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1352. Douglas Trumbull Collection: Printed and Hand-Illustrated Ralph McQuarrie Storyboards with Han

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD
1352. Douglas Trumbull Collection: Printed and Hand-Illustrated Ralph McQuarrie Storyboards with Han
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BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE RIDE (1991-2007) - Douglas Trumbull Collection: Printed and Hand-Illustrated Ralph McQuarrie Storyboards with Handwritten Notes - Printed and hand-illustrated Ralph McQuarrie storyboards with handwritten notes created for Back to the Future: The Ride at Universal Orlando theme park. Based on the Back to the Future film series, the ride served as a mini-sequel to Back to the Future Part III. Some of the artwork in this lot is believed to have been created by legendary science-fiction concept artist Ralph McQuarrie, who most famously created concept art for the original Star Wars trilogy, with additional art possibly done by Bob Taylor.

This lot comes from the collection of special photographic effects artist Douglas Trumbull. This incomplete storyboard set consists of 17 pages of printed storyboard frames taped to white paper featuring hand-illustrated additions rendered in ink with handwritten notes along the sides. Some elements of the storyboards are photocopies that were cut and pasted onto the boards to be drawn over. This lot exhibits grime on the tape and minor discoloration. Dimensions: (each) 8.5" x 14" (21.75 cm x 35.75 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: $1,500 - 3,000

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