When talking about 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick described what is perhaps his greatest film as "basically a visual, nonverbal experience [that] hits the viewer at an inner level of consciousness, just as music does, or painting." When critics, cineastes and hardcore sci-fi geeks discuss it, they usually refer to 2001 as one of the best, most significant movies ever made.
But what of its making? From conception to release, 2001: A Space Odyssey had a production time of four years, during which boundaries were broken, creative and scientific leaps were made, and innovative special effects technology was developed. Surely there's a story behind the scenes of one of the 20th century's major cinematic achievements. Doesn't the creation of one of cinema's most influential films deserve a movie of its own? Of course it does. Luckily, Douglas Trumbull, the man most suited to make this film, agrees.
Trumbull was a young effects artist when,...
But what of its making? From conception to release, 2001: A Space Odyssey had a production time of four years, during which boundaries were broken, creative and scientific leaps were made, and innovative special effects technology was developed. Surely there's a story behind the scenes of one of the 20th century's major cinematic achievements. Doesn't the creation of one of cinema's most influential films deserve a movie of its own? Of course it does. Luckily, Douglas Trumbull, the man most suited to make this film, agrees.
Trumbull was a young effects artist when,...
- 8/24/2011
- by Theron
- Planet Fury
Following the discovery of lost footage from seminal sci-fi masterpiece Metropolis (which has since been integrated back into the feature), news comes in that material has been found from another equally revered film from the genre – 2001: A Space Odyssey.
The film’s special effects maestro Douglas Trumbull and filmmaker David Larson have revealed that 17 minutes of cut footage has been unearthed in a salt-mine vault in Kansas. It’s claimed director Stanley Kubrick himself made the cuts following the Us premiere of the film.
The Film Stage has listed the cuts which appeared in 2001’s IMDb page, and there doesn’t appear to have been any major or revealing sequences missing, rather the shortening of longer scenes already within the film, which Kubrick presumably removed in order to prevent the languid pace from becoming too lengthy.
Due to the perfectly preserved condition of the footage, I wonder how long...
The film’s special effects maestro Douglas Trumbull and filmmaker David Larson have revealed that 17 minutes of cut footage has been unearthed in a salt-mine vault in Kansas. It’s claimed director Stanley Kubrick himself made the cuts following the Us premiere of the film.
The Film Stage has listed the cuts which appeared in 2001’s IMDb page, and there doesn’t appear to have been any major or revealing sequences missing, rather the shortening of longer scenes already within the film, which Kubrick presumably removed in order to prevent the languid pace from becoming too lengthy.
Due to the perfectly preserved condition of the footage, I wonder how long...
- 12/20/2010
- by Adam Lowes
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Anyone who has seen Stanley Kubrick.s seminal masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey will probably agree with me that 17 more minutes of that film would likely be excruciating. The film already has been cut down to 141 minutes from its original 160 to help pick up the slow pace; adding 17 minutes right back would probably cause some people.s heads to explode. According to Forgotten Silver, those 17 minutes do exist, discovered by Douglas Trumbull and David Larson while they were researching their now cancelled documentary about the 1968 film, 2001: Behind the Infinite - The Making of a Masterpiece. It seems like it would have been a very interesting look back at the film and the process behind Kubrick.s mad genius, but not only will we not get to see the film, but Warner Bros. has no idea what to do with the new footage they have the rights to. Will we...
- 12/20/2010
- cinemablend.com
Last week special effects supervisor Douglas Trumbull gave a talk before a movie audience in Toronto. The visual effects legendary was in Canada to present a 70mm print of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick's giant, seminal film from the science fiction genre. Trumbull helped create the realistic effects for 2001, giving the film a sense of realism that added to Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke's stellar screenplay.
During the discussion it was revealed that Warner Bros. had pulled the plug on a new documentary that Trumbull and David Larson were working on: 2001: Behind the Infinite - The Making of a Masterpiece. While plans for the film have ended, the duo are putting together a book featuring Trumbull's recollections of working on the movie, plus a number of behind-the-scenes photos.
But the biggest news to emerge from the night's screening was word that 17 minutes of 2001 had been found by Warner Bros.
During the discussion it was revealed that Warner Bros. had pulled the plug on a new documentary that Trumbull and David Larson were working on: 2001: Behind the Infinite - The Making of a Masterpiece. While plans for the film have ended, the duo are putting together a book featuring Trumbull's recollections of working on the movie, plus a number of behind-the-scenes photos.
But the biggest news to emerge from the night's screening was word that 17 minutes of 2001 had been found by Warner Bros.
- 12/18/2010
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
Back in September, our Indie Trailer Sunday feature called attention to Beyond the Infinite: The Making of a Masterpiece, a documentary on Stanley Kubrick's classic film 2001: A Space Odyssey. In the hands of Douglas Trumball, effects supervisor on the iconic film, and David Larson, the doc was exploring "not just the technical story but the human story, the personal story, the experiences of people who interacted with Kubrick that is really true to the style and look of 2001: A Space Odyssey." But while the doc has since been canceled, the two learned Warner Bros has discovered 17-minutes of cut footage that was presumed lost. In a long chain of discovery, The Film Stage learned this info from Blastr, who translated an article from Forgotten Silver reporting on the documentary duo whilst speaking at a special screening of a 70mm print of 2001: A Space Odyssey (did you...
- 12/17/2010
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Update from Warner Bros:
Warner Bros.has responded to the “2001″ story last week. I dont know if its worth a post, but go ahead with it if ya feel the need.
“The additional footage from 2001: A Space Odyssey has always existed in the Warner vaults. When [director Stanley] Kubrick trimmed the 17 minutes from 2001 after the NY premiere, he made it clear the shortened version was his final edit. The film is as he wanted it to be presented and preserved and Warner Home Video has no plans to expand or revise Mr. Kubrick’s vision.”
Source: Hollywood Elsewhere
Perhaps the most significant film find since the nearly complete print of Metropolis was discovered, quite by accident, 17 minutes of lost footage from 2001: A Space Odyssey was re-discovered.
Documentary filmmaker Douglas Trumbull was the bearer of exciting news when he revealed the revelation during a 70mm screening of Stanley Kubrick’s film in Toronto.
Warner Bros.has responded to the “2001″ story last week. I dont know if its worth a post, but go ahead with it if ya feel the need.
“The additional footage from 2001: A Space Odyssey has always existed in the Warner vaults. When [director Stanley] Kubrick trimmed the 17 minutes from 2001 after the NY premiere, he made it clear the shortened version was his final edit. The film is as he wanted it to be presented and preserved and Warner Home Video has no plans to expand or revise Mr. Kubrick’s vision.”
Source: Hollywood Elsewhere
Perhaps the most significant film find since the nearly complete print of Metropolis was discovered, quite by accident, 17 minutes of lost footage from 2001: A Space Odyssey was re-discovered.
Documentary filmmaker Douglas Trumbull was the bearer of exciting news when he revealed the revelation during a 70mm screening of Stanley Kubrick’s film in Toronto.
- 12/17/2010
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
While here in Toronto introducing rare 70mm screenings of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, documentarian Douglas Trumbull dropped a bombshell.
While preparing a now-aborted documentary on the making of the film Trumbull and his partner David Larson learned that seventeen minutes of footage cut from the film by Kubrick shortly after its release has been re-discovered by Warner Brothers. The footage is apparently in mint condition and was stored - bizarrely - in a Kansas salt mine vault.
While there's no firm word on what will happen to the footage now that it is back in WB hands it seems like a safe bet that we'll be seeing an expanded version of Kubrick's masterpiece somewhere in the not too distant future.
While preparing a now-aborted documentary on the making of the film Trumbull and his partner David Larson learned that seventeen minutes of footage cut from the film by Kubrick shortly after its release has been re-discovered by Warner Brothers. The footage is apparently in mint condition and was stored - bizarrely - in a Kansas salt mine vault.
While there's no firm word on what will happen to the footage now that it is back in WB hands it seems like a safe bet that we'll be seeing an expanded version of Kubrick's masterpiece somewhere in the not too distant future.
- 12/17/2010
- Screen Anarchy
A user on the Eagle Transporter website attended a presentation by Douglas Trumbull and David Larson at a Toronto event where the duo revealed that Warner Bros has found 17 minutes of edited footage from Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" in their salt-mine vault in Kansas. Kubrick reportedly cut nineteen minutes of footage from the final cut, which ran 160 minutes long during its premiere. Trumbull was happy to report that the footage is in perfect condition, but he's not sure what the studio is planning to do with it. According to IMDb, the following scenes were cut: * Some shots from the "Dawn of Man" sequence were removed and a new scene was inserted where an ape pauses with the bone it is about to use as a tool. The new scene was a low-angle shot of the monolith, done in order to portray and clarify the connection between the...
- 12/17/2010
- WorstPreviews.com
Almost like discovering a monolith buried underground, Warner Brothers recently found 17 minutes of lost footage from Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey in a salt-mine vault in Kansas. But before you go and drop acid in anticipation of an extended cut of the film, consider the slippery slope this footage constitutes. One, just because the footage was found doesn't necessarily mean it's going to make it into the public eye. Two, Kubrick himself reportedly cut the footage from the film because he felt it created pacing issues. And three, the film is just about perfect as is, do you really want to screw it up? Hit the jump for more details on the footage as well as what it might contain. The Film Stage [1] first alerted us to the news of this footage. They point us to a reports from Forgotten Silver [2] and Blastr [3] about an event in...
- 12/16/2010
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
In what’s one of the more exciting recent film discoveries, Douglas Trumbull and David Larson, the former of whom was the special photographic effects supervisor for 2001: A Space Odyssey, has recently revealed a missing piece from Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece. When discussing their canceled documentary 2001: Beyond the Infinite: The Making of a Masterpiece, they revealed Warner Brothers discovered, buried in a salt-mine vault in Kansas (?), 17 minutes that were cut from 2001 by Kubrick after its premiere.
When it originally premiered in 1968, 2001 ran at the length of 160 minutes, but 19 of them were cut out by the director himself for the general purpose of pacing. According to the film’s IMDb page, some of these deleted scenes included:
Some shots from the “Dawn of Man” sequence were removed and a new scene was inserted where an ape pauses with the bone it is about to use as a tool. The...
When it originally premiered in 1968, 2001 ran at the length of 160 minutes, but 19 of them were cut out by the director himself for the general purpose of pacing. According to the film’s IMDb page, some of these deleted scenes included:
Some shots from the “Dawn of Man” sequence were removed and a new scene was inserted where an ape pauses with the bone it is about to use as a tool. The...
- 12/16/2010
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
As you may have heard, there was a documentary in development called 2001: Beyond the Infinite The Making of A Masterpiece, which would tell the story of the making of 2001, "not just the technical story but the human story, the personal story, the experiences of people who interacted with Kubrick that is really true to the style and look of 2001: A Space Odyssey."
While doing research on the documentary Warner Bros. uncovered 17 minutes of footage that director Stanely Kubrick cut from the film just after it's release, and the footage is in perfect condition. The footage was found in a vault in a salt mine in Kansas of all places. One of the doc's filmmakers, Douglas Trumbull, revealed this news in Toronto while screening a 70mm print of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Trumbull also gave a presentation that showed off a number of never-before-seen images from the Kubrick production.
While doing research on the documentary Warner Bros. uncovered 17 minutes of footage that director Stanely Kubrick cut from the film just after it's release, and the footage is in perfect condition. The footage was found in a vault in a salt mine in Kansas of all places. One of the doc's filmmakers, Douglas Trumbull, revealed this news in Toronto while screening a 70mm print of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Trumbull also gave a presentation that showed off a number of never-before-seen images from the Kubrick production.
- 12/16/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Trailer for 2001: Behind the Infinite – The Making of a Masterpiece, Douglas Trumbull’s upcoming new documentary on the making of Stanley Kubrick’s groundbreaking sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Trumbull was the special effects supervisor for the film, by the way, which he says will have lots of never-before-seen footage.
Along with archivist David Larson, Trumbull secured unprecedented access to Kubrick’s archives, where they discovered oodles of material related to the production of the film.
Scores of interviews with surviving members of the cast and crew will be included.
Much has been written about the Stanley Kubrick masterpiece, but little has been seen. Although, it’s worth noting that this certainly isn’t the first documentary about the making of the film. The double disk DVD released in 2007 did come with a 40-minute+ documentary on the film titled The Making Of The Myth. There was also a...
Trumbull was the special effects supervisor for the film, by the way, which he says will have lots of never-before-seen footage.
Along with archivist David Larson, Trumbull secured unprecedented access to Kubrick’s archives, where they discovered oodles of material related to the production of the film.
Scores of interviews with surviving members of the cast and crew will be included.
Much has been written about the Stanley Kubrick masterpiece, but little has been seen. Although, it’s worth noting that this certainly isn’t the first documentary about the making of the film. The double disk DVD released in 2007 did come with a 40-minute+ documentary on the film titled The Making Of The Myth. There was also a...
- 9/12/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Douglas Trumbull, the special effects supervisor for Stanley Kubrick on 2001: A Space Odyssey, is making a film about the making of 2001. Called Beyond the Infinite: The Making of a Masterpiece, Trumbull's film draws on his own experience, a decade of interviews conducted by David Larson, and a wealth of original production materials and stills. There's a trailer for the film now, which does more to advertise how the final film will be created than to promote the final product. Still, it's impressive stuff, and if Trumbull pulls it off, Beyond the Infinite could be a valuable documentary for more than 2001 / Kubrick geeks. Watch the trailer after the break. What might be a bit different about Beyond the Infinite is that Trumbull plans to use HD interviews and large, high-res images of original production sets to actually put viewers inside the making of 2001. He wants to be ...
- 9/10/2010
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
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