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Indiana Jones | The Magic Of Practical Effects
George Lucas’s VFX company Industrial Light Magic has worked on all four of the Indiana Jones film and are – unsurprisingly – returning to provide their movie magic for the fifth. Throughout the franchise, the masterminds behind ILM have created and developed astounding practical and visual effects which have bought all the action, thrill and gore to life. Let’s take a look back at some of our favorite of ILMs progressive and imaginative use of visual effects throughout the original trilogy before the use of CGI even existed…
Read more Designing the Final Frontier: The Star Trek Online Auction
In the summer of 2007, several months before principle photography would begin, production designer Scott Chambliss was hard at work designing what would become JJ Abram’s first of many feature-length adventures into outer space, Star Trek (2009).
Star Trek Live Auction… Style in the Stars: Redesigning the Starfleet
The Star Trek crew uniform is an iconic piece of the franchise. Since the original series, the primary colored tunic/black pant combination has been one of the most culturally identifiable images, and was translated and updated for the latest films…
Star Trek Live Auction… The Danger Beyond: Navigating Klingon Space
Throughout Star Trek’s 50 years of existence, the Klingons have remained one of the most dangerous and problematic species in Starfleet’s orbit. Naturally, the Klingons return in the new films and remain in brutal opposition to the Starfleet mission…
Star Trek Live Auction… The Final Frontier: Uniforms and Props From the USS Enterprise
Debuting in 1966, Star Trek unleashed a pop-culture phenomenon that would permanently keep a residence in the consciousness and hearts of science fiction fans. With Star Trek’s popularity, Starfleet’s Captain William T. Kirk, Lieutenant Nyota Uhura, Dr. Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy, and the ever-so-logical Mr. Spock quickly catapulted from television series characters to beloved icons.
Star Trek Live Auction… Andy Siegel: Starfleet’s Prop Master
Working as the Prop Master for a major motion picture is a tough job, even when the pieces you’re creating aren’t already iconic. When industry veteran Andy Siegel landed the job for Star Trek Into Darkness, he was not only taking on a sequel to a successful film, but a legacy of props and design […]
The Propstore Collection Presents… Spock’s Spacesuit
Welcome to our continuing series of collections blogs as Propstore’s team digs into the archives and unearths some amazing items. We talk about the film, explore the history of the prop or costume and explain why we love it so much. This time? A suit belonging to one of the most beloved characters in sci-fi […]