I know that, but he did write his own set of lyrics around them, and included lots of things that weren't inspired by Orwell. To me, TDB's cover seems like Hipgnosis took the cliche image of a face that looks like two faces, polished it a bit, and somehow magically made it relevant to the album's concept.

(03-25-2011 11:22 AM)Arno Sluismans Wrote:  To me, TDB's cover seems like Hipgnosis took the cliche image of a face that looks like two faces, polished it a bit, and somehow magically made it relevant to the album's concept.

That's not what Thorgerson did, though. Joe brought up the key part that truly ties it to the album's theme -- the faces/face have/has no ears. You can't have communication if people can't listen. It depends on what view of if you want, you can say that there's two faces "talking" to one another, but without ears they can't hear what the other is saying, or you could say that the one giant face is "talking" to us, but it can't hear what we're saying.

You have to look deeper sometimes.

I think they did a good job with Wish you Were Here having the guy on fire. If you think about it, it would have been insane to get the shot. The guy couldn't stand in that pose for long, they need to have the propre expression the whole time even when on fire! and the guy needs to be dressed to look like a suit rather then a fire suit!!!! Crazy but great job!

(03-25-2011 05:45 PM)blue_ember Wrote:  I think they did a good job with Wish you Were Here having the guy on fire. If you think about it, it would have been insane to get the shot. The guy couldn't stand in that pose for long, they need to have the propre expression the whole time even when on fire! and the guy needs to be dressed to look like a suit rather then a fire suit!!!! Crazy but great job!

I believe they used special effects.

No, the man was actually on fire.

I was watching a trailer for a film about Storm and his work, and one of the things he said was that he wanted people to think that what they were looking at couldn't be real, or was somehow manipulated, but in actuality was real.

Quote:Two stuntmen were used (Ronnie Rondell and Danny Rogers), one dressed in a fire-retardant suit covered by a business suit. His head was protected by a hood, underneath a wig. The photograph was taken at the Warner Bros. studios in Los Angeles. Initially the wind was blowing in the wrong direction, and the flames were forced into Rondell's face, burning his moustache. The two stuntmen changed positions, and the image was later reversed.

That information can be found in a couple books, one by Glenn Povey, the other by Nicholas Schaffner.

Are you serious ? That's amazing.

Of course I'm serious.

Yeah, Joe, she's serious. You can trust her.

(03-26-2011 06:03 AM)Lady Floydian Wrote:  Of course I'm serious.

Of course you are. Pink Floyd trivia is nothing to joke about.