2019: A Future Imagined

Visual Futurist Syd Mead ("Blade Runner," "Aliens," "Tron") reflects upon the nature of creativity and how it drives the future. Photographed in P2 High Definition, this featurette provides insight into the fascinating mind of one of the most influential artists of modern cinema.
© Jim Hunter
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[@jameswyatt6076]

This man died this day. May his work live forever.

[@oo88oo]

Hero

[@abcun17]

RIP Syd. You were my visual guide into science fiction and fantasy. Watching "Blade Runner" was a transformative experience. You were were a large and essential part of why that was so. Your art, imagination and vision were gifts to all of us. My condolences to his family and friends.

[@iamtheomega]

("Blade Runner," "Aliens," "Tron") literally the best 3 movies of the '80s and my childhood.

[@EarwigQueen]

Rest in peace, Syd Mead. You are a legend.

[@stevejordan7275]

Got a whole new respect for Syd after hearing him talk about this. Boy, I hope he makes it to "escape velocity." C'mon Syd! You show us how marvelous the future can be; stay in the game!

[@smokyondagrass2353]

rest n peace, i wish i could tell you in person how much of an inspiration you were to me

[@tewster]

its awesomeness like ths why Syd is the BOSS of design.

[@cameronalexander359]

Thanks for everything Syd!

[@NMROSTA]

RIP Syd! ♥ Love from Sweden

[@freewillfarms2059]

A master at reflection

[@April2058]

Many of Meads designs and concepts of 40 - 50 years ago are only taking shape today.

[@TallicaMan1986]

man, and the void he left hasn't been filled yet.

[@paulflecknell4204]

Great Video. RIP to a Genius in his field, truly a legend.

[@FreshTillDeath56]

Whatever the future does hold, I'm certain that we cannot afford to lose our sense of imagination. Rest in Peace.

[@lieutenantkettch]

Rest in peace, Syd Mead.

[@captur69]

He has no choice....

[@georgehsmyth1456]

A treat watching this!

[@Gayestskijumpever]

Thanks for posting this, have an assignment to pick a designer and produce a A3 board about them. I have picked Syd because I think he's a genius!

[@Autogenification]

damn just found out about this guy and realised he's responsible for a lot of my taste in futuristic sci-fi aesthetics, which partially reflects back into music I make

[@tomalexander8590]

A very special person SYD was and a designer also

[@revzillo]

A true.y amazing artist that will be surely missed

[@mastergecko1178]

This man will live on forever through his works.

[@Ivan_Chesnokov]

It's 2019 baby

[@tomalexander8590]

Еlоn Мusk A very special unique person and a designer also

[@MannyXplorer]

Syd Mead ❤❤

[@DicePunk]

Hello from 2022 Syd. I'm sorrry we let you down.

[@appidydafoo]

2:55 - "What's driving the future is, the human intellect." Ahh yes, the halcyon days of 2008 when you could still suggest such a thing with a straight face.

[@luanha9002]

R.I.P sir

[@nholmes86]

rest in peace master

[@avtpro]

"Hubris Kills."

[@MegaCityOne]

It's 2019.

[@whoelsebutmeofcoursei]

it's 2020.

[@Atakan_Demir_A.K.D]

Please help! Where can I buy this documentary?! Please send me a link or a website where it works on syd meads website it does not work And this too: The techniques of syd mead 1-4 Please reply

[@DPJim]

The clip is currently not available for purchase.

[@Atakan_Demir_A.K.D]

@@DPJim Is there any way to get it? That knowledge and feeling ...

[@DPJim]

@@Atakan_Demir_A.K.D please message me at [e-mail]

[@Dethmeister]

OMG his car. Looks like a '72 Chrysler Imp. It's a 4 door but that's ok.

[@moatddtutorials]

Hello from the dystopia of 2020. I just wanna live long enough to play Cyberpunk 2077 before the coof takes me.

[@magicology]

How did it work out for your present self?

[@Osh_93]

I'm so bummed, I cant find a single source to Visual Futurist: The Art & Life of Syd Mead. Please help me Jim 😭

[@DPJim]

Let me see if I can find an email address for you

[@Osh_93]

@@DPJim thank you so much! the links i keep finding lead to a broken old page from Syd Mead's webpage where you can buy the DVD, i think, it was scattered and you can barely make up anything on it.

[@DPJim]

@@Osh_93 I am sorry but I learned the program is no longer available . . .

[@Osh_93]

@@DPJim thank you for your time ❤ i hope i can find it someday

[@fab6025]

*Hey am from future*

[@acdesignschool2671]

What do you think or your vision about the future? I think everyone is the one who will build the future

[@era783]

Some people see the future before...and after they remember the past with sadness...why?

[@user-co4lq2cn9l]

My old friend...take a rest and have a nice dream...

[@CanadianImperialist]

Can someone PLEASE PLEASE TELL ME THE credit MUSIC PLEASE???!!!

[@mattheww797]

sad, you never got your answer...

[@bryco32]

The Song is "Syd's Blade Runner part 2" By Richard Souther. You can find it here by searching the title.

[@7uc4s]

Tech growth goes not in logarithmic scale, it is _exponential,_ but we all get your message :)

[@FPVREVIEWS]

Exponential is a form of logarithm.

[@7uc4s]

@@FPVREVIEWS the _inverse_ exponential is a logarithm.. but a logarithm is not an exponential

[@FPVREVIEWS]

@@7uc4s maybe i'm not understanding correcly? could you explain? " log·a·rith·mic /ˌlôɡəˈriT͟Hmik,ˌläɡəˈriT͟Hmik/ Learn to pronounce adjective relating to or expressed in terms of logarithms. (of a scale) constructed so that successive points along an axis, or graduations which are an equal distance apart, represent values which are in an equal ratio. "the scale is logarithmic, so pH 2 is ten times more acidic than pH 3" (of a curve) forming a straight line when plotted on a logarithmic scale; exponential."

[@7uc4s]

@@FPVREVIEWS Exponentiation is an operator that raises a "power to a number", as: 2^3 -> _it's two raised to the third power,_ 2*2*2 = 8, therefore 2^3 = 8. In the other hand, logarithm is an operator that *asks for the exponent* 'y' in which when the base 'b' is raised to the power 'y' produces the number 'x'. So, the logarithm of *x* in base *b* is equal to *y* --> logb(x)=y. To understand this, log2(8) = 3 --> logarithm base two of eight is three, i.e. the exponential needed to be raised to number 2 that produces the value 8 is the exponent 3, because 2^3 = 8 So... to find out log2(8) = ? ---> you need to ask 2^? = 8 "to which power number two needs to be raised in order to produce the value equals eight? The answer is three, thar is the answer for log2(8) [sorry my english I'm brazilian]

[@DingoAteMeBaby]

I didnt realize Syd Mead was so smart!

[@Trejnts01]

Is that a joke ?

[@riderxriderx4499]

i hope daniel simon can follow his steps..but he is just too focused with vehicle design..hurmm..

[@captur69]

Well its 2023....and the planet is going backwards....so much for all the futuristic visions.....

[@tartar3198]

Music makes me feel weird. It’s too sci fi and abstract

[@anthonyenos9857]

it is too bad that Sid Mead did not know who Jesus was before he passed on.

[@jordanloophole]

literally 2019: -Hello Global Warming -Hello Climate Change -Hello Flat Earthers -Hello forest fires -Hello iPhone 11 -Hello trash government -Hello im dumb

[@antichrist6668]

How wrong he was

[@mattheww797]

He is wrong because technology won't be important when Christ returns.

[@antichrist6668]

Matthew W no because your mum

[@antichrist6668]

Matthew W CANT YOU SEE IM HEILING SATAN OVER HERE???

[@mattheww797]

You should not worship Satan or Paimon. God forbid any false ideals beneath Him. That is why you are filled with hate.

[@antichrist6668]

Matthew W nah i Just Like to troll Christians