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2001: A Space Odyssey

The Great Shot Gordo Award for Most Cinematic Shot

The slow-motion ape discovering weapons and the bone match cut lead; Spielberg explains what he learned from Douglas Trumbull.

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  • The slow-motion ape with the bone and the bone-to-satellite match cut are the leading shot choices.
  • Spielberg credits Douglas Trumbull with teaching him effects techniques and discusses his own use of the dolly zoom.