Douglas Trumbull Quotes

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

Emotional, Brain, Able

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

Character, Him, Far

Clearly, if we'd 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

Light, Star, Color

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

Technology, Big, Next

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

Mood, Computer, Scientist

IBM was the original contractor for much of the computer interface design on the film.
Douglas Trumbull

Design, Film, Original

It was the point where things became much more abstract and less literal than in the bulk of the film, which was hardcore rockets and space and planets - all a fairly straightforward evolution from what I had been doing before.
Douglas Trumbull

Before, Film, Point

My first job on 2001 was to make all of the HAL readouts: the 16 screens that surround HAL's eyes.
Douglas Trumbull

Job, Eyes, Surround

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, Design, Working

The technology of the time dictated the way things looked.
Douglas Trumbull

Time, Technology, Dictated

There were IBM logos designed for the film, and there were IBM design consultants working with Kubrick on the layout of the controls and computer screens.
Douglas Trumbull

Design, Working, Film

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

Work, Technology, Pops

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, Film, Movie

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Nationality: American

Born: April 8, 1942

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