2001 & 2010
All items from 2001 A Space Odyssey and 2010 The Year We Make Contact
Berton Pierce’s SENSE OF SCALE – A Documentary Film of Industry Model Making
This documentary is about the dying art of model making. Focusing on the personal stories of the model makers whose work shaped and enhanced the impact of feature films and gave it a breathtaking scale. Their practical hands on art is now slowly dying out, giving way to computer generated imagery.
The model makers share their [...]
‘2001: The Lost Science – The Frederick I. Ordway Collection’ book by Adam K. Johnson
I have the great pleasure of telling you all about a fantastic new book by Adam K. Johnson containing stories and the collections of Frederick Ordway from 2001 A Space Odyssey!
My new book ‘2001: The Lost Science – The Frederick I. Ordway Collection’ is now available for pre-order.
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This is a book the covers in great [...]
Behind the Scenes – 2001 A Space Odyssey from LIFE Magazine
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2001…. a movie that some could not fully understand. And some simply could not handle. Most masterpieces are like that. And with it’s success… much later than it’s release, people are finally beginning to celebrate it’s genius! Here are some photos from the 1968 LIFE Magazine Spread.
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2010 Discovery Command Module Studio Model
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These photos were recently taken during the clearing out of Richard Edlund’s storage by my friends Gene Kozicki and Rob Mcfarlane. They were doing this to restore some of the studio models to be displayed. In these two photos you can see how large the Command Sphere was of the Discovery from 2010 as [...]
2010 EVA Pod Studio Model restored by Gene Kozicki
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Known Hollywood professional, and my mentor friend, Gene Kozicki recently had the honor of restoring a few of the studio models from 2010, among other things that Richard Edlund had in his storage area. He did a beautiful job indeed!
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Leonov Studio Model
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These photo of the Russian Leonov from 2010 The Year We Make Contact were given to me by a good friend. They show just how massive this studio model really was!
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Discovery Studio Model
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Not many photos exist of this studio model. All of the 2001 models were destroyed, or left to rot after filming was completed. Here are two of the command module of the Discovery from 2001 A Space Odyssey. Photo Credit: F.I. Ordway III Collection.
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