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Published: 2012-06-12 13:45:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 40824; Favourites: 1007; Downloads: 5517
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I have posted a more detailed series of images showing some of the development of this spacecraft on my blog.Please feel free to have a look: [link]
All images related to "Prometheus" are copyrighted to 2oth Century Fox.
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Very nice, and this ship actually seems to be of a size to fit all the compartments and spaces that were shown in the movie. What ended up on screen looked great, but it just didn't seem big enough to fit everything inside it that's shown, especially when you take in consideration that giant descending hold/airlock/garage full of vehicles.
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I'm not sure at what point the ship was reduced in size. The project had several points where it was put on hold (i.e. we were laid off) and so I was on to another project when the film finally went into production.
I think all the rooms probably fit, although I'm not sure how much space remained for fuel, life support and other materials they would need to survive several years away from Earth. But I guess it's a movie so those kinds of concerns aren't always the main priority!
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I was mostly ok with it, and during the film I wasn't thinking of where the fuel and supplies were going to fit. The thing that sort of broke my suspension of disbelief was that big old gym where they hold their briefing. That spot sort of made me come up for air and go, whaaat? Where does that fit? And since that was shown fairly early on, I kept on wondering about it whenever they showed the ship. I'm guessing they felt the ship had to be small enough to be believable to be used in an atmosphere and land, but that doesn't necessarily go hand in hand with a ship that can cross interstellar distances.
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It's not really clear, but the "gym" is actually the vehicle garage. Although I'm not sure where the vehicles were stored during the flight. The garage actually does fit - but definitely this is a stretch to imagine such a craft traveling interstellar distance. I still liked it though.
Actually my main question has to do with how soon the events are supposedly happening. I have a hard time imagining we will be so far advanced (autonomous robots, cry sleep, interstellar travel, etc.) in a mere 60-70 years' time! Although it would be nice to think so
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It would definitely take some major breakthroughs and developments across a very wide spectrum of disciplines to get to that point so quickly.
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Yes - I kind of hope we're not going to war over the last remaining coal deposits instead, come 2090 AD!
Star voyaging would be preferable!
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I remember seeing some of the, grantedly, optimistic timelines of a few of the 1950's SciFi writers. A lot of them had us on Mars in the '90's and star traveling by now. But, you have to figure, we went from Kitty Hawk to the moon in under 70 years, so who knows.
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Maybe the current work at CERN leads to a major breakthrough in physics and, as a result, we learn how to make the FTL drive.
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Need a cheap way out of the gravity well before we think about FTL.
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What we really need is a space elevator. Interesting that sci-fi shows/films never use these. A big spaceship blasting off is more exciting I guess.
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Problem with a space elevator is the cost of building it, and then, you've got a single access point to orbit, who then controls that access? Besides, I think, not 100% sure, but don't you have to build the thing on the equator? There's not a whole lot of politically stable countries located on the equator.
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I saw Prometheus this weekend and now I meet the artist who actually designed and did the artwork ("Magellan") for this film. Your work is amazing.
Is there a graphic novel being produced for "Prometheus"?
Do you know the artist who did the "Alien"?
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Well, as always movies are a team effort! But I did a lot of the heavy lifting on the spaceship.
I know all the artists who worked here in Los Angeles - never met those over in the UK. Carlos Huante and Neville Page did the creature designs that I am aware of
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It must be fascinating work.
Were you a part of creating the storybook illustrations for Prometheus?
Does Ridley Scott review most of the art concepts for final approval? He is my favorite director.
Cheers, Mike
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I pretty much focused on the human technology, which was mostly the spaceship interiors and exteriors.
Ridley Scott not only reviews the artwork, he would often come in and sit down with everyone and draw sketches himself. It was quite inspiring!
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As always, beautiful work Steve.
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Of course, I hope you are well.
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Awesome, that is one massive craft!
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It was shrunk down quite a bit in the film - but it's still big!
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It's amazing! It must be a real privilege to be working on projects like those!
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It was certainly a privilege considering the place "Alien" holds in my list of inspirational works
I'm grateful for the opportunity to contribute to something like that.
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I can believe that! A few weeks ago I made a 3D model of an Los Angeles Class Attack Submarine, I suddenly got a comment from someone who worked on ''The Hunt for the Red October'', a few months ago I created a 3D model of one of the Truck designs in the ''New Captain Scarlet'' and I suddenly got a comment from someone who worked on that show and designed the original Truck... When things like that happen... It makes me feel... I don't know, flattered to be able to get some time from someone who I really look up to, and yet, they are just people, and they have the same hobby as I do, only it's more then a hobby for them 
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Ah, I was a supermarket employee myself at one point!
We're all just people, at different points in our journey
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Love that dark, futuristic-yet-familiar-enough look. I bet that landing a ship that big on a planet would take quite a bit of energy...
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I would say yes, that would take a LOT of energy
Not to mention traveling to another star system!
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Yes, I've seen some figures about that...
Well, that's why we have SCIENCE!
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I just watched it a couple of days ago, man I tell you the work gave me the chills! amazing!
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I was very impressed by how well the execution was - not just the spaceship, but also the environments
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I did, in the early stages when it was being planned
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Hehe, I knew it! I'd recognize your art style anywhere.
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Just saw your journal, that's awesome dude. There were some really interesting designs in that movie
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