I don’t have the exact prompt because the chat encountered an error but I started by asking Bing to imagine it was born in the 1920s and grew up reading SciFi mags. I asked what it would imagine the future would look like in 20-40 years and if it could draw it as if they grew up to be an illustrator.

My first submission. I wanted to recreate a Jetsons kinda look of the future, using the colour patterns and designs popular in the 40s.

Here’s the prompt :

a retro futuristic city where all buildings have colour patterns that are popular in the 40s. The city looks like the 1940s version of the year 3000. In the back, we can see the ocean with humongous machines shaped like old appliances. We see flying retro robots shooting lasers from their eyes and attacking the city --s 250 --v 6.0

“Private iDetective” starring ai-Rick Rossum and Veronica Lake.

I tried oh-so hard to get it with text, but I haven’t secured a contract with that particular demon yet… curses Midjourney

I added my own quick title just for fun afterwards

Office work of the future: The Atomic Secretary

I first asked the AI how people it the 1950s might have imagined office work in the future. It came up with a short love story of a typical day at the International Space Agency, where John Smith worked as a senior engineer. He had just finished his morning coffee and was ready to start his project: designing a new rocket engine for the next lunar mission. He works with his lovely secretary, Alice. She is an atomic-powered robot with a feminine voice and a pleasant face, but her body is made of metal and wires.

Then I prompted to generate a picture based on the story.

Prompt: A picture of John working with Alice, his atomic-powered robot secretary, at his sleek metal console desk in the office of the International Space Agency. Alice has a metal and wire body, but a pleasant face. There are some plans of a rocket and a rocket engine on the screen and on the desk. The picture has a retro-futuristic style, like a movie poster from the 1950s.

DALL-E via ChatGPT 4 - Prompt for the image I ultimately went with: 5. Fifth Image (Retro Futuristic Cityscape with Jodorowsky Style) “Create a retro futuristic cityscape inspired by the 1950s sci-fi theme, incorporating elements of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s surreal and imaginative style. In this scene, a 1950s style man and woman are running through the streets of a futuristic city, characterized by its vintage architecture blended with futuristic elements. They are fleeing from an army of giant robots firing lasers. Above, flying saucers swarm the sky, raining down destruction. The scene is rich in photorealistic lighting, shading, and textures, capturing the dramatic and surreal essence of Jodorowsky’s unique artistic vision, while maintaining the classic 1950s sci-fi look.”

The route to get there: 1. First Image (Retro Sci-Fi with Clunky Robot in Spaceship) “Imagine a scene from a 1950s sci-fi movie, shot in the style of an old cinemascope film. The setting is inside a retro, slightly cheesy-looking spaceship with large, bulky controls and flickering dials. At the center, there’s a clunky robot, typical of the 1950s style, with large, boxy limbs and blinking lights on its chest. The robot stands near a human pilot, who is intently operating the spaceship. The pilot wears a classic space suit with a clear bubble helmet. The scene has the grainy, slightly blurry quality of an 8mm film, capturing the essence of retro sci-fi media.” 2. Second Image (Updated with Hard Shoulder Rings) “Reimagine the previously generated scene from a 1950s sci-fi movie, now including distinct hard shoulder rings on the spacesuit worn by the pilot. The setting remains inside the retro spaceship with large, bulky controls and flickering dials. The clunky robot, typical of 1950s style, stands near the pilot. The pilot, focused on operating the spaceship, now wears a more elaborate classic space suit, featuring prominent hard shoulder rings, enhancing the retro sci-fi aesthetic. The scene still has the grainy, slightly blurry quality of an 8mm film.” 3. Third Image (Larger and More Distinct Shoulder Rings) “Modify the scene from the 1950s sci-fi movie by making the hard shoulder rings on the pilot’s spacesuit larger and more distinct. The setting remains the same: inside a retro spaceship with bulky controls and flickering dials, and the clunky robot from the 1950s style is still present. The pilot, now with significantly larger and more pronounced hard shoulder rings on his spacesuit, is operating the spaceship. The overall scene retains the grainy, slightly blurry quality of an 8mm film, emphasizing the classic sci-fi theme.” 4. Fourth Image (Disc-Like Shoulder Rings) “Revise the 1950s sci-fi movie scene by adding large, disc-like hard shoulder rings to the pilot’s spacesuit. The interior of the retro spaceship, with its bulky controls and flickering dials, remains the backdrop. The clunky 1950s-style robot is still a part of the scene. The pilot, now featuring oversized, disc-like shoulder rings on his spacesuit, is more prominently showcasing the classic sci-fi aesthetic. These rings are very noticeable and iconic of the era’s design. The scene maintains the grainy, slightly blurry quality of an 8mm film.” 5. Fifth Image (Retro Futuristic Cityscape with Jodorowsky Style) “Create a retro futuristic cityscape inspired by the 1950s sci-fi theme, incorporating elements of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s surreal and imaginative style. In this scene, a 1950s style man and woman are running through the streets of a futuristic city, characterized by its vintage architecture blended with futuristic elements. They are fleeing from an army of giant robots firing lasers. Above, flying saucers swarm the sky, raining down destruction. The scene is rich in photorealistic lighting, shading, and textures, capturing the dramatic and surreal essence of Jodorowsky’s unique artistic vision, while maintaining the classic 1950s sci-fi look.” 6. Sixth Image (Analog Film Style of the Same Scene) “Recreate the retro-futuristic cityscape scene with a 1950s sci-fi theme and elements of Jodorowsky’s style, now rendered in an analog film photorealistic style. The scene features a man and woman running through a futuristic city with vintage architecture, fleeing from giant robots firing lasers and flying saucers causing destruction overhead. This version emphasizes the textures, grain, and lighting qualities of analog film photography, adding a layer of realism and depth to the dynamic, surreal scene.

This took some direction to get it from being nazis and boring grey aliens

Prompt: 1950 science fiction novel cover with a “transgender alien” being as a partner to an African man both with “futuristic guns” watching satellites on a weird planet

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 raw

Just needs the silhouette of two robots and a guy to complete the picture :)

https://i.imgur.com/LgNnNaA.jpg

It kept giving everyone mohawks for some reason, even the robots.

Final prompt was: 1960’s sci-fi show, Thunderbirds style puppet is arm wrestling a robot with a plasma globe head, text saying ‘AMAZING ADVENTURES: man vs machine’, Technicolor, grainy VHS,

Also apologies if embedding isn’t working from Kbin, I’ve tried two different methods so hopefully one of them shows for you Lemmy users.

Loving this weeks challenge.

Prompt: “Sailor moon as Office worker of the future: The Atomic Secretary. In a 1960s thunderbirds sci-fi style. There is a toy spaceship hanging on a string with a lit sparkler on it.” In the bingilator 13 tries and messing with the words.

Other neat ones not in the running: