Looking at Films!

Films are always great inspiration and influence. Because we chose to do a Sci Fi cityscape, there were plenty of Sci fi films out there to look at and get an idea of how a city can be created.

These are just some of the films i looked at for colour, lighting reference and overall tone of look.

Minority Report is a film directed by Steven Spielberg. This film was a really good example of how a Sci fi future could be depicted realisticallly. I just love the colour tone of the film and lighting. The whole film was deliberately saturated heavily and lighted strongly, to give it a film noir and gritty look. It served the film's mood and atmosphere very well since it reflected the characters emotion as well as the tone of the film. The blue saturation in the film is something that my team are considering for our environments project and the mood we want. I guess we want the future to be a little bleak but also cold and kinda clean so its represents a depressive atmosphere within a controlled environment. Bounded by rules and restriction and Minority Report is a good example of that.

Blade Runner is also a very good example and probably one of the most accomplished and well regarded Sci Fi Films in movie history. The mood of the film is pretty much very downbeat and at the time of its release, critics praised its realictic depiction of a futuristic city.

I think the detail and construction of the Sci fi environments in Blade Runner is something i'm going to try and establish on our environments.

The Fifth Element is also another good Sci Fi Film that depicts an interesting vision of the future.