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Before CGI existed, Kubrick and his special effects supervisor, Douglas Trumbull, had to invent new filmmaking techniques.

: Set in the near future, where a second monolith is discovered on the Moon, emitting a powerful signal toward Jupiter .

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The orbit of Jupiter, an interstellar stargate, and a neoclassical room. Before CGI existed, Kubrick and his special effects

The spaceship Discovery One travels to Jupiter. Crew members David Bowman and Frank Poole manage the ship with the help of the AI, HAL 9000.

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