Theme
This week's theme is Retro Sci-Fi!
Specifically any science fiction from the 40's - 60's. It's all about clunky robots, giant computers with dials, ray guns, and all the other old cheesy sci-fi tropes you can think of :)
There's a bonus point if the image matches the media of that era, for example by including cheap effects, obvious costumes, blurry film or anything else you can think of.
Prompt for post image:
a 50s cinemascope movie still of a clunky robot with an blinking lights on it's chest, in a fake looking space ship, a pilot is flying the ship, scene is shot with 8mm film --ar 16:9 --v 6.0
The image turned out better than how I intended :)
Rules
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Follow the community’s rules above all else
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One comment and image per user
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Embed image directly in the post (no external link)
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Workflow/Prompt sharing encouraged (we're all here for fun)
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At the end of the week each post will be scored according to the following grid
| Prize | Points | |
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| | Most upvoted | +3 points | | Second most upvoted | +1 point | | Theme is clear | +1 point | | OP’s favorite (me, this week) | +1 point | | Most original | +1 point | | Last entry (to compensate for less time to vote) | +1 point | | Prompt and workflow included | +1 point | | NEW Era appropriate effects | +1 point |
- Posts that are ex aequo (tied) will both get the points
- Winner gets to pick next theme! Good luck everyone and have fun!
Past entries
- Dieselpunk
- Goosebump Book
- Deep Space Wonders
- Fairy Tales
- A New Sport
- Monsters are Back to School
- War and Peace
- Distant lands
- Unreal Cartoons
- Sustainable Ecumenopolis
- Masks
- Mascots
- Old Gods, New Jobs
- Winter Festivities
- High Tech, Low Life
- Character Limit
- Gatsby's Jazz Hands
- Reel to Canvas
- Cruelly Cute Characters
This round's winners:
| Place | Winner | Points | |
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| | 1 | @BallShapedMan@lemmy.world | 6 | | 2 | @merde@sh.itjust.works | 5 | | 2 | @Trollivier@sh.itjust.works | 5 | | 3 | @Deceptichum@kbin.social | 4 | | 3 | @Reverendender@sh.itjust.works | 4 |
Something different for my submission:
I am the protector of Earth and you will leave this planet at once!
Prompt:
a 50s japanese sci-fi SD movie still of an evil alien walking through a field, the alien is an actor in a rubber suit, a hero in a white cape points at the alien, a spaceship is parked in the background, movie has cheap special effects, shot on monochrome 16mm film --ar 4:3 --v 6.0 --s 140 --style rawJust needs the silhouette of two robots and a guy to complete the picture :)
I also had something a bit more… juvenile :)
Prompt:
a 50s retro pulp sci-fi book cover of a a large clunky robot with blinking lights in his chest, holding a laser pistol, the title reads "It came from Uranus!" --ar 3:4 --v 6.0 --s 275Look, if I get a vote I pick this one wins even though you won last time lol
It's like that fart someone else let out...
That's OK, I'm in it for the fun. I'll give myself a consolation prize later on :)