This opening scene is an absolute masterpiece of science fiction: After 43 years, it is always one of the best

Live legend of visual effects, the inventor of the genius, Douglas Tribul, in particular the visual effects of SF masterpieces as Steven Spielberg’s 3rd meeting, Star Trek or Blade Runner. Three films that brought him a quote for an Oscar every time.

Of course, without the forgetting of its huge and fabulous work, beyond the visual effects of 2001, the space odyssey. The work was entered in the 7th Art Pantheon, namely, thanks to its revolutionary visual effects and never ever seen before.

“One of the most amazing things you’ve ever seen in cinema”

In November 2016, we had the privilege of talking about the length of the opening sequence of the opening of the film Blade runner; What an interested party also calls Hades landscape; Hades is clearly, for those who neglect this, is a reference to the god of hell.

Opening of a hypnotic movie that surprised Philip K. Even Dick was surprised. After seeing a small assembly of 20 min, the latter announced in an interview in January 1982 “This opening is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen in the cinema.”

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“Ridley Scott approached me as well as my partner Richard YurichicTo create special effects of blade runner. I was going to work on my next movie at that time, The brain stormWith my new process called “Showscan”; The film, which was supposed to be David Begelman, who was the Executive Director of Colombian pictures and the production of “Type 3 meeting”. He allowed him to have a great success with this movie. ” Said the triumum.

“In fact, the film saved Colombia, on the verge of bankruptcy. David Begelman, nevertheless, was inserted outside Colombia and took MGM. It was he who eventually offered to return to realization. “

It was then that Ridley came to see me to make visual effects on his film. Richard and I said to him, “We can start doing them, provided you start as soon as possible. But half of the production, we will have to go to make our film.

So we need a third person to help us with this task. ” David Dryer Then he joined us; He was a brilliant artist and head of visual effects. During the production of the film, we were able to make our transition; It was he who completed most of the visual effects we worked on. “

Type 3 and Blee Morbene: The same battle

“One of the interesting anecdotes for the production of blade Runner is that we already had the equipment we wanted because it served as a” type 3 meeting “set. All the cameras we used, smoke effects, lens, etc.

You need to know that the blade runner was a very small budget film, and we had some visual effects; 85 plans to order with more than 350 for “type 3 meeting”.

If you look closely at this level of visual effects, you will find great similarities between the two films. The light aspect of the opening of the film recalls the mother ship of Spielberg. This is exactly the same lighting, the same technique used, even the camera lens … for the same spinners, including Harrison Ford, on which we used the same effects of lens fire and animation.

Previously, what was previously developed by what we called the smoke room, which crossed the light rays, was also crucial; It was exactly what Ridley Scott was looking for. Due to contamination, a very passionate atmosphere where light goes through, with shades, rain. He worked a lot with the director of photography, Jordan Kronenwe, as well as in his design production Lawrence c. Paul. “

The extraordinary result was deeply marked by the retina and the memory of filmmakers. After 43 years, the sequence is still hypnosis.