Syd Mead
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Syd Mead

Jul 18, 1933 - Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Sydney Jay Mead (July 18, 1933 – December 30, 2019) was an American industrial designer and neo-futurist concept artist. He made designs for science-fiction films such as Blade Runner, Aliens and Tron. Mead has been described as "the artist who illustrates the future" and "one of the most influential concept artists and industrial designers of our time."

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Credits

Cast

Media
Movie2007Dangerous Days: Making Blade RunnerSelf
Movie2000On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'Self
Movie2006Visual Futurist: The Art & Life of Syd MeadSelf
Movie20082019: A Future ImaginedHimself
Movie2003Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'Self
Movie2021The Blade Runner PhenomenonSelf - Visual Futurist (1982)
Movie19842010 : The Odyssey ContinuesHimself
TV Show2019The Movies That Made UsSelf1
TV Show2014The Real History of Science FictionHimself1
TV Show2022LIGHT & MAGICSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)1

Crew

Media
Movie1982TronProduction DesignArt
Movie2017Blade Runner 2049ThanksCrew
Movie2000Mission to MarsConcept ArtistArt
Movie1986AliensConcept ArtistArt
TV Show1999Turn A GundamMechanical DesignerVisual Effects