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" It was the point where things became much more abstract and less literal than in the bulk of the film, which was hardcore rockets and space and planets - all a fairly straightforward evolution from what I had been doing before. "

Douglas Trumbull

Film

Evolution

Doing

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Douglas Trumbull

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Pops

" Movies used to be called the 'flicks' because they flickered badly: because 16 or 18 frames a second - which was those hand cranked movies on a single-bladed shutter - was really badly flickering. "

" We're not that far from being able to plant images, memories, and emotional states directly into the brain. "

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" I visited a scientist who had a helmet with magnetic fields controlled by computer sequences that could profoundly affect your mood and your perceptions. "

" I think miniatures are still superior to a lot of computer graphics. "

" IBM was the original contractor for much of the computer interface design on the film. "

" The technology of the time dictated the way things looked. "

" When I worked on 2001 - which was my first feature film - I was deeply and permanently affected by the notion that a movie could be like a first-person experience. "

Douglas Trumbull

First

Film

" '2001' used a lot of what's called 'front projection.' You project an image onto this giant reflective screen, and the image bounces back and comes back to the lens and seems to be in the background behind the actors. The whole 'dawn of man' sequence in '2001' was projected eight-by-ten photographs of the African savannah. "

" I honestly believe that the next big leap in immersive technology will be very much like Brainstorm. "

Douglas Trumbull

Technology

Leap

" There's been a bit of confusion about Showscan. The basic problem was, it was film and it was 70 mm and it was a lot of it, so the negative cost was very high, the print costs were very high, and it also required conversion of the projectors and theaters and a lot of costs. I just couldn't get any traction in the theatrical movie industry to do it. "

" It's not appropriate to a love story, or - there are a million stories you could think of that don't need 3D. A lot of movies don't even need color! "

" Clearly, if we'd had the kind of computer graphics capability then that we have now, the Star Gate sequence would be much more complex than flat planes of light and color. "

" I learned a lot on '2001.' "

Douglas Trumbull

Lot

Learned

" But as far as the concept of HAL, who HAL was, his character - I had no role in creating him. "

" I have the deepest respect for Terrence Malick and greatly enjoyed helping him on 'Tree of Life.' I consider him to be a good personal friend and professional contemporary. "

" I'd formed a research and development company under the banner of Paramount Pictures back in about 1975, and its mandate was to explore advanced forms of entertainment, not just movies. "

" If you want people to come to theaters, you better do something different. "

" I meet astrophysicists almost every week who say that they went into their line of work because of '2001.' "

" My first job on 2001 was to make all of the HAL readouts: the 16 screens that surround HAL's eyes. "

" Every movie presents unusual challenges, and I like solving the problems with a combination of artwork and engineering. "

Douglas Trumbull

Problems

Challenges

" There was every reason to honestly say that 3D was a gimmick. And it's largely true. And it's largely pretty bad. When you put a filter in front of the projector, and you put on your glasses and cut the light in half again, the movies are dim as hell, and they give you headaches and eye strain, and it's terrible. "

" There were IBM logos designed for the film, and there were IBM design consultants working with Kubrick on the layout of the controls and computer screens. "

" I'm fearless when it comes to engineering and motors and gears and pulleys and glass and artwork. "

" Working on '2001' was my film school. Stanley Kubrick was my mentor. "

" My particular aesthetic of light and color and design wouldn't change as a result of working with computer graphics rather than with slit scan or miniatures. "

" I think 'Avatar' is much more appropriate to high frame rates because it's like a ride, and it's futuristic, and vividness and sharp edges and clarity would be an asset. "

Douglas Trumbull

Think

High