The art of Courtney Coulson
In which I am joined by Rob of the Great Escape Minute, and we discuss how futuristic technology in science fiction isn’t so futuristic anymore, spooky hidden details, and do Engineers see in sound?
Find Rob at the Great Escape Minute, he’s doing good work over there. I love this movie and he’s finding all sorts of details I never noticed:
In which I am joined for the last time, for now, by Duncan Shields and we discuss Ridley Scott’s ego, future relationships with AI, and the importance of format and structure for effective storytelling, maybe the Alien prequels should have been a TV series?
In which I discuss Oram, Ridley Scott’s cinematography, and compare this scene between film, book and script.
In which I discuss the ways we remember the dead across cultures, and how reflections, photographs and videos have changed the way we perceive ourselves, other people and time itself.
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In which I discuss Craig Green’s costumes, anti-gravity and read from the novelisation.
In which I talk about babies, generation starships, and neutrinos.
Citations
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Edwards, L. (2010, January 21). Humans were once an endangered species. Phys.org – News and Articles on Science and Technology. https://phys.org/news/2010-01-humans-endangered-species.html
Morber, J. (2017, April 26). Should we study human embryos beyond 14 days? PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/14-day-rule/
Neutrino Bursts. (2001). Science, 294(5548), 1793. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/294/5548/1793.2.full
Raised by wolves analysis – SE01 EP01 – Studio Yutani [Video]. (2020, September 12). YouTube. https://youtu.be/V-g0fP7NZS4
Shaffer, M. L. (1981). Minimum population sizes for species conservation. BioScience, 31(2), 131-134. https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article-abstract/31/2/131/223836?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Stoppler, M. C. (n.d.). Embryo vs. fetus: The stages of pregnancy. MedicineNet. https://www.medicinenet.com/embryo_vs_fetus_differences_week-by-week/article.htm
Turner, B. (2015, March 12). Are cheetahs clones of each other? HowStuffWorks. https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/are-cheetahs-clones-of-each-other.htm
In which I discuss concept art, iconic ship designs, and we get the introduction of my boy, Walter.
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In which I discuss android mannerisms, Frankenstein and read the novelisation.
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Travian Designs 