How does 2001 a space odyssey influence the next generation of filmmakers?

Answer 1

The 1968 film '2001- A Space Odssey' established the idea that a message can be conveyed gradually and by implication, rather than being presented explicitly, as had been the approach of earlier sci-fi film-makers.

The film relied heavily on 'sound and imagery' to tell its tale, rather than on 'narrative and images.'

Many film-goers found this new approach difficult to grasp; the whole movie being a great mystery to them, too surreal, and consequently totally obscure.

However, such was the 'profundity' of "2001 - A space Odyssey" that later film-makers did not hold back from allowing their imaginations have free reign in the creations of many typesof 'Science Fiction' films, most of which are not even considered to be science fiction because the fine line between fact and fiction is so heavily blurred in them by being invariably set firmly in 'tangible reality' rather than in 'imaginary and futuristic' scenarios.

'2001-A space Odyssey', on the other hand, was firmly set in scientific reality and in the readily conceivable 'here and now', both of which added tremendous credibility to the tale.

Pioneering filming techniques in the epic '2001 - A Space Odyssey' include:

1. development of a front-projection system to add realism.

2. multi-pass shots of space-craft 'in flight', thus increasing the fine detail on the footage.

3. construction of huge rotating film-sets that simulated weightlessness and gravity-free walking.

4. multi-sourced and stunning 'hallucinatory' visual effects.

This is just a brief summary of the filmmaking influence of 2001-A Space Odyssey. The creators of many later films directly attribute '2001' as being inspirational to certain features of their own films.

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