Blade Runner Sketchbook

by David Scroggy, Syd Mead

Original production artwork from Bladerunner. Artwork by Syd Mead, Mentor Huebner, Charles Knode, Michael Kaplan, and Ridley Scott. All sepia ink, with environments, vehicles, costumes, weapons, graphics, and descriptions of worldbuilding.

Genres: Art, Fiction, Science Fiction, Film

96 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1982

Reviews

[Love of Hopeless Causes · Rating 3 out of 5]

For those seeking a closer look at the world of Bladerunner. Film sketches of interest to science-fiction fans, artists, and automotive enthusiasts. My favorite sketch was the Cyro-crypt.

[Ruben · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting and nice for a Blade Runner lover like me, but I was expecting somewhat more out of the book, in terms of sketches and inspiration

[Suresh Kumar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not too big, contains design sketches of few Vehicles, props and apartment interiors made in the pre-production stage by master designer Syd Mead and few sketches done by Ridley Scott himself, to convey his vision across Art department, which the Art department guys named 'Ridleygrams'. More design sketches of Costumes and weapons by other artists which are really cool. All artworks in grayscale. Recommended for anyone interested in behind the scenes art direction workflow.

[Oscar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Too short! I want to see so much more of Ridley Scott and Syd Mead’s collaboration for this film.

[Francisco Becerra · Rating 4 out of 5]

A must for the fans of the SF neo-noir hardboiled epic. A lot of what was not shown, and explanations of what was shown. The drawback? I wanted MORE.

[Alan Tsuei · Rating 4 out of 5]

記得在看銀翼殺手的幕後花絮時，概念設計師Syd Mead不斷地提起當年有多少設計都沒機會付諸實現，那時就很想看看這些所謂檯面下的努力與想法，這本小冊子的再發行就給了我完成這個夢想的機會…可能對大多數只想看美圖的觀眾或粉絲來說，這本書並不能滿足他們，不過對想真正瞭解這部經典的人來說，這可是千載難逢的機會。

[Yulianto Qin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sebuah buku yang memuat sketsa-sketsa ide desain untuk film Blade Runner, film sains fiksi yang dibuat pada 1982 ini merupakan garapan Ridley Scott dan dibintangi oleh Harrison Ford dan Sean Young. Film ini merupakan adaptasi dari cerita pendek karangan sang maestro sains fiksi, Philip K. Dick, yang berjudul "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"

Di buku sketsa ini dijabarkan ide-ide para desainer untuk film Blade Runner dari kostum baju, kendaraan, senjata sampai dengan arsitektur pada tahun 2019, masa dimana film ini berseting. Salah satu acuan gaya arsitektur di film ini adalah karya Frank Loyd Wright tahun 1920an dengan ornamen-ornamen arsitektural gaya Mayan revival.

Ridley Scott, selain mengarahkan film ini juga turut berperan dalam desain settingnya. Dari buku ini saya juga baru mengetahui kalau dia mempunyai latar belakang graphic designer dan visual stylist sehingga tak heran film-film garapannya penuh dengan desain-desain visual yang menarik.

Buku sketsa ini walaupun tidak lengkap tetapi cukup untuk membuat kita ingin menonton film Blade Runner lagi dan mencocokan apa yang digoreskan para desainer dengan yang ada di film.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ok this is not a large book - consisting mainly of monochrome drawings. However it is a fascinating look in to the work put in to the creation of such an influential movie. Ok less of the spiel and more as to why I have it and why I read it. IT all stems from my brothers love of the work of Syd Mead who it seen as one of the most influential artists of the futurist (NOT science fiction) styles who contributed many things to the film including the iconic spinners. Anyway I was lucky enough to stumble across this book and add it to my collection.
so the book - the page quality could be better and the use of sepia colors may not be the best but as I said earlier the material it contains is amazing. Lets see what the next blade runner movie gives us

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 3 out of 5]

556th - 2011

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have a copy of this book for sale if anyone is interested. Send me a message if you are interested.

[Jeevan Koneti · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic...inspiring...simple