--- product_id: 21587207 title: "The 2001 File: Harry Lange and the Design of the Landmark Science Fiction Film" price: "939950CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/21587207-the-2001-file-harry-lange-and-the-design-of-landmark store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # 29 x 24.5 cm large format 336 pages of deep dive 600 rare illustrations The 2001 File: Harry Lange and the Design of the Landmark Science Fiction Film **Price:** 939950CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🚀 Own the visionary blueprint of sci-fi’s most iconic film! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The 2001 File: Harry Lange and the Design of the Landmark Science Fiction Film - **How much does it cost?** 939950CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/21587207-the-2001-file-harry-lange-and-the-design-of-landmark) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Expert Insight:** Authored by Christopher Frayling, a leading film historian. - • **Timeless Inspiration:** Celebrate 50 years of 2001: A Space Odyssey with a definitive design retrospective. - • **Behind-the-Scenes Access:** Uncover Harry Lange’s NASA-inspired innovations that predicted future tech. - • **Immersive Visual Archive:** Explore 600 exclusive designs and sketches that shaped sci-fi history. - • **Collector’s Edition Quality:** Hardback, large-format book perfect for your coffee table or office shelf. ## Overview The 2001 File is a meticulously curated hardback book featuring 336 pages and 600 illustrations that reveal Harry Lange’s groundbreaking design work for Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. Authored by Christopher Frayling and published by Reel Art Press, this large-format volume offers an insider’s look at the film’s innovative concepts, blending NASA expertise with visionary sci-fi aesthetics, making it a must-have for cinephiles and design aficionados alike. ## Description From spaceships to costumes, sketches to finished objects, the acclaimed designs for Kubrick's sci-fi masterpiece To celebrate the 50th birthday of the Apollo 11 moon landing and of the worldwide release of the science-fiction classic 2001: A Space Odyssey , Reel Art Press is reprinting its bestselling book The 2001 File . A look behind-the-scenes at the making of this most legendary of films, the book gives an in-depth examination of the complete archive of art director Harry Lange's designs, concepts, roughs and photographs. Lange's strikingly realistic designs created an extraordinary vision of the future. By releasing this archive and explaining its significance, the book takes the reader/viewer on a journey deep into the visual thinking behind 2001. The book is about the process, as well as the finished product. It examines how Harry Lange's experience with NASA fed into the innovations of the film. It includes rejected designs, concepts and roughs, as well as the finished works. It also reveals how the design team was obsessed with things that actually might work, and reproduces several innovations that were science fiction in the 1960s but have since become science fact, including an international space station, personal computers and flat-screen tablet technology. The remarkable designs for 2001 created a credible vision of the future. Review: much like Bladerunner. It is large and full of production ... - Being a huge fan of 2001. I am in heaven. Making of books for this film are very rare, much like Bladerunner. It is large and full of production drawings and rare pictures. The text is informative and you get to see what went into the making of this historic Sci-Fi masterpiece. Well worth the price. Review: Beautiful insiders' view of the classic film! - I've lost count of the times I've seen 2001: A SPACE ODDESEY, but it has never failed to thrill, intrigue and stun me. Its grand scale look, terse and minimalist dialogue and mesmerizing special effects are to this day hallmarks of genius-level filmmaking. This book--handsomely bound--gives the reader an insider's view of the meticulous design of the film. In an age where CGI is the standard, the practical effects of 2001 remain unmatched. Tremendous book! ## Features - Written By: Christopher Frayling - ISBN: 9780957261020 - Publisher: Reel Art Press - Hardback, 336 Pages - 600 Illustrations, 29 x 24.5 cm ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,658,426 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #595 in Individual Directors #3,533 in Movie History & Criticism | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 161 Reviews | ## Images ![The 2001 File: Harry Lange and the Design of the Landmark Science Fiction Film - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51ve2nlF2WL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ much like Bladerunner. It is large and full of production ... *by &***; on March 29, 2016* Being a huge fan of 2001. I am in heaven. Making of books for this film are very rare, much like Bladerunner. It is large and full of production drawings and rare pictures. The text is informative and you get to see what went into the making of this historic Sci-Fi masterpiece. Well worth the price. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful insiders' view of the classic film! *by M***S on May 5, 2022* I've lost count of the times I've seen 2001: A SPACE ODDESEY, but it has never failed to thrill, intrigue and stun me. Its grand scale look, terse and minimalist dialogue and mesmerizing special effects are to this day hallmarks of genius-level filmmaking. This book--handsomely bound--gives the reader an insider's view of the meticulous design of the film. In an age where CGI is the standard, the practical effects of 2001 remain unmatched. Tremendous book! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Xmas gift to a die-hard 2001 fan *by A***O on January 1, 2017* This was a present for a friend and he loved it! He's a 2001 mega fan and was impressed with the early sketches and the inspirational drawings that Lange did for the film's pre-production. ## Frequently Bought Together - The 2001 File: Harry Lange and the Design of the Landmark Science Fiction Film - Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. 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