"False Maria" robot from 1927 silent film "Metropolis"
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This isn't really ready to post, but what the heck
Been working on a model of the so-called "False Maria" robot from Fritz Lang's 1927 silent masterpiece "Metropolis". I've never tried anything like this before, it's a real learning experience for me.
Far from being even close to finished, haven't done the lower legs or feet yet, a lot of reworking and tweaking yet to be done, etc.
Anyone who hasn't seen the film will not appreciate this. Anyone who can't watch an old silent movie and appreciate it for when it was made, without comparing it to today's CGI- laden sequels and prequels and reboots and remakes won't appreciate it either.
Was going to include a bunch of background stuff but that seems to bore some people. I might include some stuff later on, as the model progresses.
Having real problems with her face, cannot get it right despite my best efforts. But I will keep at it.
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Expressionism!
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On pair with Eraserhead, this is one of my favorite movies! I'm very curious to see where are you going with this...
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Great modeling ! Haven't seen the movie though !
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Great movie, and great modeling, hellnbak. Do you plan on rendering her?
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@hellnbak said:
Was going to include a bunch of background stuff but that seems to bore some people.
Wohoo! Brilliant, as ever! ... & we do want to background stuff ... we must be 'edumacated'!!!
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I'm dumbstruck. You've made the transition (in an elegant choice of subjects) from cars to the female form and there shouldn't be anything you can't go on to. Also people don't know. You don't use many plugins or Artisan...and these are Sketchup images right? Great movie too.
I agree. Just because movies are "modern" art form, we tend to let later styles of work and technology devalue some of the earlier works. We don't do that so much in the other arts. You have to let this movie run and immerse yourself in it, and it's a great experience.
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I see nothing wrong with the face.
Incredible work! Absolutely incredible.
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I thought I was looking at screen grabs from the film, Steve, you perform wonders mate. Who needs rendering when someone can export from sketchup the way you manage to, simply stunning and a great example to anyone wishing to learn the art.
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Sorry, been really busy
Thanks for all the kind words, much appreciated
Did some work on the shoes, possibly the strangest shoes I have ever seen. Not finished yet, still lumpy, but they're getting there
I want to finish the preliminary work on the body so I can concentrate on her faceI am considering an actual sculpture of her, and to that end I've started building an armature for a two-foot model. It's been a while since I've done any sculpting, kinda anxious to get back into it. But first I think I'll do a life-size bust of her, I think that might help me with my model.
So much to do.
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Simply incredible. One for the gallery and then some.
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That is exceptional and inspirational!! Thanks for showing us.
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Yours is on par, well done.
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@solo said:
Yours is on par, well done.
yeah, I saw that one. Had to laugh, but shouldn't have, he only calls it a Metropolis Style Robot and it's obvious he never intended it to be a true representation of the real one, just his interpretation of something similar. And nicely done, I must say.
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Well, she's standing
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Will you build the whole city beneath her too? Please do! I think you should give her some ground to step down!
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@jql said:
Will you build the whole city beneath her too? Please do! I think you should give her some ground to step down!
She never existed in the city, only in the lab, and only until she was transformed into the False Maria.
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@hellnbak said:
She never existed in the city, only in the lab, and only until she was transformed into the False Maria.
Faithful to the original as possible... nice!
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A really stunning piece of work. My total respect.
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