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Douglas Trumbull

Douglas Trumbull

 

Douglas Huntley Trumbull (born April 8, 1942, Los Angeles) is an American film director, special effects supervisor, and inventor. He contributed to, or was responsible for, the special photographic effects of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Blade Runner, and directed the movies Silent Running and Brainstorm.

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Movies Starring Douglas Trumbull (21)

Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey (2022)

A 'cine-ramic' roller-coaster ride through the rise, fall and re-birth of projected film. ...

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In Search of Tomorrow (2022)

A nostalgic journey through '80s Sci-Fi-films, exploring their impact and relevance today, told by the artists who made them and by those who were inspired to turn their visions into reality. ...

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The Blade Runner Phenomenon (2021)

Ridley Scott's cult film Blade Runner, based on a novel by Philip K. Dick and released in 1982, is one of the most influential science fiction films ever made. Its depiction of Los Angeles in the year 2019 is oppressively prophetic: climate catastrophe, in ...

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Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)

Explore the personal and professional triumphs and challenges of actor Natalie Wood, which have often been overshadowed by her premature death. ...

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Trumbull Land (2018)

Everyone has seen a Trumbull sequence in Stanley Kubrick's "2001 A Space Odyssey", Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" or Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". Recognized and respected SFX maestro, he has also directed two full-length films wh ...

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Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future (2018)

Long before satellites would journey to planets and deep-space telescopes would photograph distant galaxies, there was an artist whose dazzling visions of planets and stars would capture the imagination of all who beheld them. Before that, he was an archit ...

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Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)

In 1974, Chilean-French director Alejandro Jodorowsky embarked on the quixotic project of adapting Frank Herbert's influential novel Dune (1969) for the big screen. After investing two years, and millions of dollars, the gigantic project ended in failure; ...

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Exploring 'The Tree of Life' (2011)

A documentary on Terrence Malick and the making of his film "The Tree of Life. ...

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Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007)

The definitive 3½-hour documentary about the troubled creation and enduring legacy of the science fiction classic 'Blade Runner', culled from 80 interviews and hours of never-before-seen outtakes and lost footage. ...

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Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007)

Stanley Kubrick's groundbreaking 2001: A Space Odyssey opened the door to all the films and filmmakers who followed it. Through interviews with directors such as George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Sydney Pollack - as well as special effects professionals a ...

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Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007)

This documentary about "2001: A Space Odyssey" looks at some of the things that seemed fanciful in 1968, which don't seem quite as much anymore. ...

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2001: FX and Early Conceptual Artwork (2007)

Overview of the visual effects of 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

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The Andromeda Strain: Making the Film (2003)

The making of "The Andromeda Strain". ...

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Douglas Trumbull: Then and Now (2002)

Mr. Trumbull discusses his history and ideas of creating innovative technologies for the cinematic industry. ...

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'Silent Running' By Director Douglas Trumbull (2002)

Douglas Trumbull does a true deep dive into the making of the movie. ...

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The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001)

A documentary film on the making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' ...

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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)

With commentary from Hollywood stars, outtakes from his movies and footage from his youth, this documentary looks at Stanley Kubrick's life and films. Director Jan Harlan, Kubrick's brother-in-law and sometime collaborator, interviews heavyweights like Jac ...

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2001: The Making of a Myth (2001)

The making of Stanley Kubrick's classic space epic, presented by James Cameron, including unseen footage. ...

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2001 and Beyond (2001)

Author Arthur C. Clarke and the cast and crew of Stanley Kubrick's 1968 masterpiece "2001: A Space Odyssey" star in this documentary, released in the film's long-anticipated title year. The origins of the production are traced as we see how the early days ...

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On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (2000)

This is the rare UK Channel 4 documentary about Blade Runner, giving insights into it's history with interviews of Ridley Scott, the writers and nearly all the cast. Interviews with production staff, including Ridley, give details into the creative proces ...

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The Making of Silent Running (1972)

An on-set documentary about the making of the classic science fiction film 'Silent Running'. ...

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Movies Made By Douglas Trumbull (17)

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot (2019)

Decades after serving in WWII and assassinating Adolf Hitler, a legendary American war veteran must now hunt down the fabled Bigfoot. ...

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UFOTOG (2014)

A man sets out to photograph UFOs in a scientifically verifiable manner only to get more than he bargained for. Shot by acclaimed visual effects master Douglas Trumbull in a new process called MAGI, 4K 3D at 120 frames per second, to create a powerful sens ...

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C 299,792 km/s (2013)

This film is the story of an idealistic flight officer who hijacks her spaceship during an interplanetary cold war, and attempts to escape our solar system in search of other habitable worlds. However, when a small group of soldiers led by Second Lieutenan ...

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The Tree of Life (2011)

The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Ja ...

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In Search of the Obelisk (1993)

In Search of the Obelisk is the first part of a three part interactive 'show' that played at the Luxor Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. In Search of the Obelisk is a short film in which a team of intrepid archaeologists discover an ancient pyramid in the Ne ...

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Back to the Future... The Ride (1991)

Sitting in a flying DeLorean, the audience gets rocked when traveling through several times. ...

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Brainstorm (1983)

Two brilliant research scientists have invented a device capable of recording and playing back sensory experiences only to have devastating results when one of them records their own death. ...

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New Magic (1983)

See the full spectrum of the Showscan process. Magic sequences, special effects, miniature photography, high speed thrills and suspense. ...

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Blade Runner (1982)

In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans. ...

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Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command. ...

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Night of Dreams (1978)

Fantasies become nightmares and dreams become reality in the spellbinding story of a young boy and his family. ...

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen. ...

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Silent Running (1972)

After the entire flora goes extinct, ecologist Lowell maintains a greenhouse aboard a space station for the future with his android companions. However, he rebels after being ordered to destroy the greenhouse in favor of carrying cargo, a decision that put ...

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The Andromeda Strain (1971)

When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an emergency. A group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone scramble t ...

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Candy (1968)

A high school girl encounters a variety of kookie characters and humorous sexual situations while searching for the meaning of life. ...

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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer. ...

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To the Moon and Beyond (1964)

Traveling from Earth to an overall view of the universe, then zooming down to the atomic scale. Produced and exhibited at the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair. ...

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