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307. Douglas Trumbull Collection: Master Set of Hand-Drawn and Annotated Ralph McQuarrie Storyboards

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
307. Douglas Trumbull Collection: Master Set of Hand-Drawn and Annotated Ralph McQuarrie Storyboards
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BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE RIDE (1991-2007) - Douglas Trumbull Collection: Master Set of Hand-Drawn and Annotated Ralph McQuarrie Storyboards with Additional Printed Copy Storyboards - A master set of storyboards hand-drawn and annotated by Ralph McQuarrie along with additional printed copies of earlier McQuarrie storyboards from the production of the Universal Orlando theme park ride Back to the Future..The Ride. Based on the Back to the Future film series and directed by special photographic effects artist Douglas Trumbull with Les Mayfield, the ride served as a mini-sequel to Back to the Future Part III with famed artist McQuarrie as its conceptual designer.

This extensive set of artwork comes from the collection of Trumbull. It consists of a complete 40-page master set of storyboards hand-drawn in graphite, ink, and marker with each page hand-numbered 1 through 40 and frames numbered from 1 to 127; seven additional pages of frames rendered in graphite; and six additional pages of frames rendered in graphite, ink, and marker. The storyboards include McQuarrie's hand-annotated shot descriptions in the margins, such as "We go into time," "Crash!," and "Omit" along with revisions such as cut-and-paste work, sheets taped together, and one missing frame. Also included are 17 printed copies of storyboards designed and annotated by McQuarrie earlier in the production process.

The set exhibits notable loss of adhesion on some of the taped inserts, as well as minor yellowing and discoloration, edge wear, and ink bleed throughout. 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: $3,000 - 6,000

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