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Creating the Futurescape for the Fifth Element (2019)

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Re: Creating the Futurescape for the Fifth Element (2019)

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Post by Jordan-117 »

ModernMech wrote: post #12

The article is missing one of the best futurescape shots in the whole movie! http://i.imgur.com/6W5InkH.jpg That image is only on screen for like 2 seconds, but it tells a whole story and really pulled me into the film. The first half you're deep in the city, and then finally when you get to see it from afar, it seems like a whole real city instead of the few locales they shot. Also makes it feel like a continuity of…

My post! :)

Imgur might be vastly underselling the richness of the image, depending on your browser/device. Definitely check out the full 4K version if you're only seeing a thumbnail on that page:

http://web.archive.org/web/20161007133354if_/http://digitald...

Re: Creating the Futurescape for the Fifth Element (2019)

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Post by ticulatedspline »

mgoetzke wrote: post #43
vidarh wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Fifth Element is pretty much Besson doing Valerian before he was able to get funding for Valerian, so we kinda did get a spiritual sequel of sorts. Unfortunately, while I've grown to like the Valerian movie, when compared to Fifth Element it would seem that Besson should have been given a far tighter budget for Valerian rather than the apparent near free reign he got.

For Valerian he should have been better at casting people that had chemistry and felt real

I desperately wanted to like Valerian since I love Fifth Element, while visually striking the story line was pretty meh and OMG the casting was horrible. I think I could casually enjoy it even with the bad story if they had done better job casting.

Re: Creating the Futurescape for the Fifth Element (2019)

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Post by pavel_lishin »

Jordan-117 wrote: post #50

Excellent article. And a great opportunity to share one of my favorite scifi worldbuilding artifacts: the 4K matte painting used for the brief view of Manhattan during the take-off sequence: http://web.archive.org/web/20161007133354if_/http://digitald... The overall vision for the city is implicit but wildly creative: sea levels have dropped significantly, with the architecture of the city spreading across the newly-…

Went to add this to my rotation wallpaper collection, only to realize it's already there.

Re: Creating the Futurescape for the Fifth Element (2019)

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Post by pavel_lishin »

prhn wrote: post #21

I'm just here to share my love for this film. I'm a big movie fan. I've been watching the Fifth Element since high school, and I've only grown to appreciate it more and more as a film as I get older. It's so full of life, creativity, color, humor, and themes we can all relate to (purpose, love, loss, etc). This is peek Bruce Willis, and the movie is filled with other exceptional actors including Gary Oldman and Ian H…

I cannot imagine anyone but Chris Tucker playing Ruby Rhod. He's one of the best parts of the film.

Re: Creating the Futurescape for the Fifth Element (2019)

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Post by IOT_Apprentice »

notachatbot123 wrote: post #14
sschueller wrote: post #3

Off topic but Milla Jovovich just released an AI memory called mempalace: https://github.com/milla-jovovich/mempalace

There is zero history of her programming. This is a scam, using her name.

I’ve watched Milla on social media discussing this project, she is working with a developer who is a friend of hers to have it go forward.

Re: Creating the Futurescape for the Fifth Element (2019)

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Post by IOT_Apprentice »

nixass wrote: post #33
notachatbot123 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is zero history of her programming. This is a scam, using her name.

her partner "engineered" it while she "architected", whatever that means in this particular case

It means she came up with the idea and partnered with someone to build the code. Pretty simple to understand.

Re: Creating the Futurescape for the Fifth Element (2019)

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Post by ceejayoz »

throwa356262 wrote: post #40
notachatbot123 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is zero history of her programming. This is a scam, using her name.

That is a very valid concern, but in this case she is actually "involved": https://xcancel.com/BrianRoemmele/status/2041397710113435659...

I remember when Paris Hilton was shilling NFTs.

Re: Creating the Futurescape for the Fifth Element (2019)

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Post by lotsofpulp »

steve1977 wrote: post #44
prhn wrote: post #21

I'm just here to share my love for this film. I'm a big movie fan. I've been watching the Fifth Element since high school, and I've only grown to appreciate it more and more as a film as I get older. It's so full of life, creativity, color, humor, and themes we can all relate to (purpose, love, loss, etc). This is peek Bruce Willis, and the movie is filled with other exceptional actors including Gary Oldman and Ian H…

The cast is just perfect IMHO. Super green! ; Also one of my all time favorites.

I thought slightly less of the casting for Fifth Element after I learned about the "Born Sexy Yesterday" thing in conjunction with Luc Besson's personal life. Same with Leon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_Sexy_Yesterday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0thpEyEwi80

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luc_Besson#Personal_life

While I enjoyed watching the movies, I feel like I would have to point out this dynamic if I were to show the movie to my kids.

Re: Creating the Futurescape for the Fifth Element (2019)

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Post by dylan604 »

prhn wrote: post #21

I'm just here to share my love for this film. I'm a big movie fan. I've been watching the Fifth Element since high school, and I've only grown to appreciate it more and more as a film as I get older. It's so full of life, creativity, color, humor, and themes we can all relate to (purpose, love, loss, etc). This is peek Bruce Willis, and the movie is filled with other exceptional actors including Gary Oldman and Ian H…

> I often get sad that this is becoming a lost art. Great filmmakers with big budgets are still doing this type of practical effects work (Nolan [Interstellar], Villeneuve [Dune]), but I think eventually it will be lost in time.

Another one of the things that I appreciated from George Miller with Mad Max: Fury Road. There's definitely CG used, but so much of the stunts were real and not SpiderMan level nonsense.

Re: Creating the Futurescape for the Fifth Element (2019)

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Post by dylan604 »

Jordan-117 wrote: post #50

Excellent article. And a great opportunity to share one of my favorite scifi worldbuilding artifacts: the 4K matte painting used for the brief view of Manhattan during the take-off sequence: http://web.archive.org/web/20161007133354if_/http://digitald... The overall vision for the city is implicit but wildly creative: sea levels have dropped significantly, with the architecture of the city spreading across the newly-…

One of the photog friends I have works on shooting panos of city sky lines that are used for the modern version of the matte paintings used to fill the windows in studio shoots. It's impressive to see them in person.

I took the extended WB back lot tour years ago, and part of the tour was through the matte painting shop. The scale is very impressive. To see artists on 12' ladders to work on it was a nice "human for scale" during the tour.

The circular/sphere real time screen backgrounds Favro at Disney/StarWars is using for The Mandolorian is also neat tech as well.

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