1701 FX Company replica
Star Trek Enterprise NCC-1701 model replica

Enterprise model #2 - Mr.Brainwash
Star Trek Enterprise Mr Brainwash UPS replica

Enterprise model #3 - Duncan Lemon
Star Trek Enterprise NCC-1701 Duncan lemon model replica

Star Trek movie billboard on La Cienega Blvd in Los Angeles
Star Trek Enterprise film billboard
The next creative assortment of Enterprise replicas given a makeover were photographed at ArcLight Sherman Oaks cinema on may 1, 2009.

Enterprise model #10 - Jesus Diaz
Star Trek Enterprise NCC-1701 model by Jesus Diaz
Jesus Diaz reinterpretation of Star Trek Enterprise NCC-1701
Jesus Diaz Star Trek Enterprise NCC-1701 model back view
Replica of Star Trek Enterprise NCC-1701 by Jesus Diaz

Enterprise model #19 - Jeremy and Claire Weiss
Star Trek Enterprise replica by Jeremy and Claire WeissStar Trek Enterprise NCC-1701 Roller skate model replica

Enterprise model #21 - Rafael Burgos
Star Trek Enterprise NCC-1701 replica by Rafael BurgosStar Trek Enterprise NCC-1701 replica by Rafael BurgosRafael Burgos Star Trek Enterprise NCC-1701 model

Finally, another colourful re-imagining, this time on display at the Cinerama Dome at ArcLight Hollywood on Sunset Boulevard on May 9, 2009.

Enterprise model #20 - Afro-Punks
Star Trek Enterprise Afro Punks model replica
Go to the official Star Trek site to see the full range of twenty-five artist interpretations.

Star Trek movie billboard at The Grove in Los Angeles
Star Trek movie billboard
Visit Jason in Hollywood for a movie review of Star Trek.

Buy the DVD in the USA: Star Trek

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Coraline stop-motion animation puppets and sets on display...

Neil Gaiman's best-selling fantasy novel about a curious girl was brought to life in the big screen animated movie, Coraline, by Henry Selick (the Director of  The Nightmare before Christmas) in 2009.

Original stop-motion animation puppets 
featured in the movie Coraline
Coraline movie stop-motion models
Below are a selection photographs of the stop-motion animation puppets and physical sets used to create the world of Coraline

The first collection of images are from an exclusive exhibit at Universal Studios Hollywood taken on April 13 and 14, 2009.

Coraline stop-motion animation puppets in a kitchen set
Original Coraline stop-motion models
Animation models from Coraline movie
Coraline stop-motion animation puppets and kitchen set

Creating the world of Coraline
The World of Coraline info

Stop-motion puppets from the theatre set in Coraline
Coraline trapeze stop-motion animation puppets
Coraline stop-motion animation puppets
Coraline movie dog balcony puppets
Coraline film dog animation puppetCoraline movie dog stop-motion puppets

Coraline movie poster
Coraline movie poster
The next two images are from a display for Coraline at ArcLight Hollywood cinema taken on February 15, 2009.

Coraline original stop-motion puppets and scenery
Original Coraline stop-motion animation models
Original Coraline stop-motion animation puppet

Alfred Hitchcock's classic Psycho movie owl prop and jacket...

On display at Universal Studios Hollywood you'll find the stuffed owl movie prop and actual jacket worn by Anthony Perkins as 'Norman Bates' in Alfred Hitchcock's genre defining iconic 1960 horror movie Psycho.

Original Psycho movie costume and prop
Psycho stuffed owl prop and jacket movie costume

Classic 1960 Psycho movie poster
Original Psycho 1960 movie poster

Psycho 1998 remake movie poster
Psycho movie poster

Actual jacket worn by Anthony Perkins as 'Norman Bates'
and stuffed owl prop
Psycho stuffed owl prop and Norman Bates jacket costume
The jacket and owl were photographed on April 14, 2009.

Norman Bates 'Psycho House'
at Universal Studios Hollywood backlot
Norman Bates Psycho House Universal Studios backlot
In addition to these fantastic items of memorabilia from the movie you can also see the creepy 'Bates Motel' and the 'Psycho House', that Norman lived in above the motel, on the Universal Studio Tour.

Psycho Universal Studios Tour banner
Psycho Universal Tour banner

'Psycho House' architectural drawing on display
at The Universal Experience Museum
Psycho house architectural drawing

Psycho 1998 remake movie poster
Psycho film poster
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