Douglas Trumbull Quotes

• When I worked on 2001 - which was my first feature film - I was deeply and permanently affected by the notion that a movie could be like a first-person experience.

  Douglas Trumbull

  Experience, Firsts, Film

  "Trumbull's vision". Interview with Jeff Greenwald, www.wired.com. January 1, 1997.

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• I visited a scientist who had a helmet with magnetic fields controlled by computer sequences that could profoundly affect your mood and your perceptions.

  Douglas Trumbull

  Perception, Fields, Computer

  "Trumbull's vision". Interview with Jeff Greenwald, www.wired.com. January 1, 1997.

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• Clearly, if wed had the kind of computer graphics capability then that we have now, the Star Gate sequence would be much more complex than flat planes of light and color.

  Douglas Trumbull

  Stars, Light, Color

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• There's a consistency in my work that pops up independent of the limitations of the technology.

  Douglas Trumbull

  Independent, Technology, Consistency

  "Trumbull's Vision". Interview with Jeff Greenwald, www.wired.com. January 1, 1997.

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• I honestly believe that the next big leap in immersive technology will be very much like Brainstorm.

  Douglas Trumbull

  Believe, Technology, Next

  "Trumbull's Vision" by Jeff Greenwald, www.wired.com. January 01, 1997.

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• My particular aesthetic of light and color and design wouldn't change as a result of working with computer graphics rather than with slit scan or miniatures.

  Douglas Trumbull

  Change, Color, Light

  "Trumbull's Vision" by Jeff Greenwald, www.wired.com. January 01, 1997.

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• The technology of the time dictated the way things looked.

  Douglas Trumbull

  Technology, Way

  "Trumbull's Vision" by Jeff Greenwald, www.wired.com. January 01, 1997.

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• We're not that far from being able to plant images, memories, and emotional states directly into the brain.

  Douglas Trumbull

  Memories, Emotional, Brain

  "Trumbull's Vision" by Jeff Greenwald, www.wired.com. January 01, 1997.

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• But as far as the concept of HAL, who HAL was, his character - I had no role in creating him.

  Douglas Trumbull

  Character, Creating, Roles

  "Trumbull's Vision". Interview with Jeff Greenwald, www.wired.com. January 1, 1997.

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