![]() Kubrick’s demands are what led to the project costs spiralling out of control. Kubrick opted for creating all the visual effects “in camera” to avoid degradation of picture quality which may occur when using Blue Screen techniques. The psychedelic Stargate Sequence was achieved by using a custom-built machine and thousands of high-contrast images. Actors were attached to wires and filmed from beneath to give the illusion of floating in space. The screens we saw in the spacecraft were made to look like computer graphics but were actually a combination of photography and animation. Production costs soared to in excess of $10m and went $4.5m over budget. The production team developed and used a number of techniques including: ![]() In 1966 filming began at the MGM-British Studios in Borehamwood. Design consultants who had worked on films for NASA and the US Air Force were brought in and 4 Special effects Supervisors were appointed: Douglas Trumbull, Con Pederson, Tom Howard and Wally Veevers. Engineering company Vickers-Armstrongs was hired to construct a centrifuge that would simulate artificial gravity. A 55 foot long model of the Discovery One spacecraft was built. Illustrators Roy Carnon and Richard McKenna created concept drawings, sketches, and paintings of the space technology, in part, influenced by the work of Chesley Bonestell. Space Scientist Fred Ordway was brought in as a scientific consultant. Key personnel were brought in to advise and engineer. Kubrick must have been aware of those notable Sci-Fi movies but is thought to be directly inspired by the documentary Universe (1960) and a movie shown at the New York World’s Fair – To the Moon and Beyond (1964).Ĭaptain Kubrick assembled a crew to embark on a mission to create what he believed would be the first great Science Fiction Film. Other Sci-Fi movies of the time included Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964) and Fantastic Voyage (1966). In the documentary 2001 the Making of a Myth (2001), Clarke shared that Kubrick believed there had been no great sci-fi movies made before theirs. Clarke is a well known sci-fi writer who Stanley Kubrick partnered with to write the screenplay for 2001. Kubrick discusses much of his early life and films in the documentary The Lost Tapes (1966).Īrthur C. Artificial Intelligence (2001) so his friend Steven Spielberg helped the movie to cross the finish line. Kubrick passed away before he could complete A.I. Kubrick went on to release a film adaptation of a Stephen King novel The Shining (1980), Full Metal Jacket (1987) and Eyes Wide Shut (1999). This was followed by A Clockwork Orange (1971), which rivalled Lolita in controversy. Strangelove (1964), Kubrick earned the artistic freedom to work on whatever projects he desired, some of which never materialised.Ģ001: A Space Odysse y (1968) was a collaboration with English sci-fi author Arthur C. After gaining much critical and commercial success from movies like Dr. Kubrick decided to move to England and his first UK release was Lolita (1962). Soon Kubrick would be directing the likes of Kirk Douglas in Paths of Glory (1957) and Spartacus (1960). He continued financing his own films and in 1956 his work caught the attention of Hollywood. In 1958 Stanley used his savings to create a documentary film Day of the Fight (1951). His father gave him a camera for his 13th birthday, which sparked a keen interest in photography and eventually led to a job as an apprentice photographer at Look magazine. A child of Jewish migrants from Austria, Romania and Russia. The late Stanley Kubrick was an American Film Maker born in 1928.
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