Brian Johnson (1939-2026)

Foi anunciada a morte, aos 87 anos, do designer e diretor de efeitos visuais britânico Brian Johnson (na foto em destaque). Tendo iniciado sua carreira no final dos anos 1950, na década seguinte ele passou a trabalhar com o lendário produtor Gerry Anderson, inicialmente como assistente de Derek Meddings e depois como diretor de segunda unidade em séries de marionetes como Supercarro, Fireball XL5, Stingray e Thunderbirds. Após um hiato que inclui trabalhos cinematográficos como o clássico 2001: Uma Odisseia no Espaço, Johnson retornou à produtora de Anderson Century 21, onde criou os icônicos modelos de naves espaciais da série Espaço: 1999. A partir da década de 1970 ele participou da criação de efeitos visuais de outros filmes memoráveis de ficção científica, inclusive conquistando o Oscar por Alien – O Oitavo Passageiro e Star Wars Episódio V: O Império Contra-Ataca. Outros créditos de Johnson no cinema incluem Quando os Dinossauros Dominavam a Terra, O Dragão e o Feiticeiro, A História Sem Fim e Coração de Dragão.

#2001ASpaceOdissey #2001UmaOdisseiaNoEspaço #AHistóriaSemFim #Alien #AlienOOitavoPassageiro #BrianJohnson #CoraçãoDeDragão #Dragonheart #Dragonslayer #Espaço1999 #Filmes #FireballXL5 #ODragãoEOFeiticeiro #Séries #SciFiNews #Space1999 #StarWarsEpisódioVOImpérioContraAtaca #StarWarsEpisodeVTheEmpireStrikesBack #Stingray #TheNeverEndingStory #Thunderbirds
“What I’ve started I must finish. I’ve gone too far to turn back. Regardless of what may happen, I have to go forward.”

- Michael Ende, The Neverending Story.

The Neverending Story is one of the most important novels of my life, and while Bastian is obviously the most important characters in the story, I've always been drawn to Atreyu, the young boy tasked with trying to save the world.

#sketch #drawing #doodle #illustration #digitalart #digitalsketch #digitaldrawing #digitaldoodle #digitalillustration #theneverendingstory #atreyu #michaelende

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Morla, the Anciente One

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Crystal Spiders, Krakens and Man-Demons! An Interview with Animator Steve Archer

The late Steve Archer was responsible for animating the amazing Crystal Spider sequence in KRULL (1983) and he worked with Ray Harryhausen on CLASH OF THE TITANS (1981). I was fortunate enough to be able to chat with Steve back in 1992 - and the interview was published that year in issue #2 of FILM EXTREMES magazine. A front view of the amazing stop-motion Crystal Spider that appears in Krull Below is the 1992 magazine interview in full... MAGAZINE ARTICLE INTRO Big screen animator Ray […]

https://monsterzone.org/2026/06/02/crystal-spiders-krakens-and-man-demons-an-interview-with-animator-steve-archer/

"Never Ending Story" is the title song from the English version of the 1984 film #TheNeverEndingStory. It was produced and composed by Italian musician #GiorgioMoroder and performed by English pop singer #Limahl. He released two versions of the song: one in English and one in French. The English version features vocals by #BethAndersen, and the French version, titled "L'Histoire sans fin", featured vocals by Ann Calvert. It was a success in many countries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHytjEj7B9g
The Neverending Story • Theme Song • Limahl

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Movies of the day (4/8) 🎬 The NeverEnding Story(1984) 🎬 Planet Terror(2007) 🎬 The Wild(2006) 🎬 Going in Style(2017) © TMDB #TheNeverEndingStory #PlanetTerror #TheWild #GoinginStyle #Action #Adventure #Animation #Comedy #Crime #Drama #Family #Fantasy #Horror #Thriller #Movie
"Never Ending Story" is the title song from the English version of the 1984 film #TheNeverEndingStory. It was produced and composed by Italian musician #GiorgioMoroder and performed by English pop singer #Limahl. He released two versions of the song: one in English and one in French. The English version features vocals by #BethAndersen, and the French version, titled "L'Histoire sans fin", featured vocals by Ann Calvert. It was a success in many countries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAyzX6Z80zA
TOPPOP: Limahl - The Never Ending Story

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The older i get the more I identify with Morla the Aged One.

#80s #Movies #Books #Reading #TheNeverendingStory