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‘Rather than rely on sketches, the EEG art department used frame blowups of various filmed elements to try out various concepts for the wide vistas of Los Angeles in 2019 (dubbed “Megacity” by the EEG FX crew). By using photos of elements they had already shot, the artists could come up with several different concepts by arranging the cutouts of the various elements. These concepts served as a guide for the matte paintings that were used in the final composite.’ 

Up: One of the frame blowups / Down: Syd Mead’s concept painting in combination with a frame blowup.

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Blade Runner opening sequence (FX Storyboards)

Director Ridley Scott and actor Harrison Ford had disagreements about the script almost from the very start. Ford hated the voiceover which Scott was proposing and he was against the idea that Deckard may be a replicant, feeling it undercut the human story of Deckard discovering his lost humanity (Rutger Hauer agreed completely with Ford on this point). According to Ford, Ridley Scott and he agreed prior to shooting that Deckard was not a replicant, but then Scott went and shot it to imply he could be, which disappointed both Ford and Hauer.