ART… Alan Sutcliffe: a legacy of computer animation. 2019-06-02 12:28:06 PM CDT2020-12-19 07:34:09 PM CST <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 2019-04-25 10:00:39 AM CDT2021-05-02 07:13:28 AM CDT 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 that I…
FRIENDS OF THE NOSTROMO FILES… Happy 47th Birthday, System Simulation! 2017-08-02 03:02:07 PM CDT2020-12-19 07:49:51 PM CST <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 2017-07-21 07:13:55 AM CDT2020-12-19 07:49:52 PM CST <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. 2017-02-14 08:02:32 PM CST2020-12-19 07:50:31 PM CST <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’. 2016-05-21 10:51:50 PM CDT2020-12-19 07:50:48 PM CST 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…
