I saw this in Communist Czechoslovakia with my dad when I was seven years old in 1978. For some reason, Close encounters was shown in selected theaters there and then while Star Wars was not. I wonder if Lucasfilm never licensed the film for European release or it was just that the Communist government was against showing a movie where "ordinary" good people rise up against tyrannical oppressive rule.
Either way, this is the movie that introduced me to quality special effects for film and showed me what was possible from American film producers/directors.
Is it me or... Will this piece of art be good forever.
I think entertainment concept wise, you'd be hard pressed to find anything more original than the Robotech franchise. More Robotech stuff on conceptships in the future for sure.
This guy here... Work by Jaecheol Park. Just incredible stuff. More on his website paperblue.net and here are a few links to conceptart.org. A must check.
Some amazing digital concept art from Reloaded studios. Check out high res versions of these featured ships and other work from these guys RIGHT HERE! The site takes a minute to load... Give it a chance... It's waaaay worth it.
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Here is a very low key pro concept artist Warren Fu. Has has worked on the Star Wars prequels and his most notable contribution to the galaxy far, far away was the initial design of General Grievous. Warren lets his work do the talking... Check out his portfolio.
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