5 2035: A SPACE ODYSSEY - CINEMATIC SCI-FI INSPIRATION

We considered the visual influence and inspiration we could take from retro sci-ci movies, especially those released in the 50s and 60s at a similar time to the space dog launches and moon landing. Their predicted interpretations of space travel and exploration are obscure and humorous to us now, an aspect we can see similarities to in our project. When we tell people of the space elevator concept, lots of people are disbelieving and think its a joke. How could it possibly work? Do scientists really have the technology? Or is it just another idea of science-fiction?

The screenplay for Kosmicheskiy reys was co-written by Tsiolkovsky!

Our idea to create a short film or animation using 'Theo the Space Dog' was something we put aside due to our attention being distracted towards dressing up a dog. We decided to focus our ideas more coherently towards the creation of memorabilia. The quirky obscurity and visuals from the sci-fi films were interesting to consider further however. We were especially interested in looking at the previous visions of the future as well as the designs of the film posters and typography.

Nebo Zovyot (1959) is a Soviet science-fiction feature film

Still taken from Kosmicheskiy reys (A Space Voyage)