Syd Mead

Born: 1933-07-18

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.


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Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

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Released: 2003-12-02

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

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Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

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Released: 2007-12-18

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

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On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

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Released: 2000-07-15

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

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The Blade Runner Phenomenon

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Released: 2021-05-27

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

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Visual Futurist: The Art & Life of Syd Mead

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Released: 2006-07-23

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

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2019: A Future Imagined

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Released: 2008-12-01

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

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The Movies That Made Us

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First aired: 2019-11-29

These blockbusters brought us together and gave us the time of our lives. Meet the actors,...

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The Real History of Science Fiction

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First aired: 2014-04-19

The series heads to the very frontiers of space and science to produce the definitive television...

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