ART… Alan Sutcliffe: a legacy of computer animation. 2 Jun 2019 12:28:06 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> This article for io9.com was written back in 2013, but it includes a brief look at the computer displays seen in ALIEN, one in…
CHARTING NOSTROMO… Memories of Nostromo: Darrell’s story 25 Apr 2019 10:00:3915 Apr 2019 08:56:57 W-Y TRANSMITTAL PROTOCOL 1809246(09)/DC >> BEGIN TRANSMISSION... On September 30, 2017, The Nostromo Files launched “Memories of Nostromo,” a guest essay series. As I write these words, I realize…
FRIENDS OF THE NOSTROMO FILES… Happy 47th Birthday, System Simulation! 2 Aug 2017 15:02:073 Feb 2018 11:25:21 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> A belated "Happy 47th Birthday!" to George Mallen and the crew at System Simulation! Continue reading "Happy 47th Birthday, System Simulation!"
ART… SIGGRAPH 2017 21 Jul 2017 07:13:553 Feb 2018 11:25:32 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> I had a neat treat in my email inbox this morning, from Cinefex magazine, that bi-monthly magazine that has featured motion picture visual effects since…
ART… Samples, from The Nostromo Files. 14 Feb 2017 20:02:328 Jul 2018 21:33:19 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Astro-cartography proceeds apace here as I work to update The Nostromo Files website. Striving for that "wonderfully retro" look, with which the site has been praised, sometimes…
FILM… “Equatorial orbit nailed”: the story behind the computer animations of ‘Alien’. 21 May 2016 22:51:5020 Jul 2019 14:12:15 The retro-futurist design aesthetic of Ridley Scott's Alien lends authenticity to the depiction of the commercial towing vehicle, Nostromo, that veteran of untold ore-processing runs in the service of Weyland-Yutani's…
