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Moon (2009)
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Bud Brewster
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 11:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

orzel-w wrote:
That's very close to what I was thinking for lunar indoor footwear. What I had in mind was slippers or booties with soles made of that rubber they use for football gloves to aid in catching and holding on to the football. The floors could be overlaid with the same material or something the soles can grip well (maybe pigskin?).

Yep, rubber soled shoes on slippers would work fine on any smooth service, like linoleum for example. In fact, I think people might tend to trip, because if a shoe just brushes the floor while taking a step, the sole will grab the floor rather than sliding a little like normal shoes.

Experiments are needed to find the right balance between too little traction and too much.

As for slow motion, I have a pet peeve about the way movies and TV shows make EVERYBODY in zero G move around slowly, no matter what they're doing! Jeez, they float in slow motion, they turn in slow motion, they reach out in slow motion, etc. etc.

They act like they're underwater, for Pete's sake! I've seen this lame way of showing zero G so many times! Shocked

That's why I named my pet peeve, Cliché. (He's a French peeve . . .) Cool


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PostPosted: Wed May 22, 2019 1:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I saw Moon at the San Francisco International Film Festival where director Duncan Jones was in attendance. I chatted him up a bit after the movie and then he showed up at the bar where we had a drink after. Just sayin' Wink
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 5:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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IMDB has several interesting trivia items for this production. Very Happy
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~ Kevin Spacey read the script and agreed to voice GERTY, but only when the film was finished and if he liked it. Having loved it, he recorded his lines in half a day.

Note from me: I didn't know it was Spacey's voice. The next time I watch this movie I'll pay a closer attention.

~ The film was written for Sam Rockwell, who Duncan Jones wanted to cast in a different film, but Jones and Rockwell could never come to an agreement on which part he should play. Because he wanted to work with Rockwell so much, he created this film for him.

Note from me: Gee, it must be nice to be an actor who knows a director who will create a movie just for him!

~ Outdoor moon scenes were shot using practical effects (small models). Shooting took place over 8 days according to Cinefex magazine July 2009.

Note from me: The FX were effective and impressive.

~ As part of the presentation of the movie at NASA, the director was asked about the sturdy, bunker-like design for the base.

The director explained that he thought that astronauts would build the base using material dug out of the moon itself, instead of bringing a habitat with them and placing it on the surface.

As it happened, one of the other audience members was working on "mooncrete", which as she explained to the director is a concrete-like material that could be made out of rocky "regolith" on the lunar surface.


Note from me: Wow, that must have been a pretty happy moment for the director when he found out that a NASA scientist validated his idea — and for the NASA scientist when she saw such a great presentation of her the concept! Very Happy

~ According to director Duncan Jones, the film was shown to some NASA scientists who questioned why harvesting of He3 would not take place on the near side of the moon, where He3 is in more abundance. The explanation given was that the choice was made to harvest the far side so as not to affect wildlife.

Note from me: Wait . . . what? Wildlife on the Moon? Somebody was kidding somebody else, but I'm not sure who was kidding whom! Confused

~ Before making this film, Duncan Jones was more famous for being the son of David Bowie.

Note from me: Hey, ain't it ironic that NOW David Bowie is famous being the father of Duncan Jones!

~ Many of the "girlie" pictures taped next to Sam Bell's bathroom mirror are by the classic American pinup artist Gil Elvgren (1914-1980).

Note from me: For the past twelve year I've been buying the Gil Evgren calendars. And I save them because the reproductions of Elgren's artwork for most of the calendars are too beautiful to throw away!

In fact, I now have so many of the calendars that this year I simply reused the 2010 calendar for 2021, because January 1st was on a Friday back then and again this year!

So, the 2010 calendar works just fine for 2021!



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Yes, Sweetheart, I'm recycled my calendars! Cool

I hate the fact that the quality of the reproductions vary from year to year — so I've only saved the ones that were glossy and sharp. Fortunately, I still have the 2011 calendar — and I'll reuse it next year for 2022! Very Happy

As a matter of fact, I did the same thing last year in 2020!

However, because it was a Leap Year, I used one calendar for January and February which had the days of the month the same as 2020, but then I switched to a different calendar that started March on the right day! Laughing

As I'm sure you folks know, leap years are the ones which are divisible by four, like 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, etc.

~ The film opens with a line "Where are we now?". This also happens to be the title of a 2013 song by David Bowie, director Duncan Jones's father.

Note from me: Hey, not a bad song! Give it a listen.


______ David Bowie - Where Are We Now? (Video)


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~ Just before Sam leaves for Earth, he is carrying a cylindrical object under his left arm. In the director's commentary, Duncan Jones says that it is a storage canister containing $15 million worth of Helium 3, and that selling it would allow Sam to live well on Earth over his 3-year lifespan. This plot point didn't make the final cut.

Note from me: This is not exactly a happy ending for our character in view of his short life-span — but it's better than what the poor guy would have suffered. Sad

~ According to Duncan Jones, the original Sam allowed the company to have his genetic material taken, certain memories to be downloaded and all of his transmission with his wife to be used. The company gave him a heap of money so after his 3 years of actually doing the job on the Moon, he went back to Earth, his family was taken care of and the guys on the Moon took care of the actual job.

Note from me: The way the item above is written is a bit confusing. I'll have to watch the movie again and keep this statement in mind.

~ Within the first 10 minutes of the film, Sam receives a transmission from his wife. During the transmission, Sam's daughter is told what to say by his wife. This seems innocent until a few moments later when a figure wearing a suit appears on the right side of the television screen (though only slightly visible) and remains there until the transmission is complete.

This is alluding to the fact that the transmissions were scripted and prerecorded to uphold the lie that the Sam clone is living on the moon base. The figure to the side was either overseeing the recording, or possibly the "real" Sam.


Note from me: Ah-ah! I'm beginning to understand. The next trivia item confirms this.

~ According to Duncan Jones, when Sam talks to Eve, the voice of the man in the background is that of the original Sam and the only time he is heard in the movie.

Note from me: Wow, this story is packed with original concepts . . . many of them quit disturbing.

~ At around 25 minutes into Duncan Jones's movie Mute (2018), there is a short Spiegel TV breaking news piece with the caption: "The 156 face their maker - Lunar Industries ex-employee questioned by panel in presence of scores of the clones". Sam Rockwell is seen playing Sam Bell and at least 28 clones.

Note from me: I haven't seen Mute, but it sounds like it contains elements of a "sequel" to Moon.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 15, 2024 11:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A few years back I watched a lecture by the late Bill Pearson on working on movies and TV. He talked about how he got the job on "Moon". Duncan Jones approached him about making the spacesuit helmet, as he was known for making space helmets (also SF guns, which was kind of his hobby). He asked Duncan Jones how the effects were to be done, and he was told they would be CGI. Bill Pearson asked him if he considered using models. Duncan Jones said the CGI would be less expensive and asked Bill Pearson how much using models would cost, Bil Pearson said he would figure it out, and get back to him.

Bill Pearson did the costs estimate, and he sent it off to Duncan Jones. Duncan Jones called him and said he got the estimate and wanted to know if it was accurate, and did Bill Pearson leave a couple of zeros off the estimate. When Bill Pearson told Duncan Jones that the estimate was correct, Duncan Jones hired him to do the models and SPFX.

In a later interview (on youtube?) Bill Pearson talked about how they did the Lunar soil. Years ago they would use cement dust, like in "From Earth To the Moon" series. That is no longer allowed for safety health reasons, now they use crushed kitty litter. Bill Pearson said that happened to be a good thing, as the kitty litter would realistically clump and fall off the Lunar truck's tires while they were filming.

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