Description: ABOUT THIS BOOK: THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION FOR HOLLYWOOD MEMORABILIA TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES Legends, Rebels, Heroes & Extra-Terrestrials Headlining this epic event is the E.T. the Extra Terrestrial Hero “#1” Mechatronic filming model “actor” that brought the eponymous character to life in Steven Spielberg’s 1982 classic E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (estimate: $2,000,000 - $3,000,000). Pre-dating modern CGI technology and effects, this one-of-a-kind cinematographic relic (constructed in 1981) features 85 points of movement and is regarded as an engineering masterpiece.“Carlo Rambaldi was E.T.’s Geppetto.”- Steven SpielbergETCreated by “The Father of E.T.,” Carlo Rambaldi was an Italian special effects master, designer and mechatronics expert best known for his work on King Kong (Paramount Pictures, 1976), Alien (20th Century Fox, 1979), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Columbia Pictures, 1977), Dune (Universal Pictures/DDL Corp. 1984), and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.Created by “The Father of E.T.,” Carlo Rambaldi. He was recognized for his work with three Oscars: one Special Achievement Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 1977, for King Kong, one for Best Visual Effects for Alien and another in the same category for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. His crowning achievements were for the design and mechanical face and hand effects of King Kong, the head effects for Alien and the design and mechanical creations of the character of E.T.The E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Hero “#1” Mechatronic filming modelThis E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Hero “#1” Mechatronic filming model was operated by twelve professional animators, all supervised and coordinated by Carlo Rambaldi. This mechatronic model of E.T. was constructed in 1981, made of duraluminium (a light yet strong aluminium alloy, one of the earliest types of age-hardenable aluminium alloys) with fully mechanical 85 points of movement including facial expressions, nose, eyes, mouth, lids movement, neck movement, shoulders, arms, hands, fingers, chest and abdomen rotations, via a combination of cables connected to electronic apparatus and mechanical elements.“Motion creates (e)motion”- Carlo RambaldiCondition: Good. Packed in a BOX with padding. Click on Photo to see actual item. Ships same or next day (weekdays and Saturdays)! Ships from California. Pages: not written on, clean, bright, odor free. Cover: clean, bright, bumping at front top and front top right edge, edges - rubbing to parts of edges.
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Publication Year: 2022
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Language: English
Book Title: Julien’s Auction Catalog
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