Kubrick had most prints and diagrams of the films special effects destroyed after production so were left with what we see on screen as a measure of the discoverys internal space. One of his major film contributions was working with stanley kubrick on the famous 2001, a space odyssey. She epitomizes all of my hopes and dreams for the future of human exploration. Iirc there were only three monoliths but note that the first movie and book have different locations for the third, as discussed in the question why is the destination of the discovery in 2001. They are coloured like the earth, but theyre formed in square patches like the patterns on the discovery sphere. Discovery he uses the right hand of the pod to rotate the manual lift control for the pod bay door. Straight from 2001 a space odyssey the discovery spaceship was a character in the film itself.
Discovery one schematics spaceship interior, spaceship design, science. The american spaceship discovery one is bound for jupiter. Shop for 2001 a space odyssey art from the worlds greatest living artists. Prints of the the ads are available a space odyssey has tons of references to ibm. A space odyssey, is arguably the beginning of bigbudget hollywood science fiction as we now know it. We certainly didnt have any experience with jupiter. A space odyssey featured numerous fictional future technologies, which have proven prescient in light of subsequent developments around the world. The first time it did so, many of the exterior light bulbs exploded. A space odyssey is a minutelong animated lego parody of stanley kubricks scifi masterpiece.
This is due, in no small part, to the dedication and passion that hardware designers. Yet, despite that, the plot actually isnt all that complicated. A space odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by stanley kubrick. The united states spacecraft discovery one is a fictional spaceship featured in the first two novels of the space odyssey series by arthur c. Start a free trial of quizlet plus by thanksgiving. Clarke, and was partially inspired by clarkes short story the sentinel. A space odyssey, but i dont recall where i saw them. A space odyssey sphere with pod bay by bdipaolo thingiverse. Clarke, and was inspired by clarkes short story the sentinel and other short stories by clarke. A space odyssey is a free and beautiful set that contains icons based on the 1968 metrogoldwynmayer film 2001. Choose from 90 different sets of 2001, space odyssey flashcards on quizlet. Today we may consider it as common place, but in 1968 when the film was released, humankind had yet to walk on the moon. The primary antagonist in a space odyssey, hal heuristically programmed algorithmic computer is an artificial. I still get chills down my spine to this very day every time i see this graceful yet oddlooking spacecraft.
I always found this a pretty disappointing end to the film because it seemed to make no sense. A space odyssey doesnt have a typical story structure where we follow a single hero from humble origins to becoming the one or a jedi or whichever of the 31 flavors of hero that fate has scooped up for him. But its trippy visuals, long scenes without dialogue. In the main marketing poster for 2001, which is hand painted, the presence of the torus ship indicates that the planet in the background is earth, but look at the continents of the planet. A space odyssey, sci fi films, deck plans, stanley kubrick, space program. Frank poole is seen playing a recreational game of chess with the hal 9000 supercomputer. My photoreferences came from two new sources a 2001 screencap website containing literally thousands.
Today, stanley kubricks big screen adaptation of arthur c. I will assume you are referring to the discovery one bound for jupit. Jul 31, 2018 we thought we had seen the ultimate 2001. During the last few months of the film, the graphics were only partially complete and the film was in jeopardy of becoming behind schedule. I believe the discovery was designed to fulfill several metaphors at once, but heres a particularly interesting one.
Unfollow 2001 space odyssey discovery to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The schematic of the docking port on the interment panel does not match the rotation. Such a great design and when i looked at the kit, its so beautiful in its simplicity. Original concept art and storyboard movie art artwork commissioned for the making of a space odyssey created by brian sanders 1968 the camera was mounted to go round with the centrifuge as the set rotated. Amongst other delights, it offers a zerogravity toilet, emergency resuscitations, exploding bolts, and product placement aplenty. There are five astronauts aboard discovery one, which is on a mission to jupiter. A space odyssey, hal heuristically programmed algorithmic computer is a sentient computer or artificial general intelligence that controls the systems of the discovery one spacecraft and interacts with the ships astronaut crew. At the beginning of the mission, the reason for it is unknown to the five astronauts. A space odyssey saturn in the book and jupiter in the movie. It can think as well as, if not better than, any human. The orion iii space clipper is a reusable spaceplane. Clarkes short story, the sentinel, as a starting point, kubrick and clarke crafted a sophisticated tale of first contact. Add a fully detailed, easily lit cockpit and airlock to moebius new discovery xd1 kit from the classic film 2001.
The film was made in 2000, by tim drage and tony mines of spite your face productions, as part of twenty, oh one, a themed film compilation by three sixty contemporary arts. Stanley kubrick sci fi books sci fi movies uss discovery hard science fiction 2001 a space odyssey spaceship design star trek ships lost in space i am working on a 17 cm diameter print of the sphere with open pod bay door, pod bay interior and eva pods. Oct 28, 2007 128,000 dominoes falling into past a journey around the world 2 guinness world records youtub duration. A space odyssey is the picture which sciencefiction enthusiasts of every age and in every corner of the world have prayed sometimes forlornly that the industry might one. The screenplay was written by kubrick and arthur c. A space odyssey depicted a world where mankind has ventured deep into outer space in amazing vehicles, designed by harry lange and frederick ordway, and brought to life with astounding realism by an army of master artists, craftsmen, and special effects wizards. A space odyssey directed by stanley kubrick and 2010. A space odyssey movie features bizarre colours and the main character appearing in a bed, then becoming an old man and finally a fetus. T are 5 separate blueprints showing very nice detals of the exterior and interior of discovery 1. Kubrick framing a shot in 2001 s post star gate hotel room. A space odyssey, the discovery one is described as being almost 400 feet long with a sphere 40 feet dia.
The discovery spacecraft from stanley kubricks 2001 changed science fiction cinema forever. A space odyssey to launch its scifi epic what if stanley kubrick made a tv show. Poole versus hal 9000 is a fictional chess game in the movie 2001. Ive been trying to duplicate it, got so frustrated with it this week, i deleted it ughseen it on these free sequencing sites but its mainly for aurora.
A space odyssey, is arguably the beginning of bigbudget hollywood science fiction as. You are bidding on a sealed packet of blueprints from the scifi classic movie 2001 a space odyssey first released in 1968. The studio model for the orion iii was reported to be about 36 bizonys filming the future and agels the making of kubricks 2001. A space odyssey by rob caswell, with the generous help of phil sterett. Discovery then discovery 1 or discovery i, when determined that a second one was needed, was a manned american spacecraft designed specifically for project jupiter in arthur c. Please visit the space station v page below for an important note. A space odyssey discovery model with the moebius kit, but heres an upcoming model kit that takes things up a notch. But a short time later, when floyd stands at the monolith and it emits its signal, the earth is directly overhead. In the next shot showing him maneuvering toward discovery, the ae35 is in his left hand. As heywood floyd approaches the tycho monolith in the shuttle, the earth is on the moons horizon. Clarke has many degrees that allow him to give depth to the plot. Justin van genderen created a couple of really great fake a space odyssey themed ads for hal 9000 and pan am.
Colin took over the management and design of many of the space scenes. A space odyssey, directorcowriter stanley kubricks goal was to create the quintessential scifi film. In 1999, humankind discovered a second monolith on the moon. Discovery and other 2001 space odyssey ships orbiterforum. Pod in the discovery one pod bay interior set of the motion picture 2001. The screenplay was cowritten by kubrick and arthur c. A space odyssey stanley kubricks 1968 scifi masterpiece seems an appropriate place to start a blog about typography in scifi. Trumbull had been involved with creating effects for 2001. An updated reissue of the 1984 classic blueprint set color miniposters 812 x 14 printed on acid free paper includes the following vessels. Apr 27, 2010 is anyone willing to share this sequence. Learn 2001, space odyssey with free interactive flashcards. Moebius models 2001 3 2001 space odyssey discovery xd1 1144 scale model kit 1144 scale plastic assembly kit of the discovery from 2001. Having just published a book on the making of the film, piers bozny understands how prescient it was, while recognizing.
A space odyssey is a 1968 britishamerican science fiction film produced and directed by stanley. The wheel had to be sealed for shooting, and a special closedcircuit. A space odyssey, which replaces my previous submission of this subject. Add a fully detailed, easily lit pod bay to moebius new discovery xd1 kit from the classic film 2001. Idyllopus press, website of author, artist, juli kearns part 4 of analysis of kubricks 2001, a space odyssey, the atmospheres section. Since you mentioned ship, i wont address the rotation speed of the space station orbiting earth unless you want the matching rotation speed for the panam ship docking with it. A space odyssey, this amazing book was written by arthur c. Additional thanks to scott alexander aka captain cardboard, scott lowther part time models, pat sklenar, and denis troussard. Saturn in the book, jupiter in the movie basically since saturns rings couldnt be visualised convincingly. A space odyssey is a 1968 britishamerican science fiction film produced and directed by stanley kubrick. A novelisation of the film released after the films premiere was in part written concurrently with the screenplay. Flatscreens from computer monitors to televisions, flatscreens have replaced ancient crt systems, giving viewers better resolution and more screen space. Summary of 2001 a space odyssey and personal response essay. A space odyssey premiered a vision for the future of space travel.
The now defunct pan american airlines was the courier using the orion iii to transport dr. Moebius models 200 2001 space odyssey discovery xd1. Nearly all movie spaceships up to that point took their visual language from aircraft. A space odyssey 1144 scale model by stargazer models. Fred ordway wrote, in his 2001 article for spaceflight, that the orion was designed to have droptanks semissto and burn conventional cryogenic fuel. Poole views the board on a computer screen and dictates his moves orally to hal using descriptive notation. Astronauts in the film use tablet computing devices to reconnect with humanity in the dead of space. Nasa began development of software for the space shuttle. The orion spaceplane did not travel directly to the moon. Its creative exploration of 2001 game possibilities seemed to deserve a mention in this thread.
Clarkes short story the sentinel, 2001 sees humans of the future dwelling on space stations and travelling through space in a cryogenic state on ships piloted by. In the world of kubricks 2001, commercial concerns have taken over the routine task of shuttling people to orbit and to our bases on the moon. Dancing the blue danube waltz serves as the musical context for these scenes. As one researcher put it, even if we could build a machine of sufficient complexity, we couldnt begin to program the. It is symbolic of many longheld concerns about technology. If youre interested in seeing more of the 2001 module, its posted there as a pdf file. I wasnt sure what kind of discovery or insight would lead to progress in ai. Surprise yourself or someone you love with some awesome comic book or movie art on their ame it or just tack it up. Hal 9000 is a fictional artificial intelligence character and the main antagonist in arthur c. Additional thanks to scott alexander aka captain cardboard, scott lowther part time models, pat sklenar, and denis troussard kubricks vision for the year 2001 holds up reasonably well, considering its 1960s perspective.
Nuclear weapons platforms eva pod discovery preproduction artwork moonbus concept designs discovery inside the discovery space station v aries 1b. Discovery was named after captain robert scotts ship. Hi folks, ive been building models on and off for most of my life but i finally found one that i really, really needed to build. From the 2001 a space odyssey archives eduard trampenau musical and scifi blended perfectly well in 2001. In terms of lenses, for all of the wide angle shots they used this fairchildcurtis custom fisheye. Clarke has also written a lot of books, like the space odyssey series, childhoods end, and many more. A space odyssey brought space science to the general masses. The real technology behind 2001s hal national air and space. Hal 2001, the eerily humanlike computer aboard the discovery space ship, represents technological advancement. Full fold up cockpit based on the studio blueprints.
Even decades after its creation this film remains an unchallenged scifi landmark. I am working on a 17 cm diameter print of the sphere with open pod bay door, pod bay interior and eva pods. I had seen plenty of diagrams in books, and had even painstakingly drawn quite a few myself. Before the films production began, director stanley kubrick sought technical advice from over fifty organizations, and a number of them submitted their ideas to kubrick of what kind of products might be seen in a. Director stanley kubrick wanted the stargate sequence of that film to be centered around saturn, but there were technical difficulties in getting the special effects for it finished in the limited timeframe. Samsung claims stanley kubricks film proves apple didnt invent the tablet. Instead, the film opens 4 million years ago in prehistory and ends in the onetimefuture year of 2001. A space odyssey for the docking of a spaceship on the space station. All 2001 a space odyssey artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30day moneyback guarantee. It was designed first and foremost as a vessel for deep space, and its form followed this.
Part of oliver rennerts drawing of the discovery spacecraft for piers bizonys the making of stanley. Choose your favorite 2001 a space odyssey designs and purchase them as wall art, home decor, phone cases, tote bags, and more. Scenes of the astronauts in the discovery pod bay, along with earlier scenes involving shuttle. I seem to recall seeing some drawings of a speculative interior layout of the discovery from 2001. A space odyssey featured numerous fictional future. Consultants from the nasa voyager program were hired to help create the spacecraft and sets. Looking around just now, i was surprised to see that star frontiers still has an active fanbase with sites like this one. A space odyssey predicted the future50 years ago wired. The discovery deliberately ignored that convention. Finally, as dave disconnects hals circuits, the computer begins to sing a.
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