2001 : A Space Odyssey
Friday, April 25th, 2008
The film is hailed as one of the pioneering space exploration movies of all time and many who direct and film these sci-fi thrillers were said to have been inspired by the technology and imagination that made the film possible. Some amazing facts, the voice of the mission controller was the voice of an actual US Air Force Mission Controller Frank Miller, whose voice was so authentic that he landed the role. He also had an insatiable habit of tapping his feet during recording that the director decided to fold a towel, fold it up and place it under his feet just to finish recording. The moon scene is based form the work of Arthur C. Clarke, “The Sentinel”. The film also pioneered a film techniques called the “Slit scan Photography” which gave the illusion of movement through dimensions as they steeped into the star gate. And lastly, the total amount of film that was produced before editing was 200 times the total of the finished edition. The sand was also imported for the moon scenes.