PJ Evans

Just for fun I’ve created a bot that is tooting the entirety of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001 : A Space Odyssey frame by frame. It’s going to take about 5 years. A month or so in and we’ve made it to the opening title. Join me in watching the film in slow motion.

From: @2001frames
https://botsin.space/@2001frames/110644397581367897

2001: A Spaced-Out Odyssey (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Frame 6000 of 214,146

botsin.space
Jul 2, 2023 at 12:42pmIceCubesApp
Show threadTerence EdenJul 2, 2023
@mrpjevans @2001frames
Nice! Did you think about threading it?
Although I'm not sure what that would do to server load!
Show threadPJ EvansJul 2, 2023
@Edent @2001frames I’ll have a look into that. Also want to see if I can use AI to add alt text.
Show threadsynlogicJul 2, 2023
@mrpjevans @2001frames to be fair on Musk Throttled Twitter it would 570 years
Show threadChris Gerhard Jul 2, 2023
@mrpjevans @2001frames that is glorious.
Show threadCqoicebordel ❎Jul 2, 2023
@mrpjevans Interestingly, the novel by Arthur C. Clarke is ~63 k words long (or ~400 k chars).
Could be interesting to mix the two at some point :)
Show threadTormod HalvorsenJul 2, 2023

@mrpjevans @2001frames @gruber

Hehe... As if that movie wasn't slow enough already 😁

Show threadGary ParkerJul 2, 2023
@mrpjevans will you include the Intermission?
Show threadPJ EvansJul 3, 2023
@witewulf Yep. It's going to be quite a dull month or so. 😀
Show threadDenis 🌏Jul 2, 2023
@mrpjevans @2001frames I am SO following this. Can't wait for the closing credits! #2001ASpaceOdyssey #movies
Show threadJulie WebgirlJul 2, 2023

@mrpjevans @2001frames

I know it would be too much (and probably not so interesting (but I'm not sure?) to do sound with the whole thing but... it would be super cool to place the

*DUN DUHHHH*s

at the appropriate spot.

Show threadOz is tiredJul 2, 2023
@mrpjevans @2001frames I'm in.
Show threadBrandonJul 2, 2023
@mrpjevans @2001frames impressive but…
Show threadPJ EvansJul 3, 2023
@brandonmaul @2001frames Started out as an excuse to learn the API, but I kinda like the result
Show threadBunNICKula🇨🇦Jul 3, 2023

@mrpjevans @2001frames

For those who care about these things.

Wally Gentleman was the creator of many effects for 2001.
He created a company in suburban Montreal, called SPEAC. I had the pleasure of meeting him in the early 70s.

An early NFB film (Universe) with Gentleman's help, was a beautiful animation. It helped inspire effects for 2001.

https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0313142/?ref_=nmbio_ov

Wally Gentleman - IMDb

Wally Gentleman. Visual Effects: Delta III. Wally Gentleman was born in 1926 in Yiewsley, London Borough of Hillingdon, England, UK. He was a cinematographer, known for Delta III (1979), Iron Warrior (1987) and Change of Mind (1969). He died in 2001.

IMDb
Show threadBunNICKula🇨🇦Jul 3, 2023

@mrpjevans @2001frames

An ironic fact, left off the last post.
The year of his death was... 2001. Of course.

Show threadManniJul 3, 2023
@mrpjevans @2001frames Reminds me that Gill Sans is just an awesome font.
Show threadJenny WilsonJul 3, 2023
@mrpjevans @2001frames I have never seen the film, but would prefer to see it in real time.
Show threadPJ EvansJul 3, 2023
@JennyW @2001frames I would definitely recommend that! 😀
Show threadPeter MerholzJul 3, 2023
@mrpjevans reminds me of Bryan Boyer’s Very Slow Movie Player https://medium.com/s/story/very-slow-movie-player-499f76c48b62
Creating a Very Slow Movie Player

Rendering digital images in a new way holds a lot of possibilities

Show threadPJ EvansJul 3, 2023
@peterme Wow. Very cool.
Show threadMichael HorneJul 3, 2023
@mrpjevans @2001frames I'm not going to follow... Because it would drive me nuts... But that is VERY cool 😎
Show threadCCorralesJul 3, 2023
@mrpjevans @2001frames @gruber
5 years? So no different than watching regularly.
Show threadJohn GruberJul 3, 2023
@CC_Rising @mrpjevans @2001frames Touche!
Show threadgormsterJul 3, 2023
@mrpjevans i look forward to the justification that this is somehow fair use 😜
Show threadLuka MarceticJul 3, 2023
@mrpjevans @2001frames sorry to be the party breaker, but to be honest, it pains me to see accounts like this. It’s wasting space, bandwidth and energy. Better just to see the film.
Show threadPJ EvansJul 3, 2023
@lukamarcetic @2001frames That's a fair comment. I'll be donating to the upkeep of botsin.space to offset some of that.
Show threadhuhnomatJul 3, 2023
@mrpjevans @2001frames @gruber So black screen for the first month…😎 Still one of the best movies ever.
Show threadprototypeverythingJul 4, 2023

@mrpjevans @2001frames great minds think alike! I actually built a version of this about 6 years ago, and it's been running on an iPad in my bookcase since then!

if you open https://24frames.guusbaggermans.nl an iPad it can actually run in full screen for as long as it takes! (add to home screen for best view)

24 Frames a Day - Changing your perception of time