FILM 1502 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Keir Dullea, Space Odyssey, Gary Lockwood
Document Summary
2001: a space odyssey (1968, written and directed by stanley kubrick, sound by winston. Science fiction adventure film about evolution and the limits of human technology. Considered one of the greatest films of all time because of its grand visuals and intriguing narrative which remains open to interpretation. Moon watcher (primate who throws bone) - daniel richter. Theatrical staging of film; contains an overture, an intermission, and a grand orchestral score. Use of the moon and sun as framing devices during the introductory credits sequence. Cut to wide shot of the sunrise - dawn of man sequence; vast, empty; nature in full frame (establishing shots of bare land) Tilt up from the rocks to reveal the empty desert; sounds of wind bustling as bones are seen, demonstrating the death and destruction that evolution has bought with it. Cut to medium shot of primates; shot like museum exhibits in a habitat that seems natural yet we can tell is constructed.
