Pair of Hand-Painted Visual Effects Storyboards | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)

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Sold Stock #128318 | Sold Sept 3 2020

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)

Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction - Los Angeles - 2020

Pair of Hand-Painted Visual Effects Storyboards

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This lot will be sold on Wednesday August 26th (day 1 of the auction.) Lots 1-433 will be sold on day 1 (lots 434-870 will be sold on day 2). The auction will begin at 10:00AM PDT. Lots are sold sequentially so there is no preset ending time. A live streaming broadcast of the auction will be available on auction days.

A pair of hand-painted visual effects storyboards from the production of Steven Spielberg's sci-fi film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Civilians gathered at the crescendo summit to watch UFOs fly by nightly.

The two visual effects storyboards consist of mounted black-and-white printed photographs of model miniatures simulating the layout of the crescendo summit set, covered by clear plastic cels with hand-painted backgrounds of skies and distant fields, topped with black mat boards with openings that frame the whole scene in an aspect ratio of 2.35:1. The paintwork is possibly by production illustrator George Jensen. Handwritten notations can be found throughout both storyboards as well as a small blue sheet of paper taped to each with a crude ink drawing of the general layout of each shot. The two storyboards are in good overall condition with some wear from use and age, including denting to the corners as well as discoloration and light brown stains throughout each. Dimensions: (each) 15" x 10" (38.25 cm x 25.5 cm)

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Estimate: $1,500 - 2,500

This item comes with a Propstore Certificate of Authenticity

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