Specialist Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 "2001" was all models (miniatures), cel animation, and full-size sets. There was an article in "Popular Science" about the filming, and what they had to do. They actually built the main wheel for "Discovery" (the Jupiter ship), and stood it vertically, like a Ferris wheel, rotating it as the astronauts walked, so that the astronauts were always at the bottom, where gravity was in the correct direction. It is very difficult to do CGI that looks "real", as opposed to ultra-real. Compare the shots of the starship in the opening scenes of "Avatar" with the shots of "Discovery" in 2001 (or in the trailer, above). (Or dig out photos from Av Leak, of the International Space Station, imaged from the Shuttle.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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