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- Universe (Notre univers) is a 1960 black-and-white documentary short film made in 1960 by Roman Kroitor and Colin Low for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). The NFB writes: " [The film] creates on the screen a vast, awe-inspiring picture of the universe as it would appear to a voyager through space.
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Universe: Directed by Roman Kroitor, Colin Low. With Donald MacRae, Douglas Rain. A journey through the universe as it would appear to a space traveler beginning at the David Dunlap Observatory on Earth.
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Born in 1926 in Saskatchewan, Kroitor went to school in Winnipeg and later earned a master’s degree in philosophy and psychology from the University of Manitoba. There were no film schools in Canada at the time, so he learned on the job, beginning with a summer internship at the National Film Board in 1949. He directed his first film, Rescue Party,...
As innovative as those films were, Kroitor’s 1960 documentary Universe, co-directed with Colin Low, was even more groundbreaking. The film, as the title suggests, takes viewers on a tour of the universe—or what was known of the universe at that time. It has often been compared to Carl Sagan’s Cosmos TV series, though Universe pre-dates Cosmos by tw...
In the Labyrinth, which Kroitor co-directed with Colin Low and Hugh O’Connor, was created specifically for a multi-screen theater at Montreal’s Expo 67. The film, a kind of snapshot of humanity on planet Earth, was shot all over the world: we see America’s Great Plains and African rainforests; we’re taken to Greece and India and Cambodia; we see a ...
Kroitor’s final directing project was the 1991 Rolling Stones concert film, At the Max—a project plagued by disagreements and infighting. Low says the members of the band couldn’t agree on a director, and the job eventually fell into Kroitor’s lap more or less by accident—even though he was not a Stones fan. “I don’t think he was very impressed by ...
Roman Kroitor and Colin Low considered making a film about the universe five years before the launch of Sputnik 1. A budget of $60,000 was requested. Don Mulholland, the Director of Production, wanted the film divided into three parts in order to justify its cost.
EventDateAwardRecipientJury Prize for Exceptional Animation ...UniverseTechnical Mention of the Commission ...UniverseJuly 11–23, 1960First Prize – DocumentaryUniverseJuly 11–23, 1960Diploma, Scientific FilmsUniverseJan 23, 2019 · Most of the crew on 2001 were familiar with the Canadian production, made by filmmakers Colin Low and Roman Kroitor, all having seen it at the early stages of 2001's production, it being "required watching" at the insistence of Kubrick himself, who had seen the documentary "almost 100 times", "until the sprockets wore out," 2001 special effects ...
Mar 2, 2016 · Roman Kroitor & Colin Low – Universe (1960) admin March 2, 2016. 0 1,929. Synopsis: A triumph of film art, creating on the screen a vast, awe-inspiring picture of the universe as it would appear to a voyager through space, this film was among the sources used by Stanley Kubrick in his 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Feb 11, 2017 · Sponsored by Canada's National Film Board and directed by Roman Kroitor and Colin Low, Universe feels like the artistic forerunner to Carl Sagan's Cosmos, which would be released 20 years...
Mar 5, 2013 · Universe, directed by Roman Kroitor and Colin Low, was a highly-respected film, having received an Academy Award nomination in 1961 for Best Documentary Short Subject. Perhaps of all the...
