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Syd Mead(1933-2019)

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Syd Mead
A trailer for Closer Than We Think, a documentary about the art and lie of futurist illustrator Arthur Radebaugh.
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Closer Than We Think (2017)
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Syd Mead was a designer for Ford Motor Company, U.S. Steel, and Philips Electronics. After establishing himself as a "Futurist" consultant, he visualized technology and products for companies like Sony, Chrysler, Mechanix Illustrated, and Playboy. Syd's movie designs appeared in 'Star Trek - The Motion Picture" (V'ger), "2010" (the spaceship 'Leonov' and all of its interiors and attendant craft), "Short Circuit" (the robot 'Johnny 5'), "Blade Runner" (the 'Spinner' police car, the dingy cityscapes, and Decker's apartment), and "Timecop" (the headquarters of the Temporal Police, and Van Damme's car).
BornJuly 18, 1933
DiedDecember 30, 2019(86)
BornJuly 18, 1933
DiedDecember 30, 2019(86)
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  • Awards
    • 6 wins & 2 nominations total

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Known for

Harrison Ford in Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner
8.1
  • Art Department
  • 1982
Harrison Ford, Jared Leto, Ryan Gosling, and Ana de Armas in Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Blade Runner 2049
8.0
  • Art Department
  • 2017
Elysium (2013)
Elysium
6.6
  • Art Department
  • 2013
Short Circuit (1986)
Short Circuit
6.6
  • Additional Crew(uncredited)
  • 1986

Credits

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Art Department



  • Harrison Ford, Jared Leto, Ryan Gosling, and Ana de Armas in Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
    Blade Runner 2049
    8.0
    • visual futurist
    • 2017
  • George Clooney and Britt Robertson in À la poursuite de demain (2015)
    À la poursuite de demain
    6.4
    • visual futurist
    • 2015
  • Elysium (2013)
    Elysium
    6.6
    • conceptual artist
    • 2013
  • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III (2006)
    Mission: Impossible III
    6.9
    • mask maker designer
    • 2006
  • Turn-A Gundam (1999)
    Turn-A Gundam
    7.4
    TV Series
    • concept designer
    • 1999–2000
  • Mission to Mars (2000)
    Mission to Mars
    5.7
    • conceptual artist
    • 2000
  • Wing Commander: Prophecy (1997)
    Wing Commander: Prophecy
    8.0
    Video Game
    • alien conceptual artist
    • 1997
  • Yamato 2520 (1994)
    Yamato 2520
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • concept designer
    • 1994–1996
  • Jean-Claude Van Damme in Timecop (1994)
    Timecop
    5.9
    • visual consultant
    • 1994
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993)
    Journey to the Center of the Earth
    3.2
    TV Movie
    • conceptual designer
    • 1993
  • Le visionarium (1992)
    Le visionarium
    7.2
    Short
    • production designer: future Paris
    • 1992
  • Solar Crisis (1990)
    Solar Crisis
    4.1
    • conceptual artist: future
    • 1990
  • UFO Cover-Up?: Live! (1988)
    UFO Cover-Up?: Live!
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • conceptual futurist
    • 1988
  • Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn in Aliens, le retour (1986)
    Aliens, le retour
    8.4
    • conceptual artist
    • 1986
  • 2010 - L'année du premier contact (L'odyssée continue) (1984)
    2010 - L'année du premier contact (L'odyssée continue)
    6.7
    • visual futurist
    • 1984

Animation Department



  • Turn-A Gundam (1999)
    Turn-A Gundam
    7.4
    TV Series
    • mechanical designer
    • 1999–2000
  • Yamato 2520 (1994)
    Yamato 2520
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • mechanical design
    • 1994–1996

Additional Crew



  • Harrison Ford in Blade Runner: Au-delà de la fiction (2021)
    Blade Runner: Au-delà de la fiction
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • archive footage provider
    • 2021
  • Mission to Mars (2000)
    Mission to Mars
    5.7
    • vehicle designer
    • 2000
  • Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, and Juliette Lewis in Strange Days (1995)
    Strange Days
    7.2
    • playback deck and additional trode design
    • 1995
  • Bonnie Bedelia, Richard Farnsworth, and Craig T. Nelson in The Fire Next Time (1993)
    The Fire Next Time
    6.0
    TV Mini Series
    • futuristic concept consultant
    • 1993
  • Short Circuit (1986)
    Short Circuit
    6.6
    • consultant
    • robots designer (uncredited)
    • 1986

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VISUAL FUTURIST: the art & life of syd mead
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VISUAL FUTURIST: the art & life of syd mead
Closer Than We Think Trailer
Trailer 2:08
Closer Than We Think Trailer
Closer Than We Think Trailer
Trailer 2:08
Closer Than We Think Trailer
VISUAL FUTURIST: the art & life of syd mead
Trailer 5:43
VISUAL FUTURIST: the art & life of syd mead

Personal details

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    • Official Site
  • Alternative name
    • Syd Meade
  • Born
    • July 18, 1933
    • St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
  • Died
    • December 30, 2019
    • Pasadena, California, USA(lymphoma)
  • Spouse
    • Roger Servick? - December 30, 2019 (his death)
  • Other works
    Essay "Designing the Future" in anthology "Omni's Screen Flights/Screen Fantasies: The Future According to Science Fiction Cinema." Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1984. ISBN 0385191995
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    • 3 Interviews

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