Hellboy creator Mike Mignola helps kick off a new Fantasy Film series with the EMP Museum.
The legendary artist who gave us the monsters of Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. universe helps introduce a classic literary and film beast: Moby Dick!
Inspired by the Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic exhibition, the Modern School of Film (MSF) is thrilled to collaborate with EMP on the ongoing Film:Fantasy Series, Continue reading HELLBOY Creator Mike Mignola and MOBY DICK Kick Off Film Series
A fan filled celebration of an adventure in time and space! Hundreds of Whovians packed the EMP Museum in Seattle for the Doctor Who Celebration. The iconic science fiction television series is celebrating its 50th Anniversary.
The BBC’s global broadcast of The Day of the Doctor 50th Anniversary special hit the U.S. West Coast around lunchtime so Pacific Northwest Whovians had plenty of time to get their best scarf, bow-tie, fez or stone makeup and journey to the pop culture showcase in Seattle. Continue reading DOCTOR WHO Celebration at EMP Museum
Whovians of the Pacific Northwest will put on their bow-ties and gather at a living monument to geekdom as part of the Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary.
To celebrate the Time Lord’s birthday, EMP Museum will host a special event to mark this major milestone for television’s longest-running sci-fi series. EMP’s Doctor Who Celebration will feature rare artifacts including this Cyberman costume and a Dalek from the original program. Continue reading DOCTOR WHO 50th Anniversary Party at EMP Museum
You don’t have to go to Westeros to see dragons! Seattle’s EMP Museum invites you to their latest exhibit Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic featuring elements from The Hobbit, The Wizard of Oz and The Princess Bride to Harry Potter and Snow White and the Huntsman. You can take off on a fantastical journey to discover the inspiration behind this genre’s most magnificent creations.
See iconic costumes from television and the big screen including The Wizard of Oz, Xena: Warrior Princess, Labyrinth, and The Princess Bride; pet a dragon designed by Seattle Opera; sit atop the Iron Throne from HBO’s Game of Thrones; and witness original hand-edited manuscript pages from J.R.R Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Now about that dragon…Of the 902 name ideas submitted 10 were selected and put to a public vote. EMP presented Adalinda, scaly guardian of the gallery!
Built by Seattle Opera Scenic Studios, Adalinda’s head is approximately six-feet-long and her “bite” would be slightly bigger than that of a great white shark. Her claws have a grasp of 18 inches, her tail is about the length of an adult saltwater crocodile, and if she were to spread her wings they would stretch to more than 36 feet.
The Opening Night party gave excited fans a first look at the collection, meet Knights in shining armor, enjoy a taste of cider, grog or meed and a photo op on the Iron Throne from Game of Thrones.
Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic is now open at Seattle’s EMP Museum! While you’re there don’t miss Icons of Science Fiction and Can’t Look Away: The Lure of the Horror Film.
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Games of Thrones has three dragons but Seattle’s EMP Museum has welcomed its own magnificent dragon! The scaly resident is part of the collection of music, pop culture and fantasy but needs a name. This giant animatronic dragon is one of the main attractions featured in EMP’s upcoming exhibition Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic opening on April 27, 2013.
EMP is asking the public to share their name ideas for the dragon by going to EMP’s Facebook page . Submissions will be accepted through 11:59pm on Sunday, April 21, 2013. The top names will then be presented to the public to cast a vote for their favorite.
Built by Seattle Opera Scenic Studios, the dragon will spend most of its time guarding the gallery in a state of slumber, but will interact with visitors by purring softly when its tail is gently stroked and will snap its eyes open and let out a loud roar when it feels threatened.
The dragon is made out of wood, steel, aluminum, various types of both rigid and flexible foams, fabrics, upholstery materials, synthetic skin, and two glass eyes.
The dragon’s head is approximately six feet long. If it were to open its jaws, it would have a “bite” just a bit bigger than a Great White Shark.
The dragon’s claw has a grasp of 18”, its tail is about the length of an adult saltwater crocodile, and if it were to open its wings, they would stretch to more than 36 feet; slightly more than the wingspan of a Cessna airplane.
Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic is the first exhibition of its kind to examine the proliferation of the fantasy genre in literature, film, television, and video games. From classic folklore to epic tales of good and evil, the exhibition content spans more than four centuries and includes an authentic 16th century suit of armor, rare costumes from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, and original hand-edited manuscript pages Continue reading Name That Dragon!
The Icons of Science Fiction Exhibition just opened. Now EMP Museum is looking for the future filmmakers who might one day inspire an addition to this amazing collection.
EMP Museum is now accepting entries for the 8th Annual 2013 Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival (SFFSFF). EMP and the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), encourages the submission of original science fiction and fantasy short films. The festival will accept animated or live-action submissions in science fiction (futuristic stories, space adventure, technological speculation, social experiments, utopia and dystopia), and fantasy (sword and sorcery, folklore, urban fantasy, magic, mythic adventure). Note: The festival will not accept horror submissions. A hand-selected jury comprised of science fiction professionals in film, television, and literature will select 20 films to be screened in Seattle in early 2013. The jury will also award a Grand Prize, Second Place, Third Place, and the Douglas Trumbull Award for Best Special Effects. SFFSFF viewers will cast their vote to determine the winner of the Audience Favorite Award. In order to qualify, submitted films must have been completed after January 2008, and must not exceed fifteen minutes.
ENTRY DETAILS All submissions are processed online through Without a Box: www.withoutabox.com/login/4608 For additional rules and regulations, visit www.empmuseum.org/filmfestival.
Good luck! As you can see from my photo at the Icons of Science Fiction Opening Night party I’m ready to make the move to film – I’m just saying. Here’s my post on the Icons of Science Fiction.
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If Prometheus has you longing for the original Alien then set course for the EMP Museum in Seattle. Icons of Science Fiction just opened featured some of the most memorable artifacts of favorite films, television shows, novels and comics. You can see part of Michael Biehn’s uniform from Aliens. Ridley Scott is among the titans on Science Fiction Hall of Fame altar.
After experiencing Icons transport yourself next door into Can’t Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film exhibit where another sci-fi icon is already in residence: the nasty monster from Alien.
Here’s my preview/review of Icons of Science Fiction. I feel lucky to live in a city which such devoted sci-fi fans that we have our own museum!
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Director Ridley Scott’s return to the science fiction genre is finally in theaters. While on a sneak preview of the new Icons of Science Fiction exhibit at EMP Museum in Seattle I had to ask the curator his thoughts on Prometheus. As excited as I am for the new movie, what does a guy responsible for creating a science fiction exhibition feel about a return to the world of Alien?
“We were talking about Ridley Scott. He’s more than a storyteller. He’s also a designer. He’s such a visual storyteller. So much of the power of Blade Runner is that world and those vehicles. He did designs or he brought really talented people to do amazing designs. The stories are rock solid too. But the films are so visual and I think it’s a rare combination he does really well so there’s got to be another Ridley Scott sometime? I don’t know of any right now or on the horizon. So I think it’s just incredibly fortunate that he’s still working. he’s been working for decades and he’s still creates incredibly good product…I haven’t seen Prometheus yet! Who knows?
I interject: “What are you expectations?”
“I think it will be beautiful certainly. Prequels make me nervous because you kind of know what’s ultimately going to happen. So you lose some suspense but I’m sure within the film he’ll create all kinds of suspense.
Sometimes…the thing about prequels is 20 years later the special effects technology blows aways what we saw before but also blows away some of the charm. Some of that they had to do more with less they had to be more creative with special effects Now it’s like throw a computer at it. Sometimes… again I don’t know in Prometheus some things we’ve seen it could be like well not quite as charming…but I’ll be there. I’ll be there.”
Prometheus is now in theaters. Icons of Science Fiction is now open at EMP Museum.