| Description | Handwritten notes by Stanley Kubrick regarding the plot and characters for 2001: A Space Odyssey.
The notes are organised in the order of the film as it was seen at when they were being written. The first three sections have tabs on the right hand side with the section title written in red felt tip. The first section is entitled Prologue [this relates to the planned prologue of interviews of scientists and and philosophers discussing major themes covered in the planned film]. One set of the notes in this section have the date 10/30/65 [30th October 1965]. The next section is entitled Floyd. Some of the handwritten notes are dated Nov 1, Nov 4 and Nov 19 [it is probably that these are the dates when the notes were made].
There then follows a typewritten piece entitled Minsky Computer Notes. Following that there are 19 sections of notes, each one numbered and with a chapter title, the titles are: 1) Tour of Ship, 2) Dinner with Poole, 3) TV Interview, 4) Typical Day, 5) The Rumour, 6) Computer Lies, 7) Chess Victories, 8) Illusions, 9) Hyperchondria, 10) Insecurity, 11) Decision to Replace, 12) The Accident, 13) Dehibernation, 14) Killing the Computer, 15) The Explanation, 16) The Stargate, 17) Journey, 18) Hotel Room, 19) Finale. The final page has no title but handwritten lists for stages of the film onboard the Discovery spaceship including prospective timings for part of the sequence. This final page has a note in red ink stating Checked June 17 1967.. |