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1349. Douglas Trumbull Collection: Technical Drawings, Effects Storyboards, and Paperwork ### BACK T

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
1349. Douglas Trumbull Collection: Technical Drawings, Effects Storyboards, and Paperwork ### BACK T
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BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE RIDE (1991-2007) - Douglas Trumbull Collection: Technical Drawings, Effects Storyboards, and Paperwork - Technical drawings, effects storyboards, and paperwork from the Back to the Future: The Ride at Universal Orlando theme park. Based on the Back to the Future films, the ride serves as a mini-sequel to Back to the Future Part III.

This lot comes from the collection of special photographic effects artist Douglas Trumbull. Created by production designer and art director Robert U. Taylor, it features 29 printed pages of effects storyboards depicting both the desire shot and the behind-the-scenes method for accomplishing it; eight printed pages of camera designs, including designs for an IMAX "Wilcam", with two camera design cut-outs and one hand-drawn camera component sketch in graphite on tracing paper; one manila folder marked "BIOS" with Trumbull's two-page biography, printed articles on Trumbull and Walt Disney World against Universal Studios; one manila folder marked "BUDGET" with two pages of typed and handwritten notes; and one manila folder labeled "STAGE A" with four pages of typed and handwritten notes and hand-drawn concept designs. This lot exhibits discoloration and torn edges. Dimensions: (largest) 11" x 17" (28 cm x 43.25 cm)

Sold without copyright; see notice in the Buyer's Guide.Visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull was born in Los Angeles in 1942. After abandoning architecture for technical drawing and cartooning, his talent for photorealism soon earned him work at Graphic Films, an esteemed Hollywood studio for which he designed groundbreaking cosmic effects for the 1964 New York World's Fair. After seeing Trumbull's work, director Stanley Kubrick hired him to create animations and VFX shots - including the iconic Star Gate sequence - for what would become his seminal masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey. From that film's success, Trumbull became one of the industry's most trusted photographic effects experts, designing and producing legendary screen moments in such sci-fi landmarks as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and Blade Runner, all three of which earned him Academy Award& reg; nominations. In addition to directing the cult classics Silent Running and Brainstorm, Trumbull later received a Scientific and Engineering Award for his high-speed photography process Showscan in 1993, one of two specialty awards given to him by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences before his death in 2022. 60 years since he first made his mark on global cinema, Propstore today celebrates Douglas Trumbull by presenting a selection of rare memorabilia from his personal collection to the public.


Estimate: $2,000 - 4,000

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