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Friday, June 19, 2009

Tyrell Corp Building







The Movie: Blade Runner ( ridley Scott 1982 ) Has one of the greatest exemplars of pure Corporate power in the structure that is known as the Tyrell Corp Building. This Massive structure, over 800 stories high dominates a fictitious LA industrial landscape. I have recommend Blade Runner before but i again stress the investigation of the wonderful designs(Syd Mead and Scott) especially for anyone who hasn't seen this well thought out spectacle.
Oh and i recommend the unrevised edition. For some reason the unCG edition of the movie looks better? The models seem more substantial.

5 comments:

  1. I think the Tyler Corp Building was lifted/influenced fby Antonio Sant'Elia 1914 project, La Citta Nuova.

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  2. I'm going to look that up!!! It is credited as a mead/scott creation.

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  3. It is breath taking though...wouldn't u agree?

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  4. cg? to the best of my knowledge, there is no version of blade runner that contains even a single frame of cg. what exactly are you referring to?

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  5. and the tyrell building was designed by douglas trumbell and his effects team, along with the model of the city you see in the opening shots, maybe one of the most spectacular miniatures ever made.

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