We’re not that far from being able to plant images, memories, and emotional states directly into the brain. Douglas Trumbull Read Quote
There’s a consistency in my work that pops up independent of the limitations of the technology. Douglas Trumbull Read Quote
My first job on 2001 was to make all of the HAL readouts: the 16 screens that surround HAL’s eyes. Douglas Trumbull Read Quote
It was the point where things became much more abstract and less literal than in the bulk of the film, which was hardcore rockets and space and planets – all a fairly straightforward evolution from what I had been doing before. Douglas Trumbull Read Quote
I visited a scientist who had a helmet with magnetic fields controlled by computer sequences that could profoundly affect your mood and your perceptions. Douglas Trumbull Read Quote
But as far as the concept of HAL, who HAL was, his character – I had no role in creating him. Douglas Trumbull Read Quote
IBM was the original contractor for much of the computer interface design on the film. Douglas Trumbull Read Quote
I got hooked on immersive cinema when I worked on ‘2001,’ which was initially shown on these Cinerama screens, which were all 90 feet wide and deeply curved. Douglas Trumbull Read Quote
