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1342. Douglas Trumbull Collection: Photos, Production Paperwork, Behind The Scenes Film Reels, and S

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD
1342. Douglas Trumbull Collection: Photos, Production Paperwork, Behind The Scenes Film Reels, and S
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SILENT RUNNING (1972) - Douglas Trumbull Collection: Photos, Production Paperwork, Behind The Scenes Film Reels, and Silent Running 2 Script - Ephemera from Douglas Trumbull's Silent Running.

This lot comes from the collection of the director and special photographic effects artist Douglas Trumbull. It includes two film reels labeled "Making of Silent Running" with one labeled "For Doug Trumbull From Jim Brown"; one box, "Berkshire," with 79 photos with notes; one box, "Process Plates 'Valley Forge' Research Materials. Navy Aircraft Carrier, etc." with 54 photos; a box of 34 transparencies; 12 negative film strips; 27 glass projection plates labeled "Silent Running Plates"; 229 photos; 14 photos on illustration boards; five transparencies; 92 35mm slides; two manila folders marked "DT SILENT RUNNING" with a black-and-white photo marked "Our Leader"; a one-sheet; the film's Blu-ray DVD; and a 122-page first draft script "The Dome Silent Running II" written by John Vincent Curtis dated May 18, 1994 with a note to Trumbull. This lot exhibits adhesion loss, sticking photos, discoloration, and water damage. Dimensions: (largest) 9.5" x 21" x 0.25" (24.25 cm x 53.5 cm x 0.75 cm)Visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull was born in Los Angeles in 1942. After abandoning architecture for technical drawing and cartooning, his talent for photorealism soon earned him work at Graphic Films, an esteemed Hollywood studio for which he designed groundbreaking cosmic effects for the 1964 New York World's Fair. After seeing Trumbull's work, director Stanley Kubrick hired him to create animations and VFX shots - including the iconic Star Gate sequence - for what would become his seminal masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey. From that film's success, Trumbull became one of the industry's most trusted photographic effects experts, designing and producing legendary screen moments in such sci-fi landmarks as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and Blade Runner, all three of which earned him Academy Award& reg; nominations. In addition to directing the cult classics Silent Running and Brainstorm, Trumbull later received a Scientific and Engineering Award for his high-speed photography process Showscan in 1993, one of two specialty awards given to him by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences before his death in 2022. 60 years since he first made his mark on global cinema, Propstore today celebrates Douglas Trumbull by presenting a selection of rare memorabilia from his personal collection to the public.


Estimate: $1,500 - 3,000

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