Evolution of robot and creature design styles
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If you go out and watch a movie or play a game today that features fanciful creatures or futuristic robots you will see a visual spectacle that is a far cry from what you might have seen 30 or even 50 years ago.
A big part of this is obviously technology, but creative media also feeds off itself and there surly are films or games that you consider to be landmarks; that changed the way creatures and robots are designed.
What films, games, books, or any general piece of art or media do you think had a lasting impact on the way robots or scifi/fantasy creatures are commonly portrayed today?
I think Start Wars had a huge impact, and also concept artists like feng zhu and others have played a role. There are also a number of huge influence from japan that have found their way into the western world, especially on the scifi front.
Anyways I'm curious to hear peoples perspective on this
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A big part of this is obviously technology, but creative media also feeds off itself and there surly are films or games that you consider to be landmarks; that changed the way creatures and robots are designed.
What films, games, books, or any general piece of art or media do you think had a lasting impact on the way robots or scifi/fantasy creatures are commonly portrayed today?
I think Start Wars had a huge impact, and also concept artists like feng zhu and others have played a role. There are also a number of huge influence from japan that have found their way into the western world, especially on the scifi front.
Anyways I'm curious to hear peoples perspective on this
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Metropolis
Forbidden Planet
Star Wars
and Terminator.
From the Japanese end, I'd say Mazinger Z, GoLion (Voltron 5 lions over here), Gundam 0079 (and of course later versions), Macross, and to a lesser extent Dougram, Aura Battler Dunbine, Armored Trooper VOTOMS, and just about anything by Masamune Shirow.
smash robots
you forgot :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/gallery/k9/800/k9_01.jpg
Seriously though, no-one mentioned Alien yet?