Before you comment: I am aware that the narration is way too fast in this video. Many have pointed this out and their feedback is why the narration has been much better since this video was published. Someday, I'll have to fix up everything in this series and release it as one long video. Thanks for all your constructive feedback!
No, dude, I haven't watched all of them yet, but so far it is truly fascinating and you have done a great job. You narration was fine to me, although I can see what you mean. Kudos dude!
No complaints about the narration. I'm really enjoying this deep dive into what was for me the most unique film I have ever had the pleasure to see on the big screen. Your research and attention to detail are impressive and I like your style. Cheers
Actually, i think the issue is not so much the speed, but that in the preceding videos (which i have only just found today) that you move from one scene to another, and there is no gap between different subjects. So it is not alway clear that the focus of your narration has switched. That said, this is a really fascinating and brilliantly researched series of videos. Informative, interesting, and really adds to my (our!) appreciation of this amazing film.
I grew up in north bay Ontario. My brother in law , Paul Levesque, was a big Kubrick fan and suggested we travel 4 1/2 hours to Toronto where 2001 was screened in cinerama at the Glendale theater . I was 10 yrs old at the time in 68’. My brother in law continued to see screenings every Saturday for 6 months . He became friends with the projectionist who also gave Paul’s contact info to a reporter for Time magazine, who ran the story detailing Paul’s obsession. Kubrick read the story and wrote a five page letter to Paul thanking him for his devotion. I read the letter and it gave me a bond with Stanley . He ended the letter offering an memento from the shoot . Paul requested a frame of negative of the wide shot of Dicovery . That is how a 3’ x6’ poster of the Discovery sat in his living room until his passing two years ago . I’m now a camera operator for Guillermo del Toro cheers
Certainly. It could pass for having been made two or three decades later than it actually was, which is probably its most impressive achievement. At the same time, classic touches like an intermission combine with its modernity to make it feel timeless
I could(and should)re-read the book,someday.Oh,that’s right!I’m supposed to get the book 📕 from the Library!📚 Someone will deliver them to me,pretty soon.🔜 What a film 🎞️ it was to see!And,yes….it is better than ⏰ the Clockwork Orange 🍊 film!I’m glad 🙂 that I read the book,first,before I saw the movie.🍿 But,I won’t see it,again!I’m done ☑️ with it,now!This film 🎥 has something to say!Keir Dullea also add’s to the description,here!He did his last film 🎥about making baby’s in test tube’s.I don’t know the title of this film?🎞️ 😊
Dave moving violently from the pod to the ship in vacuum. No sound whatsoever. No dramatic music. Just silence while a man struggling to survive. Epic.
I saw 2001 in theaters in 1968 and have watched some or all if it many, many times since. Your analysis and background of the production is absolutely fascinating. What a treasure of information! Thank you.
Cleve Watson 2001 wasn't entirely well received when it came out, and still isn't fully appreciated today, may I ask you what was it about the movie that you loved, caught your attention, made you want to see it again? Was it the special effects? I knoe this is coming out of nowhere and will sound weird, I am just genuinly curious
Hi, Miguel! That's a difficult question ... I was 13 years old and have always been a science/spaceflight/sci-fi buff. I'm also a fan of good film-making. The movie portrays huge philosophical ideas in an extraordinarily spare manner. Kubrick was not afraid the challenge the audience rather than spoon-feed them. There is not a wasted shot or moment in the film. For example, consider Moonwatcher at the end of the fight at the waterhole, throwing the bone in the air. The camera follows it up, down, and then BANG we are watching satellites in orbit - the result of that single idea to use tools planted in the pre-humans' minds by the creators of the monolith. Is there a more elegant shot in movie history? I doubt it - maybe a few matching it - but none that surpass it. Then, Heywood on the moon, at the monolith, reaching out and sliding his gloved hand down the side - in perfect parallel to Moonwatcher's actions in the earlier sequence. There are many others, but those two stick out. And I LOVE the music. "Atmospheres" is one of the most gripping pieces I have ever heard. And to use "The Blue Danube" for the shuttle docking sequence - and the "Gayne Ballet Suite" for the sequence introducing the Discovery and its crew. Absolute perfection. Finally, even given the special effects limitations of the time, Kubrick was adamant about being technically accurate about the future he envisioned and the weightless conditions of spaceflight. The movie is truly a work of art. That's a long answer, but I hope it helps!
@@clevewatson9175 The film is way ahead of its time. Many people just did not get it but marvelled at the cinematography. Kubric lived in St.Albans. I recall seeing him one in Marks & Spencers. He preferred to film at Elstree Studios, which have had a make over since the 2001 film. Kubric liked the skills of the British special effects guys, who always came up with the goods. Starwars was also filmed there.
Cleve Watson Exactly. I was 18 when I first saw 2001, and it was love at first sight (almost - I was pretty keen on Paths of Glory, Spartacus, and Dr Strangelove already. I was too young for Lolita.). The fact that it puzzled some adults only increased the thrill, because everything made perfect sense to me straight away! Even better, much better, than Forbidden Planet, and gosh it was a long wait between decent science fiction films back then.
I'm watching this on an inexpensive PC while my phone charges. There are several other screens in my vicinity too. It's incredible how ubiquitous they are. We're generally surrounded by screens now. Not only did this movie predict that but it went to such great pains to replicate it faithfully. Little projectors everywhere because of course their screens aren't possible like they are now, back then. That's amazing.
+eclipsesonic Thanks! This took so long to research. The second half is already written and it's likely going to be longer than this one. I just hope I didn't leave anything out!
Kubrick's quote about Arthur Clarke captures something he rarely gets credit for--his sense of cosmic melancholy. He's not known as a particularly emotional writer, but it comes through in many of his stories. He also had a vivid visual imagination, which made him a good partner for this project.
I believe that sense of loss or melancholy really comes across in the finished film - it wasn't even so much a science fiction film as it was a religion-science-fiction film.
I've read a lot of Clark. I wanted to either agree or disagree with that but I'm not sure I understand what you mean by cosmic melancholy. I suppose it's not as optimistic as Star Trek but that's an extreme example. It's meant to be optimistic. Other sci fi writers have their dark sides too so, I don't know what you mean. I need more.
I was a big Arthur C Clarke fan as a teenager. He made us care about his characters while gently making us aware of our complete insignificance amidst the vastness of space and time.
God, this film was sooo freaking great! A masterpiece of practical effects. More than 50 freaking years and technology has finally caught up with the fantasy.
YES FINALLY Tyler, your channel is unquestionably one of the best original film analysis compilations on the internet, much less TH-cam. Cannot wait to see it continue, and have no idea why it hasn't exploded into the popularity it deserves.
I've been watching your vids about 2001 and I never realized the time, effort, detail, and thought that went into it. It's insane! Kubrick was incredibly goal oriented. He did whatever it took to realize his vision, including pushing himself. On a side note, I had dinner with Arthur C. Clarke in 1970 at a NASA dinner. i was a young engineer at the time working on the space program. An executive I knew heard me talking about how the movie inspired me. He said, "Would you like to meet Mr. Clarke?" and I found myself sitting 4 chairs away from him at dinner where he was the speaker. (I have a photo of him and me at the dinner). He spoke about the movie, about how IBM was not HAL one letter apart by conscious choice, how one must read the book and see the movie several times to understand the meaning, and thanked all the manufacturers working for NASA (vendors). He humorously reminded us that we were the lowest bidders. At the table, he fielded so many questions that he had trouble eating. He seemed to have a hearing deficit on one side because he held his cupped hand to his ear when someone spoke from the left side.I didn't ask him anything - a combination of being the 'junior' person at the table and being star struck. It was obvious we were in the presence of genius. Kubrick certainly chose the right collaborator for this movie.
TH-cam pushed a notification to my iPhone. Jumped out of my bed, poured some coffee and started to watch immediately. Such a great job! These videos are fantastic!!!
1901 Discovery ship. 100 years before 2001! Pentaminoes! Penta = 5. Tetra = 4. Alexey Pajitinov created Tetris in 1984! The pieces are called Tertaminoes!
I first saw 2001 when it came out in 1968. I saw it in Cinerama in London. When Mick Jagger saw it then he said, "It was the most fantastic thing I've ever seen". I concur. It has been my favorite film ever since. Nothing to touch it. These videos of yours are so good, so fascinating, and so informative. Has any director ever gone to so much trouble in making a film?
+fidomusic Thanks for sharing! I'm glad you liked them. I think anyone would be hard-pressed to find a director who has put such an enormous amount of thought into a single film.
That anecdote about putting a blanket beneath nervous actors foot is just so simple and nice solution. Easier to hide nervous habit than try to remove it with force.
Can't believe I've only just discovered these tubes. 2001 is my favourite movie of all time and I extend my heartfelt thanks to you for the time and effort you have taken to make this series. Kudos amigo.
Wow, the entire world has longed for such a thickly researched work on 2001... You present previously unseen images, production images and even some video showing camera and light placement, with actors present and waiting for the action to begin. And it appears there are dozens of these videos about 2001! You should get something big for this!
I just discovered your channel yesterday and I've already watched a bunch of your videos. I love your taste in movies and the ones you choose to make videos about. You do such a great job with these documentaries. I just wanted to say that and get it off my chest because your channel is great.
2001 is my favorite film of all time. I saw it in a brand new, huge theater in 1968, and was mesmerized by the whole thing. Thank you for providing some amazing behind-the-scenes info, this was great!
"2001" just literally blew us away when we first saw it in Cinemascope in '68 - I was 15 at the time and had never seen anything like it - it was revelatory. Thanks for this series that unpacks all the expertise that went in to making this epic film.
A mesmerizing masterpiece! The attention to detail is exquisite. The intermingling of music and imagery is elegant and wonderous. A profound cinematic experience.
In 1979, Clarke published a book titled 'The Lost Worlds of 2001'. I still have my copy, and it's a fascinating look at how the script evolved and changed.
Knowing all of the hard work that goes into the smallest detail makes me appreciate this film SO much more. Like the multiple projections to create the video screens. Nowadays that would be so simple but so much hard work had to go into everything.
Tyler, thank you for all the insight into my favorite film of all times. I highly appreciate your commitment to understanding the essence and the making of this marvelous film. THANK YOU AGAIN
Excellent series of videos. My favourite film of all time. I was lucky enough to go to the live screening in London with a full orchestra and choir. Spine tingling and unforgettable. Looking at some of the techniques for shooting in the centrifuge, I remember seeing a still of the camera pointing at a large mirror on the floor to capture a shot of something above. The most impressive aspect of the filming was how creativity and common sense were used by Kubrick and the crew to solve the problems of achieving shots that had the audience baffled at the time.
This is excellent. The first two books I ever bought for myself, when I was in the 7th grade at a school library sale, was the paperback of the gigantically thick "Making of Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey" and "Planet of the Apes." I loved both those books to death. That was a long time ago. Thanks for putting this together. Great job.
Thank you so much for this series. 2001 is still my favourite film, superseding even the first Star Wars. I had just turned 16 at the time, had obtained my motorcycle licence and had thus managed to borrow my father's scooter, so as to enable me to head into town and see the movie. You could hear a pin drop it was so quiet during screening, and at the movie's conclusion it felt strange riding home, as if I was at the controls of one of the pods whilst steering the scooter. I try and watch it at least once per year and parts of it on TH-cam, so seeing the extra bits makes it worth it.
@9:01 Vickers made a lot of really innovative one-of-a-kind contraptions. During WWII they made a complicated bombing simulator that projected terrain and a bomb going off to train bombardiers. It was called the "Vickers-Bygrave Bombing Teacher".
Some of the details in this game such as the article frank was reading the chess game are amazing! The detail that Kubrick puts in his films are amazing!
This has clearly been an epic project - and you've done it with passion and dedication. I think it's a superb effort, and any fan of this classic film will find these videos engaging and compelling. Well done - and thank you for making this series. All of us watching, I am sure, are very grateful for your hard work.
I mean. Let me just say thank you for your work. The level of effort and detail that you put into this is beyond anything else I’ve seen. You are appreciated good sir.
There is great odds into facts, Stanley had deep knowledge of projects never revealed to any surface earthling, every Sci-Fi specs in the video looked extremely expensive, yet ( with respect) far more effective than all the space programs today. Even correct on all anomolly, from AI sentient & consciousness issues, the comparison of espionage leaks of Cosmonauts achievements far beyond the west, all the way to conspiracy photo evidence of stealth military elites colonization in realms not of Earth. He may have attempted to reveal, using a sci-fi portrayed of these trials and errors into the actual drama events. That health condition of Stanley's last days, is also controversial. Poor HAL (IB&M AI) only got a second acting part in Night Rider 2 ( the second version).
I'm pretty impressed with the amount of research, presentation and verve you come at these with. I've been binging your channel for days. Sincerely one of the best cinema channels on the platform. One of the best channels period actually. And that's coming from a filmmaker making a living halfway across the world. Also just a hardcore film geek in general. Kudos brother.
Wow! Excellent series! I saw "2001" the first time in 1969 and it has remained my favorite sf movie. I had no idea of all of the painstaking effort that went into it.
This is the first made for youtube material I have ever liked, good job dude, very impressive. The Kubrick info here is invaluable for potential filmmakers.
Thank you for your excellent, exhaustive insights into 2001--a lot of research on your part. It's really overwhelming how much effort went into this epic film! I look forward to your next part!
Wow, this is an impressive deep dive into what’s probably my favorite movie of all time. Looks like I have just found my newest TH-cam binge. Great work.
I remember hearing the Kubrick wanted the film to be the best science-fiction film ever made... all the details were so accurate, the scenes inside Discovery with the centrifuge were incredible and I think nothing has been done like this since! again, thank you so much for putting so much work into making these videos
And he succeeded. Too bad modern sci-fi filmmakers lack his dedication; if they applied seven a small share of the effort Stanley did, their works would've been much more palatable
I've been taking my time watching this, and I'm so excited to finish it. This is absolutely brilliant. You are excellent at film analysis, this is true effort and talent
Watching your analysis of the film reminds me just why it is arguably the best film of my (baby boomer) generation. Thank you so much for this series, it is fantastic!
Since the film's release, it's been discovered that the amount of radiation and cosmic ray activity in interplanetary space is so strong that an astronaut could not survive a flight to Jupiter, at least with present technology.
I wish there had been videos like yours in Art/Film School! So interesting and thought provoking, it keeps me awake and engaged in the process of filmmaking and creating. Fantastic job! :-)
+Odyssey Mosaic Thanks! This is the kind of stuff I would research when I was procrastinating on essays while I was in college. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Fantastic breakdown of my favorite movie of all time. Terrific job! I’m really enjoying this series. For many years I taught Clarke’s book and Kubrick’s film in a college English class. If only I’d had your videos as teaching tools! Alas, now I’m retired from teaching. Thanks so much for the work you’ve done in putting these together!
+T Gill Thanks! The next part is already written, so it won't take nearly as long to make and I have another video in the pipeline nearing completion, so stay tuned!
I especially enjoyed the bit about the gelatin and peanut butter. A perfect example of a movie grows very organically (no pun intended). And yes, I agree - I hope in future prints, his mom has a credit as 'Food Science Consultant'.
This was fantastic! I thought I'd seen everything related to the making of this miraculous movie but this video was like Christmas for me. Absolutely loved it.
Anything that adds this much to our appreciation of a work of such intense brilliance as 2001, as this series of documentaries does, is itself worthy of the highest possible praise. As for the film itself, one of the many things that has pleased me more and more as the years have gone by is the technology design and the way it gradually coincides with the world today. For instance, the screens. Just look inside the cockpit of, say, an Airbus A380 or a Dreamliner and I think you'll catch my drift. Not to mention the large all-screen tablet computers. I frequently have wondered whether the set design was astonishingly prescient, or just so incredibly, indelibly influential that the way we do so many things now was because of they way Kubrick and his team did it in "2001". Either way, the richness and texture and importance of this production means it will endure for as long as any other major work of art: perhaps indefinitely. In that sense, I really believe that, as a motion picture, it is one of a kind.
+subodh singh Thanks! I had always wondered if there was something more to that chess match and was blown away when I looked into it. A chess enthusiast mane an interesting video on the match if you're interested. th-cam.com/video/4rSBSyvayiE/w-d-xo.html
Thanks so much for this series! I've been obsessed with 2001 since seeing it as a teenage the year it was released. Really enjoy learning more about all the details of the production, writing, performances, etc. Kubrick was totally unique. Personally, he seemed able to charm people, but was incredibly tough and unrelenting in completing his projects... three or four of the best movies ever made. Man, do I wish we had a couple of directors today as great as Kubrick, Antonioni...
So prior to Gary Lockwood's veiled criticism towards Stanley Kubrick were the astronauts to have discussed disconnecting HAL on deck where obviously HAL could hear them? Which would have been inadvisable to say the least. Lockwood's idea that they should talk in a pod out of HAL's detection was a great idea and for me really added to the tension. That HAL is able to lip read is a brilliant solution ramping up the tension still further whilst also moving the story along. HAL's lip reading was unquestioned by me as i first saw this film in the late 90's and it was a technological reality. Funny to think a computer's ability to do this was considered unlikely at the time of filming by some on set whereas to a future viewer such as myself it didn't even raise an eyebrow. Kudos to Kubrick both for hearing Lockwood's criticism, adopting his idea of the pod conversation and then coming up with a solution for HAL to determine what the astronauts were discussing.
Great videos! So well done! Out of all the awesomeness of 2001, one thing that stands out is how all the screens were "flat"...not TV tubes...a prediction of the future.
It seems there was meticulous planning of making this movie, yet Kubric was willing to improvise or change the original plan at any point to get a better result. It's a winning set up for creative work. Also interesting how he would create something organically eg with the lip reading dialog: Letting the actors improvise on a long script, use the recorded improvisation and let them work on that one once again until the right length was achieved... this is so much more natural to achieve a shorter dialogue than asking a scrip writer to simple a cut script short.
26:55 excellent still of the shooting set of this location! I saw the movie in '68 and followed it ever since--first time ever seeing this. It's like trying to see the Star Trek bridge set on the RKO stage in '66--damn near impossible.
+olivia brocklehurst Thanks! The lovely music is by Chris Zabriskie. I must admit I also love listening to Keir Dullea's voice-- it has gotten even better with age.
It's so much easier to make films like 2001 nowadays, but the screenplays and the scripts fall so short of Stanley's work. His production values and attention to detail were quite literally almost insane.
It's easier but in a lot of ways, the special effects available in the 60's look a lot better than they do now. You just have to go through a lot more to get them.
When Keir mentions the technical dialogue he memorized but was not used in the final cut (25:33), the very first thing that came to mind was the piece Mark Hamill loves to repeat in interviews and round tables, to the delight of audiences: "But we can't turn back, fear is their greatest defense, I doubt if the actual security there is any greater than it was on Aquilae or Sullust and what there is is most likely directed towards a large-scale assault."
A 54-foot model for the Discovery. Wow. If I heard someone was using a model that size for a Sci-Fi movie I would be so excited. No matter how great computer graphics are, they always look slightly off.
First time I've seen your channel. I have read many books on 2001 and your presentation is absolutely superb. I learned many new things about the production and will now be checking out your other presentations on this game-changing film. Thank you for all of your hard work.
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Before you comment: I am aware that the narration is way too fast in this video. Many have pointed this out and their feedback is why the narration has been much better since this video was published. Someday, I'll have to fix up everything in this series and release it as one long video. Thanks for all your constructive feedback!
You could do some work on the sound design of the film. Way beyond anything that had been done before.
No, dude, I haven't watched all of them yet, but so far it is truly fascinating and you have done a great job. You narration was fine to me, although I can see what you mean. Kudos dude!
No complaints about the narration. I'm really enjoying this deep dive into what was for me the most unique film I have ever had the pleasure to see on the big screen. Your research and attention to detail are impressive and I like your style.
Cheers
I'll respectfully disagree. I personally watch most of TH-cam at 1.75 speed. Except your videos.
Actually, i think the issue is not so much the speed, but that in the preceding videos (which i have only just found today) that you move from one scene to another, and there is no gap between different subjects. So it is not alway clear that the focus of your narration has switched. That said, this is a really fascinating and brilliantly researched series of videos. Informative, interesting, and really adds to my (our!) appreciation of this amazing film.
I grew up in north bay Ontario. My brother in law , Paul Levesque, was a big Kubrick fan and suggested we travel 4 1/2 hours to Toronto where 2001 was screened in cinerama at the Glendale theater . I was 10 yrs old at the time in 68’. My brother in law continued to see screenings every Saturday for 6 months . He became friends with the projectionist who also gave Paul’s contact info to a reporter for Time magazine, who ran the story detailing Paul’s obsession. Kubrick read the story and wrote a five page letter to Paul thanking him for his devotion. I read the letter and it gave me a bond with Stanley . He ended the letter offering an memento from the shoot . Paul requested a frame of negative of the wide shot of Dicovery . That is how a 3’ x6’ poster of the Discovery sat in his living room until his passing two years ago . I’m now a camera operator for Guillermo del Toro cheers
Cool story. I was 13 and experienced 2001 in Cinerama. Seen film at least 100 X
Is your brother in law Triple H ? Would that make you Shane McMahon? 😂
Amazing story!
It's amazing how modern this movie still feels.
Certainly. It could pass for having been made two or three decades later than it actually was, which is probably its most impressive achievement. At the same time, classic touches like an intermission combine with its modernity to make it feel timeless
I could(and should)re-read the book,someday.Oh,that’s right!I’m supposed to get the book 📕 from the Library!📚 Someone will deliver them to me,pretty soon.🔜 What a film 🎞️ it was to see!And,yes….it is better than ⏰ the Clockwork Orange 🍊 film!I’m glad 🙂 that I read the book,first,before I saw the movie.🍿 But,I won’t see it,again!I’m done ☑️ with it,now!This film 🎥 has something to say!Keir Dullea also add’s to the description,here!He did his last film 🎥about making baby’s in test tube’s.I don’t know the title of this film?🎞️ 😊
Dave moving violently from the pod to the ship in vacuum. No sound whatsoever. No dramatic music. Just silence while a man struggling to survive. Epic.
I saw 2001 in theaters in 1968 and have watched some or all if it many, many times since. Your analysis and background of the production is absolutely fascinating. What a treasure of information! Thank you.
+Cleve Watson Thanks so much! I'm working on the next part right now!
Cleve Watson 2001 wasn't entirely well received when it came out, and still isn't fully appreciated today, may I ask you what was it about the movie that you loved, caught your attention, made you want to see it again? Was it the special effects? I knoe this is coming out of nowhere and will sound weird, I am just genuinly curious
Hi, Miguel! That's a difficult question ... I was 13 years old and have always been a science/spaceflight/sci-fi buff. I'm also a fan of good film-making. The movie portrays huge philosophical ideas in an extraordinarily spare manner. Kubrick was not afraid the challenge the audience rather than spoon-feed them. There is not a wasted shot or moment in the film. For example, consider Moonwatcher at the end of the fight at the waterhole, throwing the bone in the air. The camera follows it up, down, and then BANG we are watching satellites in orbit - the result of that single idea to use tools planted in the pre-humans' minds by the creators of the monolith. Is there a more elegant shot in movie history? I doubt it - maybe a few matching it - but none that surpass it. Then, Heywood on the moon, at the monolith, reaching out and sliding his gloved hand down the side - in perfect parallel to Moonwatcher's actions in the earlier sequence. There are many others, but those two stick out. And I LOVE the music. "Atmospheres" is one of the most gripping pieces I have ever heard. And to use "The Blue Danube" for the shuttle docking sequence - and the "Gayne Ballet Suite" for the sequence introducing the Discovery and its crew. Absolute perfection. Finally, even given the special effects limitations of the time, Kubrick was adamant about being technically accurate about the future he envisioned and the weightless conditions of spaceflight. The movie is truly a work of art.
That's a long answer, but I hope it helps!
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The film is way ahead of its time. Many people just did not get it but marvelled at the cinematography. Kubric lived in St.Albans. I recall seeing him one in Marks & Spencers. He preferred to film at Elstree Studios, which have had a make over since the 2001 film. Kubric liked the skills of the British special effects guys, who always came up with the goods. Starwars was also filmed there.
Cleve Watson Exactly. I was 18 when I first saw 2001, and it was love at first sight (almost - I was pretty keen on Paths of Glory, Spartacus, and Dr Strangelove already. I was too young for Lolita.). The fact that it puzzled some adults only increased the thrill, because everything made perfect sense to me straight away! Even better, much better, than Forbidden Planet, and gosh it was a long wait between decent science fiction films back then.
I'm watching this on an inexpensive PC while my phone charges. There are several other screens in my vicinity too. It's incredible how ubiquitous they are. We're generally surrounded by screens now. Not only did this movie predict that but it went to such great pains to replicate it faithfully. Little projectors everywhere because of course their screens aren't possible like they are now, back then. That's amazing.
I love the amount of detail and research that goes into these videos. Well done!
+eclipsesonic Thanks! This took so long to research. The second half is already written and it's likely going to be longer than this one. I just hope I didn't leave anything out!
Awesome! I'm looking forward to it.
+eclipsesonic Me too.
And how it really helps to emphasize all of the detail that Kubrick put in. Cheers to all.
Yes I agree, fantastic stuff, much appreciated
Kubrick's quote about Arthur Clarke captures something he rarely gets credit for--his sense of cosmic melancholy. He's not known as a particularly emotional writer, but it comes through in many of his stories. He also had a vivid visual imagination, which made him a good partner for this project.
I can't remember who it was, but I remember reading a literary critic praising Clarke for his expressing "a sense of loss".
I believe that sense of loss or melancholy really comes across in the finished film - it wasn't even so much a science fiction film as it was a religion-science-fiction film.
The written Stargate sequence is more than up to the task set by Kubrick and is a hallmark of contemporary literature.
I've read a lot of Clark. I wanted to either agree or disagree with that but I'm not sure I understand what you mean by cosmic melancholy. I suppose it's not as optimistic as Star Trek but that's an extreme example. It's meant to be optimistic. Other sci fi writers have their dark sides too so, I don't know what you mean. I need more.
I was a big Arthur C Clarke fan as a teenager. He made us care about his characters while gently making us aware of our complete insignificance amidst the vastness of space and time.
God, this film was sooo freaking great! A masterpiece of practical effects. More than 50 freaking years and technology has finally caught up with the fantasy.
Well, not quite catched up lol. We aren't sending human missions to Jupiter yet...
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FINALLY
Tyler, your channel is unquestionably one of the best original film analysis compilations on the internet, much less TH-cam. Cannot wait to see it continue, and have no idea why it hasn't exploded into the popularity it deserves.
+Devon Hayes Thank you so much for the kind words! I really appreciate it!
I've been watching your vids about 2001 and I never realized the time, effort, detail, and thought that went into it. It's insane! Kubrick was incredibly goal oriented. He did whatever it took to realize his vision, including pushing himself.
On a side note, I had dinner with Arthur C. Clarke in 1970 at a NASA dinner. i was a young engineer at the time working on the space program. An executive I knew heard me talking about how the movie inspired me. He said, "Would you like to meet Mr. Clarke?" and I found myself sitting 4 chairs away from him at dinner where he was the speaker. (I have a photo of him and me at the dinner). He spoke about the movie, about how IBM was not HAL one letter apart by conscious choice, how one must read the book and see the movie several times to understand the meaning, and thanked all the manufacturers working for NASA (vendors). He humorously reminded us that we were the lowest bidders. At the table, he fielded so many questions that he had trouble eating. He seemed to have a hearing deficit on one side because he held his cupped hand to his ear when someone spoke from the left side.I didn't ask him anything - a combination of being the 'junior' person at the table and being star struck. It was obvious we were in the presence of genius. Kubrick certainly chose the right collaborator for this movie.
That's "legendary". Great memories!
TH-cam pushed a notification to my iPhone. Jumped out of my bed, poured some coffee and started to watch immediately. Such a great job! These videos are fantastic!!!
1901 Discovery ship. 100 years before 2001!
Pentaminoes! Penta = 5. Tetra = 4.
Alexey Pajitinov created Tetris in 1984! The pieces are called Tertaminoes!
+Strother Pitzke That makes me very happy to hear! Hope you enjoyed it!
+Strother Pitzke Very interesting! Thanks for sharing!
Best sci fi film ever. So so far ahead of its time and still really fresh today.
I first saw 2001 when it came out in 1968. I saw it in Cinerama in London. When Mick Jagger saw it then he said, "It was the most fantastic thing I've ever seen". I concur. It has been my favorite film ever since. Nothing to touch it. These videos of yours are so good, so fascinating, and so informative. Has any director ever gone to so much trouble in making a film?
+fidomusic Thanks for sharing! I'm glad you liked them. I think anyone would be hard-pressed to find a director who has put such an enormous amount of thought into a single film.
Cinerama London was a fantastic theatre and amazing audio. The depth of the bass notes amazing, you could feel the sound.
That anecdote about putting a blanket beneath nervous actors foot is just so simple and nice solution. Easier to hide nervous habit than try to remove it with force.
Can't believe I've only just discovered these tubes. 2001 is my favourite movie of all time and I extend my heartfelt thanks to you for the time and effort you have taken to make this series. Kudos amigo.
Thanks so much! You're lucky to be coming across it now that it has been completed. Some people had to wait two years!
Wow, the entire world has longed for such a thickly researched work on 2001... You present previously unseen images, production images and even some video showing camera and light placement, with actors present and waiting for the action to begin.
And it appears there are dozens of these videos about 2001!
You should get something big for this!
Thanks so much!
You could send him money or support him in whatever ways he has available!
@Dan Tyler Or, you could just read The Making of 2001: A Space Odyssey. I know---paper, right?
This series is among the best film analyses I have seen online. Thank you for making and sharing this.
Glad you liked it!
I just discovered your channel yesterday and I've already watched a bunch of your videos. I love your taste in movies and the ones you choose to make videos about. You do such a great job with these documentaries. I just wanted to say that and get it off my chest because your channel is great.
2001 is my favorite film of all time. I saw it in a brand new, huge theater in 1968, and was mesmerized by the whole thing.
Thank you for providing some amazing behind-the-scenes info, this was great!
"2001" just literally blew us away when we first saw it in Cinemascope in '68 - I was 15 at the time and had never seen anything like it - it was revelatory. Thanks for this series that unpacks all the expertise that went in to making this epic film.
A mesmerizing masterpiece! The attention to detail is exquisite. The intermingling of music and imagery is elegant and wonderous. A profound cinematic experience.
In 1979, Clarke published a book titled 'The Lost Worlds of 2001'. I still have my copy, and it's a fascinating look at how the script evolved and changed.
Knowing all of the hard work that goes into the smallest detail makes me appreciate this film SO much more. Like the multiple projections to create the video screens. Nowadays that would be so simple but so much hard work had to go into everything.
Most of us would never have known this information it wasn't for your research in these videos! Wonderful stuff!!
+codeecrottz Thanks! It's amazing how much info is out there!
Tyler, thank you for all the insight into my favorite film of all times. I highly appreciate your commitment to understanding the essence and the making of this marvelous film. THANK YOU AGAIN
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!
Excellent series of videos. My favourite film of all time. I was lucky enough to go to the live screening in London with a full orchestra and choir. Spine tingling and unforgettable.
Looking at some of the techniques for shooting in the centrifuge, I remember seeing a still of the camera pointing at a large mirror on the floor to capture a shot of something above. The most impressive aspect of the filming was how creativity and common sense were used by Kubrick and the crew to solve the problems of achieving shots that had the audience baffled at the time.
Thanks! That sounds amazing! I love how some of the most mind blowing effects were really simple when you find out how they were done.
This is excellent. The first two books I ever bought for myself, when I was in the 7th grade at a school library sale, was the paperback of the gigantically thick "Making of Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey" and "Planet of the Apes." I loved both those books to death. That was a long time ago. Thanks for putting this together. Great job.
+Warren Fahy Thanks! I don't think I could have made this series without that book. So much great info!
Thank you so much for this series. 2001 is still my favourite film, superseding even the first Star Wars. I had just turned 16 at the time, had obtained my motorcycle licence and had thus managed to borrow my father's scooter, so as to enable me to head into town and see the movie. You could hear a pin drop it was so quiet during screening, and at the movie's conclusion it felt strange riding home, as if I was at the controls of one of the pods whilst steering the scooter. I try and watch it at least once per year and parts of it on TH-cam, so seeing the extra bits makes it worth it.
@9:01 Vickers made a lot of really innovative one-of-a-kind contraptions. During WWII they made a complicated bombing simulator that projected terrain and a bomb going off to train bombardiers. It was called the "Vickers-Bygrave Bombing Teacher".
@CinemaTyler you are rocking this, man. I wish everything on TH-cam was this well researched and presented.
This is amazing, the amount of detail is beautiful
Some of the details in this game such as the article frank was reading the chess game are amazing! The detail that Kubrick puts in his films are amazing!
This has clearly been an epic project - and you've done it with passion and dedication. I think it's a superb effort, and any fan of this classic film will find these videos engaging and compelling. Well done - and thank you for making this series. All of us watching, I am sure, are very grateful for your hard work.
I mean. Let me just say thank you for your work. The level of effort and detail that you put into this is beyond anything else I’ve seen. You are appreciated good sir.
I’m thankful for all your hard work on these. Well done, sir.
its a highly emotional thing to watch such excellence and perfection. Stanley Kubrick was from a another world...
There is great odds into facts, Stanley had deep knowledge of projects never revealed to any surface earthling, every Sci-Fi specs in the video looked extremely expensive, yet ( with respect) far more effective than all the space programs today.
Even correct on all anomolly, from AI sentient & consciousness issues, the comparison of espionage leaks of Cosmonauts achievements far beyond the west, all the way to conspiracy photo evidence of stealth military elites colonization in realms not of Earth.
He may have attempted to reveal, using a sci-fi portrayed of these trials and errors into the actual drama events. That health condition of Stanley's last days, is also controversial. Poor HAL (IB&M AI) only got a second acting part in Night Rider 2 ( the second version).
This is an outstanding video essay. The details and care invested in it are...Kubrickian!
I'm pretty impressed with the amount of research, presentation and verve you come at these with. I've been binging your channel for days. Sincerely one of the best cinema channels on the platform. One of the best channels period actually. And that's coming from a filmmaker making a living halfway across the world. Also just a hardcore film geek in general. Kudos brother.
Yes brother
Wow! Excellent series! I saw "2001" the first time in 1969 and it has remained my favorite sf movie. I had no idea of all of the painstaking effort that went into it.
Indeed, some of the past episodes of this.. getting the stars behind the models!!!
Most underrated youtuber!!! Amazing job!!!
+Aningaaq Møller Thank you!
WOW! You have THE most awesome TH-cam icon!!!
This is the first made for youtube material I have ever liked, good job dude, very impressive.
The Kubrick info here is invaluable for potential filmmakers.
Thank you! That really means a lot!
Thank you for your excellent, exhaustive insights into 2001--a lot of research on your part. It's really overwhelming how much effort went into this epic film! I look forward to your next part!
+Sutterjack I'm constantly blown away at how much thought and detail went into each frame of this film. Thanks for watching!
Favourite film, and favourite TH-cam series! Great job!!!!
+Joe Watson Thanks! Glad you liked it!
I agree
I love the depth of analysis here, both creatively and technically.
+DysnomiaFilms Thanks! This is such a fun series to make. The more I research, the deeper the rabbit hole goes...
CinemaTyler
You could sell this when it's finished as a standalone documentary if you wanted, it's so good. Kubrick is my favourite filmmaker.
DysnomiaFilms Mine too! He really knew how to use the medium to its fullest potential.
I have all of this information in text, but to hear your excellent narration, brings this all to life! Thank you so much for producing this!
Wow, this is an impressive deep dive into what’s probably my favorite movie of all time. Looks like I have just found my newest TH-cam binge. Great work.
This is a phenomenal video! The amount of work it must have taken shows, just like in 2001. Well done!
I remember hearing the Kubrick wanted the film to be the best science-fiction film ever made... all the details were so accurate, the scenes inside Discovery with the centrifuge were incredible and I think nothing has been done like this since!
again, thank you so much for putting so much work into making these videos
And he succeeded. Too bad modern sci-fi filmmakers lack his dedication; if they applied seven a small share of the effort Stanley did, their works would've been much more palatable
I very rarely post anything on TH-cam but you're videos are very well made and insightful. And most importantly entertaining. Thanks. Peace
I've been taking my time watching this, and I'm so excited to finish it. This is absolutely brilliant. You are excellent at film analysis, this is true effort and talent
I'm so happy to hear that you enjoyed it! I'm working on Part 6 now!
Watching your analysis of the film reminds me just why it is arguably the best film of my (baby boomer) generation. Thank you so much for this series, it is fantastic!
Since the film's release, it's been discovered that the amount of radiation and cosmic ray activity in interplanetary space is so strong that an astronaut could not survive a flight to Jupiter, at least with present technology.
24:16 Thanks so much for this. I finally learn how they did that shot after over 40 years of wondering.
I wish there had been videos like yours in Art/Film School! So interesting and thought provoking, it keeps me awake and engaged in the process of filmmaking and creating. Fantastic job! :-)
+Odyssey Mosaic Thanks! This is the kind of stuff I would research when I was procrastinating on essays while I was in college. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
+CinemaTyler I did, very much and thanks! :-)
There is a hell of a lot more details that are accessible through this site. Cinema Tyler has done his homework, bar none!!!
Thanks! I really appreciate it!
Fantastic breakdown of my favorite movie of all time. Terrific job! I’m really enjoying this series. For many years I taught Clarke’s book and Kubrick’s film in a college English class. If only I’d had your videos as teaching tools! Alas, now I’m retired from teaching. Thanks so much for the work you’ve done in putting these together!
I didn't want it to be over!!!!
MORE PLEASE! 👍
+T Gill Thanks! The next part is already written, so it won't take nearly as long to make and I have another video in the pipeline nearing completion, so stay tuned!
I love this series so much. Thanks for all your work.
I found this series and your channel earlier tonight.. i must be sleeping, but i can't left to watch! great videos!
Wow, thanks!
I especially enjoyed the bit about the gelatin and peanut butter. A perfect example of a movie grows very organically (no pun intended). And yes, I agree - I hope in future prints, his mom has a credit as 'Food Science Consultant'.
What a fascinating document! 2001 is one of my favorite sci-fi movie. It shows the true golden age of 'analog' visual effects.
This was fantastic! I thought I'd seen everything related to the making of this miraculous movie but this video was like Christmas for me. Absolutely loved it.
Anything that adds this much to our appreciation of a work of such intense brilliance as 2001, as this series of documentaries does, is itself worthy of the highest possible praise.
As for the film itself, one of the many things that has pleased me more and more as the years have gone by is the technology design and the way it gradually coincides with the world today. For instance, the screens. Just look inside the cockpit of, say, an Airbus A380 or a Dreamliner and I think you'll catch my drift. Not to mention the large all-screen tablet computers. I frequently have wondered whether the set design was astonishingly prescient, or just so incredibly, indelibly influential that the way we do so many things now was because of they way Kubrick and his team did it in "2001".
Either way, the richness and texture and importance of this production means it will endure for as long as any other major work of art: perhaps indefinitely. In that sense, I really believe that, as a motion picture, it is one of a kind.
Spectacular! A billion likes
+Basilzaharoff1 Thanks!
This whole series just makes me smile.
I'm just discovering (ha) this series now. It's definitely the best 2001 doc on TH-cam. Thanks so much for it!
This is just a fantastic documentary. Its genius that they thought of all this stuff . . . everything.
I first watched this movie when I was 12. I had no idea how much work was put into every detail of this film until now
great work man! really exceeded the expectations...
the take on chess match was mind blowing... excellent work... waiting for next video eagerly...
+subodh singh Thanks! I had always wondered if there was something more to that chess match and was blown away when I looked into it. A chess enthusiast mane an interesting video on the match if you're interested. th-cam.com/video/4rSBSyvayiE/w-d-xo.html
+CinemaTyler thanks man! really great video and work. thanks for the link...
These are some of the most captivating videos I’ve come across for a long time. Thank you.
Fantastic job Cinema Tyler, you put a lot of time and energy into this and the results are worth the effort
The sets were incredible.
Thanks Stan.
I love this series man! It's helping me thru the production of my scifi project. Keep the good work coming!
+ShortScope Review (dkay3000) Thanks! Glad I could help!
Thanks so much for this series! I've been obsessed with 2001 since seeing it as a teenage the year it was released. Really enjoy learning more about all the details of the production, writing, performances, etc. Kubrick was totally unique. Personally, he seemed able to charm people, but was incredibly tough and unrelenting in completing his projects... three or four of the best movies ever made. Man, do I wish we had a couple of directors today as great as Kubrick, Antonioni...
So prior to Gary Lockwood's veiled criticism towards Stanley Kubrick were the astronauts to have discussed disconnecting HAL on deck where obviously HAL could hear them? Which would have been inadvisable to say the least. Lockwood's idea that they should talk in a pod out of HAL's detection was a great idea and for me really added to the tension. That HAL is able to lip read is a brilliant solution ramping up the tension still further whilst also moving the story along. HAL's lip reading was unquestioned by me as i first saw this film in the late 90's and it was a technological reality. Funny to think a computer's ability to do this was considered unlikely at the time of filming by some on set whereas to a future viewer such as myself it didn't even raise an eyebrow. Kudos to Kubrick both for hearing Lockwood's criticism, adopting his idea of the pod conversation and then coming up with a solution for HAL to determine what the astronauts were discussing.
finally! keep this amazing channel alive!
+TheMatKapo100 More is on the way!
Great videos! So well done! Out of all the awesomeness of 2001, one thing that stands out is how all the screens were "flat"...not TV tubes...a prediction of the future.
This gentleman is a genius. I believe with what he has learned from his academic endeavors, he might make a fine director.
SO EXCITED when I saw this. Fantastic work, as usual.
+Another TH-cam Pooper Glad you liked it!
So happy to see this up. Really enjoying your work. Keep it up.
+T Gill Me too, hehe. Thanks for watching!
It seems there was meticulous planning of making this movie, yet Kubric was willing to improvise or change the original plan at any point to get a better result. It's a winning set up for creative work. Also interesting how he would create something organically eg with the lip reading dialog: Letting the actors improvise on a long script, use the recorded improvisation and let them work on that one once again until the right length was achieved... this is so much more natural to achieve a shorter dialogue than asking a scrip writer to simple a cut script short.
Kubrick did this in ALL his films - 2001 is no exception - will do a video on this soon.
Outstanding channel! Thank you for taking such great care in making these!
The work you put into this is wonderful. Thank you
Wonderful work, exceptionally researched. Many thanks for what was clearly a labor of love, and a very successful one.
Very informative, as always.
+Akaaraq Hansen Thanks!
26:55 excellent still of the shooting set of this location! I saw the movie in '68 and followed it ever since--first time ever seeing this. It's like trying to see the Star Trek bridge set on the RKO stage in '66--damn near impossible.
normally i increase the speed of youtube narration to 1.25 so i find your rate satisfactory (and very much enjoy your videos).
God I loved this series
i find this really relaxing to watch
+olivia brocklehurst Thanks! The lovely music is by Chris Zabriskie. I must admit I also love listening to Keir Dullea's voice-- it has gotten even better with age.
The amount of practical effects details is staggering
Thank you for another lovely video, Tyler. Just amazing.
Also: 16:17 Vibrator.
It's so much easier to make films like 2001 nowadays, but the screenplays and the scripts fall so short of Stanley's work. His production values and attention to detail were quite literally almost insane.
It's easier but in a lot of ways, the special effects available in the 60's look a lot better than they do now. You just have to go through a lot more to get them.
You are extremely thorough in your work, well done. also love the music you chose in this series.
Amazing work - I'll be watching the series again with pauses so as to get the details. Probably take a long time - so many details! Thanks so much!
Fascinating stuff - and lovely to see the footage from the 2014 event with Kier and Gary in London, I was there in the audience.
When Keir mentions the technical dialogue he memorized but was not used in the final cut (25:33), the very first thing that came to mind was the piece Mark Hamill loves to repeat in interviews and round tables, to the delight of audiences:
"But we can't turn back, fear is their greatest defense, I doubt if the actual security there is any greater than it was on Aquilae or Sullust and what there is is most likely directed towards a large-scale assault."
A 54-foot model for the Discovery. Wow. If I heard someone was using a model that size for a Sci-Fi movie I would be so excited. No matter how great computer graphics are, they always look slightly off.
First time I've seen your channel. I have read many books on 2001 and your presentation is absolutely superb. I learned many new things about the production and will now be checking out your other presentations on this game-changing film. Thank you for all of your hard work.
OK, Excellent work! I watched each in succession. Can't wait for the next!
+mro2112 Thanks! Working on the next part now!