The Lost Worlds of 2001
by Arthur C. Clarke · first published 1971
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Includes chapters on the making of the film '2001'.
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That process was documented in Clarke's 1972 book "The Lost Worlds of 2001". I recommend it to anyone who's interested, if you can find a copy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Worlds_of_2001
on “'Dear Mr. Kubrick': 1960s Audience Responses to 2001 — A Space Odyssey (2009) [pdf]” ↗…away, but jokingly pointed out that somebody had left some fingerprints on the Monolith. Kubrick was furious and Clarke was seriously worried he was going to fire somebody on the spot. (I think that's in Lost Worlds of 2001, which is a fun read)
on “Cinematography of “Andor”” ↗Clarke’s book The Lost Worlds of 2001 goes into a lot of detail about the process (and is a great read in its own right). His take was that the book should say “a novel by Arthur C Clarke, based on the screenplay by Stanley Kubrick” and the…
on “Rendezvous with Rama” ↗They didn't know how to end it. Only that Dave was to take the next step in evolution. For more background on the aliens/Clindar, there's a book called "The Lost Worlds of 2001" “And because, in all the galaxy, they had found nothing more precious than Mind, they encouraged its dawning everywhere. They became farmers in the field of stars; they sowed, and sometimes they reaped.…
on “Christopher Nolan: The power of people and why 2001 should be preschool viewing” ↗I don't know if it is the "making of" book you mean, but there is a good book called "The Lost Worlds of 2001" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Worlds_of_2001 I found one at a used bookstore ages ago and it was a fascinating look at the partnership and conflict between Kubrick and Clarke as well as a look…
on “"2001": The Monolith and the Message (Roger Ebert, April 21, 1968)” ↗As others have noted, this is false, both were produced concurrently. Clarke himself provides additional details of the process, as well as omitted excerpts and scenes, in The Lost Worlds of 2001 (1972): <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Worlds_of_2001> <https://archive.org/details/lostworldsof20010000arth>
on “2001: A Space Odyssey” ↗The book was written concurrently with the movie. See the book "The Lost Worlds of 2001" for various versions of it. https://www.amazon.com/Lost-World-2001-Arthur-Clarke/dp/0451...
on “A book Stanley Kubrick didn’t want anyone to read is being published” ↗The book and movie were done at the same time. Clarke wrote multiple versions of it - see "The Lost Worlds of 2001". The concept is from a short story "The Sentinel" by Clarke.
on “Scratches in 2001: A Space Osyssey (2018)” ↗…millennial-decade-span verbal year references are and why ... well, I'm sorry, I guess?[2] ________________________________ Notes: 1. I'm pretty certain Clarke references this in his many essays. Probably in The Lost Worlds of 2001 2. My first nerd-sniping target is of course myself... Some easily-found results: - "How to write dates" notes the "two thousand" / "twenty ten" distinction: https://blog.harwardcommunications.com/2017/09/28/how-to-wri...…
on “Burn My Windows” ↗…but after the screening Kubrick had the interview sequence removed from the film. <http://www.collativelearning.com/2001%20chapter%209.html> Clarke mentions this version in his book about 2001, The Lost Worlds of 2001: One of the problems facing any science-fiction writer who is aiming for the general public is how much to explain, and how much to take for granted. He must try not to leave his readers baffled, but…
on “2001: A Space Odyssey” ↗