2001 Exhibit News |
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Volume 3 |
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April 17, 2002 |
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Issue 63 |
April 17, 2002:
Greetings from Dennis Gonzales
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As usual, IÌve been constantly upgrading and adding new stuff into the Î2001: A Space Odyssey Collectibles ExhibitÌ website. This week, the Design category has been completely revamped with new images. There are a few more projects I am working on with other fans but I had serious set back when my computer crashed which corrupted my backup of the site on a removable JAZ cartridge. Luckily, we were able to recover the backup and optimize my Power Mac G3 to avoid further breakdowns. So, currently now, I'm a week behind some of my projects for the technology section and other technical upgrades to the site.
Today, the STS110 had undocked from ISS and the camera view was spectacular from the station. One live camera angle reminded me of the scene from "2001" when we first see a nuclear satellite come into view with the sunrise.
Our astronauts are coming home April 19, 2002 at 12:26 p.m. (EST).
To learn up to date information about the mission, visit http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts110/index.html
I like to thank the anonymous donor from the UK for sending 5 pounds last week for our entry to the Webby Awards. I also like to thank photographer Mark Watson for the party he hosted April 6th in Palo Alto, CA., in honor of HAL 9000 and the brain room set we just finish shooting. The party was very memorable with video footage and slides of the past 2 years of work weíve done together and with other people. The set went back to the Production Company and next week, we'll begin photo shooting the Discovery One 8-screen panel with HAL.
Website Update:
Design category is now updated with new graphics from "2001." The section is in frames for better navigation.
Visit http://www.2001exhibit.org/arts/designs.html
Other minor changes,
You will see new "2001" ad campaign slogans dotted through out the site and more are to follow.
Personal message to Dennis Gilliam, about the Pan Am Costume project, we are sending you back the patterns soon and we hope to begin the project fairly quickly. Also, I like to thank model maker, Chris Nally for contacting me about the "2061/3001" projct.
To all fans, if you have "2001/2010" news to report to the World Tonight, please send them to me! Until then...
See you next Wednesday (Frank).
DISSCLOSURE PROJECT - MEDIA INTERVIEWS
WITH SELECT STREAMING AUDIO FILES
Dr. Steven Greer - discussing Space Energy Access Systems and the Disclosure Project.
http://www.disclosureproject.org/mediainterviews.htm
To all fans, I plan to see Dr. Greer speak at the New Age Expo in San Francisco on April 28th. For further information, visit, http://www.newageexpo.com/
Posted by, Dennis Gonzales
Some interesting observation about the Spacesuit Helmet from the Kubrick list from last year. Does anyone else have any comments or opinions about the technology from "2001"? Send them to me and I'll post it in the next week's newsletter.
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From: arth13315@aol.com (Art H13315)
Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com
Newsgroups: alt.movies.kubrick
Date: 12 Mar 2001 18:06:35 GMT
Subject: The black-panels on Dave's red helmet
Here follows much noodling and minutiae re Dave's red space helmet, which is currently on display in a glass case at the Tech Museum in San Jose, Calif.--part of a very nice "2001" exhibit.
Mainly, I visited the museum, and after a long session staring into the case, discovered what I believe is the true function of those fascinating black-panels that run around the back of Dave's helmet.
That function is...to mask ventilation holes.
Though the rectangular panels *seem* to be set flush, in fact they "float" above a slightly recessed part of the helmet surface and have narrow open spaces between them. Looking in through the faceplate, I could see six or so button-sized holes arrayed around the helmet's black interior. Ergo, I believe these holes are ducts that come out through the back in the cavity underneath the panels, where they can vent but can't be seen. Clever...
Early "2001" publicity described the film's prop spacesuits as carrying their own (real) bottled air. But providing additional ventilation and airflow via low-tech holes would surely be beneficial (and help forestall faceplate fogging?).
In the movie, those mysterious panels always looked to me slightly like photovoltaic cells, which would make no sense, function-wise. Bizony's book
"2001: Filming the Future" describes them as "plug-in computer modules...tailored for specific missions," which doesn't scan, somehow.
Of course, the back of the helmet had to look like *something*, and the panels always seemed like a pleasing aesthetic solution, IMHO. (And to digress: Kubrick & Co. clearly took pains to make the movie's helmets and spacesuits [a] low-key and businesslike, and [b] very different from diving suits, fighter-pilot suits, and even 1960s NASA gear. And no corny SF-illustration whip-aerials!)
The red helmet on display looks mighty solid--*not* a thin plastic shell.
There are bright-metal inlays here and there on its surface, including three thin metal strips inlaid near its crest (antennas, maybe?). The helmet's 0-collar is a magnificently complicated object, even close up.
And, since this *is* "2001", the aforementioned black-panels don't just sit there blankly on the helmet, but are numbered and have protruding (dummy) white slots with intimidating labels printed next to them. For instance, panel #5's labels are "Hg", "L", "K", "b1", whatever those may signify...
Posted by,
Mike Jackson
Mental Pictures Photography & Graphic Design
http://guide.net/~mental/
(228) 696-2702 Phone/ Fax
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Posted by:
Dennis Gonzales
2001: Exhibit