2001: A Space Odyssey - The Short Cut
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Faneditor: holyalamo 
Fanedit Type: FanFix
Fanedit Release Date: 7th August 2020
Fanedit Runtime: 1h:41m:0s
Time Cut: 0h:38m:0s
Time Added: 0h:0m:0s
Franchise: 2001: A Space Oddysey
Genre: Adventure • Sci-Fi
Original Title: 2001: A Space Oddysey (1968)
Original Release Date: 1st January 1968
Original Runtime: 2h:22m:0s
Certificate: U
Format: Digital
Resolution:
Sound Mix:
Language:
Subtitles: No
Fanedit Type: FanFix
Fanedit Release Date: 7th August 2020
Fanedit Runtime: 1h:41m:0s
Time Cut: 0h:38m:0s
Time Added: 0h:0m:0s
Franchise: 2001: A Space Oddysey
Genre: Adventure • Sci-Fi
Original Title: 2001: A Space Oddysey (1968)
Original Release Date: 1st January 1968
Original Runtime: 2h:22m:0s
Original Links:
Certificate: U
Format: Digital
Resolution:
Sound Mix:
Language:
Subtitles: No
Synopsis:
After uncovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, a spacecraft is sent to Jupiter to find its origins - a spacecraft manned by two men and the supercomputer H.A.L. 9000. Evoking the emotions of the original, this tackles shot lengths and pacing and highlights H.A.L.'s motivations for a more approachable version of the film. New watchers of the film should find this more approachable. Thank you for considering...The Short Cut.
After uncovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, a spacecraft is sent to Jupiter to find its origins - a spacecraft manned by two men and the supercomputer H.A.L. 9000. Evoking the emotions of the original, this tackles shot lengths and pacing and highlights H.A.L.'s motivations for a more approachable version of the film. New watchers of the film should find this more approachable. Thank you for considering...The Short Cut.
Intentions:
As a lover of the film, 2001 is challenging to introduce to new audiences. I wanted a way to show the amazing story without the overhead of 1968 editing technology influencing shot length.
As a lover of the film, 2001 is challenging to introduce to new audiences. I wanted a way to show the amazing story without the overhead of 1968 editing technology influencing shot length.
Change List:
Shortening the film using only existing sounds proved challenging mostly for sound reasons. Much of the film is scored, with score, sound effects, and dialogue all intermixed. So particular care was taken to use sound and music in creative ways in the new shot construction. Cuts and Additions: * deeply shortening the prehistory sequence. (The book is concise here.) * shortening and in some cases removing the multiple montage docking sequences * cutting back to dramatic tension elements at key moments (monolith in the prehistory sequence, H.A.L. later) * changing the timewarp / ending order considerably * trims throughout * no added CGI, and no added sounds
Shortening the film using only existing sounds proved challenging mostly for sound reasons. Much of the film is scored, with score, sound effects, and dialogue all intermixed. So particular care was taken to use sound and music in creative ways in the new shot construction. Cuts and Additions: * deeply shortening the prehistory sequence. (The book is concise here.) * shortening and in some cases removing the multiple montage docking sequences * cutting back to dramatic tension elements at key moments (monolith in the prehistory sequence, H.A.L. later) * changing the timewarp / ending order considerably * trims throughout * no added CGI, and no added sounds
Other Sources:
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