The sky above us
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The sky above us |
| Original title | Universe |
| Country of production | Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1960 |
| length | 29 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Roman Kroitor , Colin Low |
| script | Roman Kroitor (story) , Stanley Jackson (comments) |
| production | Colin Low and Tom Daly |
| music | Eldon Rathburn |
| camera |
Denis Gillson , Wolf Koenig |
| cut | Tom Daly |
| occupation | |
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The sky above us (AKA Universe ) is a Canadian documentary - short film by Roman Kroitor and Colin Low from 1960, with the low as a producer for an Oscar nominee.
content
A space traveler's journey through the universe begins on Earth at the David Dunlap Observatory , an astronomical observatory of the University of Toronto in the north of the city in Richmond Hill , Ontario . An animation depicts a journey to the stars that takes the viewer to the celestial bodies Moon , Mars , Venus , Mercury , Pluto and the most distant regions of space and also includes regions in unexplored galaxies that are beyond the reach of this super powerful telescope . The film reflects our little life on our little planet, the earth, under countless other galaxies and tries to put everything in relation to one another.
production
Production notes
The film was shot at the David Dunlap Observatory in Richmond Hill, Ontario. The film was produced by Canada's National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and by Schoenfeld Films. Douglas Rain acted as narrator .
NASA alone ordered over 300 prints of the film. The NFB had sold over 3,100 copies of the film in 1976. At that time it was one of the most widespread educational films ever made.
Stanley Kubrick used the film as a template for the special effects in his 2001 science fiction film : A Space Odyssey . As the voice for the fictional HAL 9000 computer , Kubrick turned to Douglas Rain.
publication
The film was presented at the Cannes International Film Festival in May 1960 . In Canada it was also published under the French title Notre univers . In the Federal Republic of Germany the film ran on December 30, 1961 under the title The Sky Above Us on television.
reception
criticism
Andrew Wickliffe wrote on The Stop Button page that the film was undoubtedly interesting for the history of astronomy, for example what life expectancy or at least the vegetation on Mars was concerned with. At least it is clearly a precursor to science fiction films . Kroitor and Low would have done an excellent job.
Awards
- Nomination for Colin Low in the category "Best Documentary Short Film" . However, the trophy went to James Hill and the British film Giuseppina, about a little girl who can win over the customers of a gas station.
- Received the BAFTA Film Award for Roman Kroitor and Colin Low for Der Himmel über uns
- Received the Canadian Film Award in the “Film of the Year” category for Roman Kroitor and Colin Low
Web links
- The sky above us in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Universe see page dailymotion.com (including the complete original film)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The 33rd Academy Awards | 1961 see page oscars.org (English).
- ↑ National Film Board of Canada - Universe (1960) see page dailymotion.com (English).
- ↑ Andrew Wickliffe: Universe (1960, Roman Kroitor and Colin Low) see page thestopbutton.com (English). Retrieved February 8, 2020.