Ready Player One Fan Art Poster

The novel Ready Player One by Ernest Cline is a fun nerdy romp through 80's pop-culture nostalgia, but given that its target audience is comprised of the kind of people who would love related merchandise, there has been a surprising lack of tie-in products. This will likely all change with the release of the Steven Spielberg movie adaptation, but until then we have this great piece by Harlam Elam, who was commissioned to produce a limited edition screen print inspired by the book.

“I read Ready Player One shortly after it was published and fell in love. I really connected with the story and all of the incredibly nostalgic references so naturally I couldn’t resist creating this tribute piece.

I wanted the art itself to look like a 3 tiered game inspired by Monument Valley in order to reflect the core themes of the book. I had great fun stuffing the print with as many relevant pop-culture references as I could.”

— Harlam Elam

The piece is full of lovely little details and references, which fans of the book will pick up on, and each one has been signed by Cline himself. If you want to get your hands on one, head over to Elam's twitter.

Sketch to final piece

Ernest Klein signing the artwork

Star Wars Sky Movies Promo

In order to get you ready for Star Wars Episode VII, Sky Movies is screening all six Star Wars movies, which you can watch back-to-back. To promote this, MPC Advertising have produced a stunning 30 second promo, which takes viewers on a whistle-stop tour through a the complete saga. With a combination of footage from the movies, and animated stills, the promo is a series of vignettes which represent each of the Star Wars Episodes, each of which is rich in detail. But for me it is the transitions between these moments which are the most compelling, and make the promo hold up for repeat viewings.

Directed by Steven Hoare, with Lee Parker as Creative Director and VFX from MPC, this promo is well worth a watch

The Force is with us this December with the return of #SkyMoviesStarWars, including all six movies and more. https://t.co/9Ctgs5ylDG

— Sky Movies (@skymovies) November 25, 2015

Jurassic World at Waterloo

To celebrate the release of Jurassic World, velociraptors have been set loose in London's Waterloo station. Four life-sized and wonderfully detailed raptors have been built and placed in the station, complete with their own InGen transport crate, for tourists and commuters to admire and take photographs with. The models look a bit plastic-y when you get up close, but are otherwise incredibly life-like ... I assume. They certainly look believable.

The 4 velociraptors are part of Universal Pictures' 2 week 'Jurassic World  Takeover' event.

“Jurassic World is taking over Waterloo Station! A two week, fully immersive, takeover of one of London’s busiest stations with 350k footfall per day. All branding, posters sites and digital screens will be themed to the film while the station will also be split into zones for ‘in-world’ and film advertising. The underground tunnel has been completely wrapped featuring Mosasaurus aquarium and Jungle raptor scenes while the mezzanine level will take you through a 10 minute audio tour available at www.jurassic.london”

— press release quoted http://www.filmoria.co.uk/2015/06/jurassic-world-is-taking-over-waterloo/

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This is the second dinosaur stunt to happen in London in recent weeks, following the National Geographic Channel driving a flatbed truck carrying a dead T-rex on the back, to promote it's T-rex Autopsy show.