Adam Savage's Starchild from 2001: A Space Odyssey!
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- Adam shares the story of a recently completed project: an accurate replica of the Starchild prop seen at the end of 2001: A Space Odyssey. The journey to making this prop involved collaborations with effects artist Steve Neill, finishing work by Tested's Kayte Sabicer, and electronics by Jeremy Williams! Keep an eye on it's hypnotic gaze!
Shot by Gunther Kirsch and edited by Norman Chan
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those eyes are moving, i swear they're moving...
*4 torturous minutes later*
OH THANK THE LORD!! IM NOT GOING CRAZY!!
Tobi Cain I was just about to comment the same thing word for word.
Tobi Cain the eyes move at 11:50
The eyes moved. I am very unsettled.
Thank god its not just me that noticed that... very unnerving !
Came here to say this. At 1:51... stuff of nightmares
I thought I was just imagining it. Creepy...
Erik Beeson
1:51 2:42 2:59 3:26 before he mentioned it.lol
This goes so far beyond the Uncanny Valley, that its now the Uncanny Marianas Trench
At the beginning, before he mentioned the eye mechanism I was freaked out because I was positive they moved !
The eyes really add a whole extra creepy layer to it !
That thing is nightmare fuel oh god
Agreed
My thoughts exactly. That and the new flyers mascot make for a extreme nightmare
I think it's cute.
I think this build has an insane quality and obviously the creepy effect you guys aimed for. Nevertheless I am missing the godlike light ball and shimmer that surrounds the starchild. A great thing would be to see the Prop in some kind of room installation within a illuminated acrylic sphere!
Keep it up Tested!
That would be a great way to display it.
That starchild grew up to be Jean-Luc Picard
His first words were: "Make it so!"
And the second was report number one!
Are you going to put some reddish colour foam around the eyes to cover the gaps?
"I have a coat hanger going through the center of the eyes"
Not something I hear often.
Coat hangers and babies... not things you usually want to mix
Unless you’re going all the way
That scene cut at 1:51 was perfect, well done editor :)
Adam, I've had this concept bugging me for years now - a replica Terminator hand that randomly has a minor twitch of a finger or partial clench as if trying to form a fist and a matching terminator head that now & then flickers the eyes - as if it's not quite "dead" - think you could build one?
Edit - a solar powered garden lamp gave me the idea - when their battery is almost flat, the LEDs start to flicker. It'd be a nice little item sitting on the TV while watching a Terminator marathon
"I have a lot of uses for eyeballs in my life" - Adam Savage, Tested, 2018
"I have a lot of use for eyeballs in my line of work" not exactly a line you hear often.
Yep, that is a thing he said in the video we are all watching. THUMBS UP dude
CLEVER EDITING in 1:51 or pure luck?
Just before the cut the eyes moved and i shit my pants because we didnt at this time know that the eyes were moving.I caught it at the corner of my eye there and had to go back and watch it again to confirm.
Lmao
Gregorio Fierro me too and slomo to 25% and catch it.. creepy AF
Happened at 0:35 too.
So very creepy and unsettling...
I love it.
Currently im more than half way through the book. Pretty cool seeing the differences between Kubrick and Clark's vision
Adam's level of excitement is awe inspiring! Love it.
Watching those eyes reappear from the blackness when you put them back in the head.. That was the best (most unsettling!) part!
Adam, All I can hear as you're talking is it's eye staring at me!!!! Thanks for such great content!!! I need to get to work but... I have fresh Tested content to get to.
So cool! Going to see the movie in the cinema this weekend (50th aniversary screening)
Very cool. Specially like the controller part. I love making mechanical things that move and it is always a pleasure to watch.
Why do all these videos make me giggle with excitement!
It's Reviewbrah! You and Steve did a fantastic job! I was so looking forward to seeing what you did with it, Adam. Kudos!
Nice to see some Arduino used to make a project upsetting. Love it.
The eyes moving freaked me out so much especially since I just watched the Grudge
Adam I appreciate and share your passion for the simultaneously beautiful and slightly unsettling!
It freaked me out over 45 years ago and still does.
wow congratulations on your new child adam! very proud of you!
This is the perfect vid to watch as we enter October
Noticed the corners around the eyes are black from the kydex instead of a pink, which in my opinion, adds additional depth to the unsettling effect. Great build.
I have a practical question, do earth magnets ever mess with the electronics? Is it a good idea to put magnets near motors like that?
Not a problem - the Magnets + Electronics = Bad is largely a relic of old tube TVs/CRT monitors and magnetic storage (floppies, hard drives). Modern electronics (SSDs, LCDs) and most circuit boards are fine in a magnetic field (well maybe don't put them in an MRI).
Putting a magnet near a motor (like, basically touching) *might* affect the performance, but this is unlikely. The thing is, magnetic fields from small magnets decay quickly over distance, so even a mm or two will remove most of the effect.
the main issue with magnets or electromagnets is if the magnetic field changes or moves, that would be more cause for concern or also if the electrical wires moved through the magnetic field
@@spagamoto Thanks for your comprehensive response. Brilliant!
Favourite film ever!
I had the ultra rare experience of seeing the original sculpt in in person in clay at Steve's studio last November and it was awesome then and more awesome now to see it finished. To see Steve copy of the Moonwatcher mask was even as thrilling. Anyone critiquing it I challenge you to do better. Steve Neill is a fantastic artist period.
I remembered seeing the starchild and I thought it was creepy as heck. Now that it moves: I am horrified
The Starchild has always gave me the creeps!
I think its time for an updated Cave Tour
That thing has always creeped me out, and still does.
Those are frecky me out, when it moves. Pretty Cool Adam.
Thank god. I was wondering when they would talk about this
This is awesome! "For though he was master of the world, he was not quite sure what to do next. But he would think of something."
Totally amazing and a seller for movie collectors and as here a talking point
i love how the inside of the cap is just credits to who worked on it
Those moving eyes f*cking scared the sh*t out of me!
I love how the eyes keep moving
I was half-paying attention to the video, and I almost caught the eyes move a couple of times.
"Did they just?........ nah"
Exactly what Adam was going for, kudos. Very creepy.
Eye movements could be done with a wall clock mechanism and some custom (3D printed) gears and a spring, it would work for months with simple AA batteries.
When he removed the eyes I had a flash back to Jeepers keepers
Awesome build.
Beautiful work as always!
The eyes moving definitely freaked me out!
Awesome Adam.
So, in the third minute, basically we come to realize he now just has dozens of blue eyes in boxes waiting for skulls to call home.
I always assumed that the baby was a painting. It's nice to see that it was a physical thing.
Dude i swear Adam Savage is one of my favorite humans in life.
The eyes going back in was the best/creepiest part!
The uncanny valley is deep and wide with this one
Holy shit! At 1:51 he moves his eyes! I jumped on my chair...come on.....You scared me as hell! I didn't expect that.....shivers...
Imagine waking up in the middle of the night and this was floating above your bed staring at you.
"My God... it's full of kydex!"
#iwasdavidbowman
The original baby was cast in gelatine. Hence no blinks, the gelatine skin would have rotted off months after filming completed. Originally he translucent quality of gelatine would have made the baby look amazing. Fibreglass can be made the same translucency as gelatine, so an opaque mannequin baby could have been avoided.The gap in the corner of the eyes lets it down quite a bit. Just my thoughts.
Would love to see you guys make a HAL9000 replica from 2001!
In 2018 there was an exhibition at the German Film Museum, Frankfurt to commemorate the 50th anniversary of 2001: A Space Odyssey. One of the exhibits was a replica of HAL's camera eye and the label next to it said 'Made by Adam Savage'. I was very happy to be able to admire one of his works up close and I would also be happy to see how he created it.
I want the starchild as my desktop background so that when you first see it it will look like
It's a still image but then when you close a program and see it again you notice I'ts eyes have moved.
I’ve been waiting to see this video for so long!!!!
That Thing totally freaked me out....!!!
Back when I first noticed this thing in the workshop, I thought it was Voldemort's soul from the train station!
You know that thing that cats do where they hiss and bristle and arch their backs and kinda like, skitter away sideways? This thing makes me do that.
Upsetting.
Outstandingly Awesome! 😎👍
Liz Moore is the talented young sculptress who actually created the original starchild for Kubrick. She died in a road accident while working on A Bridge Too Far when she was only 32. She would love that her work - and her name - was remembered. Read more at:
www.2001italia.it/2013/05/making-starchild-in-2001-tribute-to-liz.html
Adam, your a bad bad man. I got 3 mins in before I noticed the eyes move.
I'm certain Adam's spouse is very understanding, but I'm pretty sure she draw's the line with creepy space babies that have moving eyes. "Not in my house Adam, get that out of here!"
Lovely just Lovely
Very very nice Adam! I love this movie :)
So I’m watching this video and then the eyes started moving. Thanks for the warning! Freaked the hell out of me! 👀
Starchild, in a sea of stars, you fall, you fall like a burning star!
The part at the end when Adam puts his glasses on it... 🤣🤣
I was disturbed, then the eyes came out.
I could have gone forever without seeing the starchild in detail
I love that Adam is basically nerdy man child with an almost infinite budget! I agree with every decision he makes!
I always wondered where you got your experience to do the great things you did on
your popular "MythBusters" TV show, but I had no idea that you actually built all of the underwater NYC sets in Spielberg/Kubrick's "AI." You're really, really talented!!
He worked For ILM thats where he got his serious Prop Skills.
Wow. It doesn't get much better than that.
I know, I dont remember what video but he goes into his childhood and how his parents where super supportive and he got a welding machine as a kid.
There's a moral here. I think more parents should support their child's natural desires and goals, instead of trying to make them "conform."
That is awesome
Adam savage the only relevant mythbuster love this guy
Great project.
This was awesome!!! Can you do one for the spider head from the thing ??? Always see it in shots
I want one of those set up in the corner of my living room. Just to see my guests reactions.
I think it's staring into my soul...
Hey you got a Speedmaster! (New watch)
I swear 50% of my reason to watch tested is to play - whats on Adams Wrist!!!
OMEGA SPEEDMASTER!!!!!!! FIRST WATCH ON THE MOON!!!!! NICE PAIRING
Now Adam's Twitter posts make sense! I sensed it was for something creepy, and I was not disappointed!
Is that the spider head from 1982 the thing hanging from the rather in your shop one of the scariest prop's of all time .
Adam, you may want to lead with telling us that the eyes move, because it looks static, but the 2 and a half minutes me, and (by looking at the rest of the comments) everyone else were completely weirding out over the eyes. "Are they moving?".."I swear they're looking more forward now"... "Wait, they're glancing to the side...huh!?"...
That is one spooky galactic baby!
yup the eyes make that thing, i was questioning myself if they where moving before you mentioned anything lol Adam savage #dearmoon
Thanks! I hate it.
Are you a drawfee fan?
Adam Savage has boxes and boxes of eyeballs and it doesn't surprise me one bit.
Usually seeing a movie prop or replica demystifies it and makes it less frightening. Not the case here!
OMG, the eyes WERE moving...
Adam, now send it to SpaceX and put it in orbit. xD
Additional hacks: solar panel and camera on a gyro putting the Starchild between it and Earth.
But inside an acrylic ball.
Just before Adam mentioned the Eyes I was freaking out a bit, thinking "Did the eyes move? I feel like they moved. Creepy. Kill it with fire!"
Awesome
I am 33 seconds into watching this and saw the eyes move. not sure if I can watch the rest of this now
When I saw the baby’s eyes move I literally said “holy shit !”