2001 Space Odyssey PowerPoint:
Making notes and creating a research presentation Using online sites like IMDb I researched about: 1 - Research the key details of the film - writer, director, date, budget, production company 2- Context - What is the context to the film? A - in terms of Kubrick's career timeline B - in terms of history, politics, culture - the zeitgeist. Make sure you look at the space race, moon landing and the Cold War, as well as America in the late 1960s. 3 - Genre - Explore the ideas around science fiction as a genre (what is it, where did it begin (literature and film), what are its tropes, etc) 4 - Legacy and critical reception - Look at Kubrick's legacy, and that of the film. Why is it so important? How was the film first received by audiences and critics. 5 - Auteur theory - how important are Kubrick (and Arthur C Clarke) to the making of this film? Do you consider Kubrick an auteur, and why? 6 - Technol...