It's pretty crazy how well LOTR fits with Jim Henson's artistic style. Even though the Jackson' movies are amazing, I am pretty sure an 80s adaptation of Tolkien's books would have completely changed our childhood

@Jucelegario

Жыл бұрын

big movies back then had an average budget of $30 million dollars, which equates to what it is now the $250 million dollars big blockbuster movie that has to cost that not only for inflation but for destroying and rebuilding sets and ridiculous actors' salaries, stuff that wasn't the norm back then. A LOTR trilogy donde by Ridley Scott, Verhooven or a big time 80s director back then with the same budget Jackson had for each movie (around $90 million per movie), would have been the absolute amazement.

@joezar33

Жыл бұрын

The way they can't draw hands cryptic like a 6 finger Nephilim or something.. most of there faces look the same shape of the faces that is .

@KJ-tk5gl

Жыл бұрын

When you say "for good", do you mean "permanently", or "for the better"? I think you meant "for the better", but the usual meaning of "for good" is "permanently", which would be redundant when talking about past events, especially as long ago as the 1980s.

@JohnSmith-xt6wh

Жыл бұрын

Jacksons movies are not masterpieces

@XrisD147

Жыл бұрын

You should try reading the books they're a bit different to the films

To be honest.... seeing this pictures makes it feel like some of them is rather of the real characters while as the movies are solely hollywoodizations of of them. Kind of like how real historical events being made into triple a movies. It truy makes some of these pictures so incredibly intriguing to watch.

@affdirectorsguild9092

Жыл бұрын

If you want to know what 80 lotr would have looked like watch Excalibur, the sets and costumes were designed for Bormans unmade version

The Tower being an extruding iris of the Eye is insanely cool as a concept and visual

I love how Saruman is still portrayed by Christopher Lee lol

Isn't an amazing fact that Christopher Lee will always be Saruman in any LOTR adaptation that could've been ever made throughout cinema history since the beginning of sounding movies? Not even AI can ignore his badassery

@maryhaddock9145

Жыл бұрын

He had the right look and the pedigree.

@greg_4201

Жыл бұрын

yeah, 'cause that's totally what a 'fact' is 🤦🏻‍♂️

Amazing!! As a child of the 1980s, the aesthetic, lighting, hair/makeup, costume design, etc is bang-on. Eerily so. And so too the music. You sent me reeling into nostalgia for a movie that never existed. Well done!

It would’ve been incredible to see what they could’ve done with it. I can only imagine the giant sets, 1000s of extras, latex masks, matte paintings, animatronics, synth music, and puppets. This video is fantastic and gives us a taste of what could’ve been.

@affdirectorsguild9092

Жыл бұрын

There is a reason they did not try, money, it was too expensive to film before CGI, I would rather have seen the sequel to the 78 Cartoon

@MandoWookie

Жыл бұрын

What's funny is, how much of the Jackson films relied on SFX that was entirely available in the 1980s. Forced perspective filming, miniatures, matte painting backdrops, practical sets and costuming and prosthetics. And the CGI was really only used for the big wide sweeping battle scenes and the large monsters like the Trolls, ents and mumakil. All of which would have been possible to do in the 80s, it just would have been insanely expensive or difficult or both. I mean look at what either Henson or Lucasfilm was able to do to get an idea.

@MandoWookie

Жыл бұрын

Also, "giant sets, 1000s of extras, latex masks, matte paintings, animatronics, synth music and puppets" look at the behind the scenes of the films. Minus the syth music, that was all used in the actual movies. People focus on the CGI, and don't even notice how little was actually used, relatively speaking. Especially compared to SFX heavy films now. Or even some of its contemporaries (looking at you, Attack of the Clones).

EYE OF SAURON! Looks amazing. How it’s like a blade going through the ring but makes an eye.

Not sure why I’ve been getting so many dark 80’s fantasy re-imagine movies concept’s lately but I’m beyond excited for more!!

Seeing Legolas reminds me of Henry Cavill as Witcher and that's just amazing

You, sir, just earned a new subscriber. Your music is magical!

Seeing the members of the Fellowship is disturbing, because the AI's clearly drawing _mostly_ from the Jackson movies' actors, but they're off just enough to put them in the uncanny valley. And then there's Legolas, who is just Geralt of Rivia.

This is a genius use of midjourney

Gandalf with those extra wizard fingers

Imagine showing these to someone in the 1980’s

1:27 it’s him. It’s the tree.

I love your music, whit the images it's making it even more mystical, the ambience is just amazing !

Your work is exceptional, I really enjoy watching your posts

JRR Tolkien's son Christopher made little secret of his dislike of Jackson's take on Frodo and the Quest for the Ring. “They eviscerated the book by making it an action movie for young people aged 15 to 25,” said Tolkien. He believed that a visual, on-screen representation of the narrative could never convey the nuanced philosophy, beautifully crafted language, and spiritual themes of the written work - and to some extent at least, he was correct.

Everyone having that gigachad jaw, even Frodo.

In an alternate universe, Ralph Bakshi made a movie instead of an animated one. And this happened!

This actually looks very good

In this version, Frodo would be called Frodo of the Eleven Fingers.

This video and audio was more enjoyable than every second of ROP. Has a lot of 80s D&D and AD&D in there too

Amazing music in the background, besides the pictures

Dude, I'm obssesed with this music and art, it's pretty damn cool! P.S: Next the classic AKIRA please!

man i wish someone made a 1980’s looking dark fantasy film

@JustAnotherDayInEngland

Жыл бұрын

Just watch Excalibur. Its a dark fantasy masterpiece.

@lakabaka

Жыл бұрын

@@JustAnotherDayInEngland Or Willow

@AlbinoAxolotl1993

Жыл бұрын

@@JustAnotherDayInEngland Or The Dark Crystal.

@carloko08

Жыл бұрын

yap, Krull style or something, with good music and actors, would be great

Watching these slideshows is the modern equivalent of spending an hour in the video store in the 90s and absorbing the pictures on the back of the VHS's or waiting minutes for one pornographic image to download on the early internet. I like this innocence of waiting, feels like something's coming

1:56 cool looking Saruman , ah yes.. *hands* AI's worst enemy

@Enkarashaddam

Жыл бұрын

It does look weird but to be fair I think he's holding his orb with both hands

Many of these LOTRs AI character renders are almost exactly like our actors from Peter Jackson’s masterpiece. Uncanny!

I’m hooked on these concept art videos!!!!!!!

Aragorn: Nothing changed. That was perfect. lol

01:55 Even in the 80s they will fine away to have Christopher Lee playing as Saruman.

i just love this style so much, i could watch anything in this style.

This is original music? Nice work! You capture the æsthetic of the accompanying video perfectly!

Damn this looks identical to the old book illustrations. Not to discount the LOTR trilogy, which was amazing, but I feel this looks more like how Tolkien pictured it in his head

I would watch this. Looks Awesome.

I cannot fathom HOW you have done this. Totally believable. 😮

Man i would kill to get more movies done in this style. It just looks awesome in every way.

0:58 Interestingly enough, Frodo is described as having a "cleft chin" in the books. So, this depiction of him may actually be a bit more faithful to the source material.

Wow, and the music was great

This is so cool. Im guessing its done with some crazy program. But anyways, its very interesting & cool to see. Well done.

I love how aragorn is still just vigo mortensen, but with a bigger head! LMAO.

this is what LOTR fans truly deserve.

@artvandalay13

Жыл бұрын

As if the original trilogy wasn't good enough? you fan boys are never satisfied. IMO these look terrible aside from the few ones that look the same but just different actors. Most of these look like muppets. These would look ridiculous on film. In fact you are a muppet.

@poboxchristmas380

Жыл бұрын

@@artvandalay13 Muppets are awesome. That's a clue that you will be alone and jacking it later tonight. Your opinion is wrong btw.

@joezar33

Жыл бұрын

I would love too see this fully animated.. but there flaws hands of course. but the "Faces" bother me the most there the same Face Shape like a boxy shape same parted eyes and eye brows.. who inspired the A.I to adopt that look wonder if that what the human creator looks like .

@NohjAnec

Жыл бұрын

@@joezar33 We *did* get a fully animated LOTR in the 80s and it was.............not good.

@ghuxizor6627

Жыл бұрын

I completely agree, when I was younger I always imagined that the quality of fantasy films would advance over time, then came rings of power, willow 2022,Dungeons & Dragons2023 and many others kkkk I think I was mistaken

Love that Shelob looks cthulien

All of these are spot on.

The hobbit definitely should have been made with this aesthetic but fast paced, brighter, and a Howard shore score. This aesthetic fits the paintings of those two brothers.

These AI videos are very cool, have you considered doing something in the style of an 80’s horror movie. I think the result would be interesting too

I love how Shelob and Treebeard look like something out of "The Neverending Story." Legolas in this also looks much cooler than Orlando Bloom.

That's so much better, ahh. Such a relief!

This is so cool, it gives me vibes of a LOTR theatrical production, and just how well that could look, yes ik ab the musical and its a shame that it never took off :(

Great great works .

Wow actually LotR fits so well with this kind of artstyle, I'd love to see a new adaptation... No 2022 has no LotR adaptation.

1:21 I like that and the one after that with the tree face.

I have an idea which has been bugging me all night at work. The Neighborhood of Make-believe as an epic 80's fantasy movie. Hear me out. The Neighborhood of Make-believe shares a lot of stuff with say... He-man and Eternia, or even Dark Souls. You've got a castle with a monarchy who are kinda crazy. You've got a world tree guarded by a talking owl and cat, you've got an antiquated rotating museum inhabited by a witch in red, you've got a sentient trolley car. It works, and I wanna see it please.

@adriantheabstract

Жыл бұрын

That sounds awesome

@joezar33

Жыл бұрын

We all going too ignore the flaws ? Hands of course but the Faces are the same style Boxy shape same parted eyes and eye brows that needs to improve

Make Star Wars a Dark Fantasy film

This is AMAZING! Looks better than the Willow TV Series or Blood Origin by a LONG shot!!

It's kind of surprising this didn't happen. I'd be interested to know if there were any talks in the 80's about making an film adaptation.

Well damn. Now I wish I lived in a world where Peter Jackson’s trilogy was just a remake to this trilogy.

Beautiful

Dan this is amazing! Can you share what prompts you used?

Cool

Can anyone describe the general steps involved in creating these images? What baselines or images do you input into the program? What parameters do you set? And what rules are roughly applied to make this happen?

Cool images and love the music! Is all your music fantasy?

@dantaverasmusic

Жыл бұрын

Nope! I try to tailor the music to the videos, but generally I make indie rock music.

I want this to happen. All of it. Along with the 8 fingered characters...

It's cool that the eye of Sauron is actually in the tower.

As people get tired of over the top cgi ridden messes that modern hollywood seems to be full of, i can see more stylistic movies like this being made. I know movies like lighthouse kept the black and white aesthetic but i can see movies with certain stylistic choices being more popular. Imagine a modern 80s dark fantasy, a modern black and white silent film, a 1930-1940s noir, etc. All purposefully made to look from their respective eras but with modern storylines and actors. I think it would be pretty cool

Dude, the music...

Shelod looks absolutely terrifying, awakens my Arachnophobia with the Lovecraft influence

0:51 Alguien me puede decir cuantos dedos tienen Gandalf y sus amigos?

Great stuff, what software did you use for these?

Pretty accurate looking

How do you prompt it do get that 80's dark fantasy look?

Lee in his early 60s, perfection.

I would patreon this project for real!

Which prompts should I use to make pictures like these?

Shelob is all kinds of horrifying. So much legs.

Why do they always have that Polydactylyian fingers, I'm sorry I don't know what it's called

1:09 "And my comically large spade"

Music is awesome! As well as the art; how is it done?!

Wish this version had been made

Eye of Sauron aka what Ocean game is this?

Can you give some prompts to get so realistic photos?

If you can get this far, all you need is Unreal Editor 5 to create a feature film. And that is what I am going to do with my original stories. Thanks for pointing out Midjourney.

0:51 I'm sure ladies would love this version of Gandalf :D

hey, how did you managed to get the upscaling this good?

epic

Can someone explain me what's up with the fingers?

@IronManx70

Жыл бұрын

I think when AI makes art of humans it automatically gives them 6 fingers so people don't believe thats an actual person if the art is that photorealistic

Very cool. Although Gandalf’s fingers are terrifying, he could wear all of the rings on one hand.

What did you prompt to get this precise style ?

1000% would watch and listen!

Bilbo looks like Timothy Dalton! 3:07

It won’t be lone before AI is able to create complete alternative versions of movies. I look forward to this day.

Ideas: Monster House as an 80's fantasy film Disney's Aladdin as a 80's Fantasy Film

Fingers, so many Fingers, the 80s must have been crazy

AI: How many fingers? Me: Yes!

I love how samwise is basically just samwise

Holy Gandalf of the Nine Fingers!

Gandalf has seven fingers on his left hand. What a wizard!

Too good. More please. Harry Potter next