Film Reference

I looked at various films such as 2001 A Space Odyssey, Star Wars and Blade Runner to help with idea development and design. In all these films the architecture is futuristic but at the same time realistic and believable. The buildings and vehicles look like they have been made with human technologies. 2001 has some really interesting symmetrical designs. There is an amalgamation of curves and hard rigid edges. Star Wars  is much the same with both its vehicles and architecture. The vehicle designs within the original Star Wars are truly the work of genius. The vehicles look aesthetic and believable although they are part of an alien universe. They also look used and dated which infuses some practicality to the machinery and its usage.

Whilst looking at the films I observed key elements within them especially vehicle designs and structural designs. I could use these elements and add to them to create a unique structure that would not only look pragmatic but also give it function. I was also interested in the interior of the mine as well. Although some of the film material does not relate to a mine directly it had a huge impact on the design of the mine the group wanted to create. Would the mine consist of curves or hard edges or both? I researched these films to get an idea of the time period as well as the design of the exterior and interior.