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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Avatar/Roger Dean: No shit Sherlock
James Cameron spent years creating Avatar's floating islands and crazy dragons, and then an army of concept artists brought them to life. But maybe they had some inspiration from somewhere else? Like classic album-cover artist Roger Dean? Behold the evidence.
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(I tried to put this on Youtube, but our corporate overlords would not permit it)
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Floating rocks with vegetation growing from them. Colorful dragons and body paint designs. Dean did all of this years ago. It's nice to see the attention his work's getting, though not through any acknowledgment of Cameron's. He should address the issue.
Well at least THIS trailer has the PROPER soundtrack! What a serious major rip-off of Roger Dean's vision. I thought for sure Roger Dean was the art director or something. Not a mention of Roger Dean. Shame! Shame! Shame!
True so many Dean´s based art work in that movie and no credits for that, I was sure he was in the crew, but unfortunately couldn´t notice his name, was amazing to see his art texture skin on the 3D dragons and the floating islands.
This is a brilliant clip.
There are so many visual quotes from Roger Dean in "Avatar" it is amazing. I loved the movie . . . but when driving home was wondering if Roger Dean received any credit.
Nice film! Liked it a lot...
we all know it was influenced by Roger Dean C'mon FESS up !!!!!!!!!!
Well done! I enjoyed the film very much but before I went to see it I did not seen any trailers. Only one picture of Jake. So suddenly I realised I was in the middle of Roger Deans artwork. Amazing experience because I love his artwork. And Yes being my absolute favourite band ever, I almost thought I would here some Yes music too. Wrong! Then home again I searched the internet for some credits to Roger Dean. Could not find any. I think it is shameful. Good thing though that so many people are crediting him anyway.
There are SO many layers of Cameron's "borrowings", in Avatar - and are any of them credited? The most glaring one to me, is how the whole plot, right up to the end, is blow by blow (the bones of it) taken from the 1992 Australian animation film, Ferngully. A logging / logger rather than the military / soldier. Faeiries rather than 'natives'. Right here rather than another planet. Far less 'video-game-battles' for excitement and more focus on the message. Same message and - the same cosmic tree as the sacred centre of the world. Anyone seen any acknowledgement from Cameron of Ferngully? As he should give, to Dean? Yes, pop-culture is pop-culture, but Cameron operates within a highly copyright sensitive world with lots of intellectual property legislation.
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