There is only one GERTY, Lunar Industries robotic companion to employee Sam Bell during his three year shift on Moon base Sarang in Duncan Jones’ 2009 debut MOON. But, could there be another?…
MOON: Did You Know GERTY Has A Sister?
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MOON: Lego Lunar Rover by Ron Haller
Meant to pop this one up a while back when MOON Concept Artist & VFX Supervisor Gavin Rothery pointed it out, which is some compliment to start with, as Gavin designed it!
A wonderful LEGO MOON Lunar Rover by Ron Haller, and not the first time we have seen a LEGO tribute to Duncan Jones’ 2009 debut feature, we’ve also got a LEGO Sam Bell to go with it 
Make sure you pop over to Ron’s LEGO creation site for more pics of the MOON Lunar Rover, and many more Sci-Fi related LEGO vehicles, amazing stuff!
Also check out Gavin’s site for his online portfolio, and a fantastic Making Of MOON blog for lot’s of behind the scenes info.
Interview: Art Director Hideki Arichi On MOON, Iceland, Printmaking & Becoming a Ronin…
Through the process of helping to promote MOON since 2009, I’ve been very lucky to have got to know Art Director Hideki Arichi. Not one to blow his own trumpet, I thought it was about time we nailed him down to an interview, to let you all know a bit more about Hideki, his work in film, and his ongoing developments in the world of art. So without further ado, let’s have a word with the Artist, printmaker, Art Director for film, stage technician, film maker, actor, & traveller… Continue reading
MOON At The BFI with Duncan Jones & Gavin Rothery PT 2
Welcome to part two of our exclusive interview with MOON Director Duncan Jones, and Concept Artist/VFX Supervisor Gavin Rothery from the August 2010 screening of MOON at the BFI Southbank, London.
Ben Mortimer chats to Duncan about his upcoming 2nd feature ‘Source Code‘, the status of MOON follow up ‘Mute‘, other projects that Duncan has been linked with since the success of MOON (including, as revealed previously, Judge Dredd)
Love how happy they all get at the mention of the Trigan Empire
Ben also gets an update from Gav on where his career is taking him since the success of MOON. Apologies for the delay in getting this up, but hope that you enjoy enough to forgive us.
Thanks to Ben and James for getting down to BFI at such short notice, and of course to Duncan & Gavin for being so generous with their time.
Part 1 where the chaps talk about the beginnings of MOON can be seen here.
If all that tickles your fancy, please make sure you pop over to Gav’s fantastic portfolio site, and his revealing behind the scenes MOON blog ‘They Never Went To The Moon‘
And don’t forget to check out Ben and Cuffy’s sites.
Interview: Ben Mortimer
Filmed, edited and produced by James Cuff
Hugh Grant To Star In 4 Weddings & A Space Clone?
When MOON was screened at the BFI to a sell out crowd at the end of August, we were lucky enough to get a word with MOON Director Duncan Jones, joined by Concept Artist & VFX Supervisor Gavin Rothery.
Thanks to the wonderful support of great friends Ben Mortimer (interviewing) & James Cuff (camera) we proudly present the first part of their interview.
Duncan & Gavin cover the beginning of the MOON process, their obvious love of Mexican food, the change in the writing process for Duncan post MOON, and also hint at a possible Sci-Fi-Rom-Com mashup featuring Hugh Grant.
This is a quick taster of the full interview, we’ll let you know as soon as the fantastic Mr Cuff has edited the rest down.
MOON At The BFI 31st Aug 2010: Reactions
Moon Q&A at BFI Southbank 31st August 2010 (by @BFI)
As we mentioned last week, MOON was shown at the BFI Southbank on 31st August including a Q&A with the groovy MOON chaps.
Although I was unable to attend (hair trouble, and it took ages for GERTY to fix the flowbee) there were plenty of you that DID get to see MOON on the big screen at NFT1 (upgraded from the initial venue of NFT2 due to overwhelming demand for tickets)
Of course, I needed to know how it all went, from you lot in the audience, and those that put it together, and appeared, I thought that would make me feel better, but you all had such a good time…
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MOON BFI August 31st Screening With Q&A Upgraded!
MOON At The BFI Southbank - Aug 2010
Good news if you were unable to get tickets for the screening of MOON at the BFI Southbank on Tuesday, August 31st. More tickets are now available as explained by the BFI:-
Moon: Tue 31 Aug 18:20 NFT1
We are delighted to announce that director Duncan Jones will take part in a Q&A following this screening. Gavin Rothery, Concept Artist, VFX Supervisor; Hideki Arichi, Art Director and Barrett Heathcote, VFX Editor will join Duncan Jones in the Q&A following this screening. The Q&A will be hosted by Damon Wise.
Due to overwhelming demand, this screening will now take place in NFT1 (from NFT2).
Better start brushing down the tux (or Selk suits) chaps
MOON Screening At BFI with Q&A! 31st August 2010
MOON At The BFI Southbank - Aug 2010
On the 28th & 29th of August, you get to see MOON on the big screen as part of the BFI Film Science: Future Human season, this is a mighty fine thing of course…BUT! On Tuesday 31st of August you can see MOON & Take part in a Q&A with Director Duncan Jones, Concept Artist and VFX Supervisor Gavin Rothery, VFX Editor Barrett Heathcote and Art Director Hideki Arichi.
Tickets are available now from the BFI HERE
Exclusive: Duncan Jones on MOON, Source Code & Judge Dredd
Duncan Jones - Photo by Rodene Ronquillo - 2010
MOON and Source Code Director Duncan Jones took time out of his busy schedule to do a little e-mail interview for us last night. There is still a large amount of interest in MOON, and anticipation for Duncan’s next film Source Code, with Jake Gyllenhaal. Hopefully we asked the right questions, and got the answers some of you may have been looking for…
The Making Of MOON
Having just celebrated it’s 1st Birthday (Happy Birthday guys) www.MakingOf.com features behind the scenes interviews with cast & crew on upcoming films, one of the first featured last year was Duncan Jones’ MOON. Featuring interviews with Director Duncan Jones and Star Sam Rockwell:
The site has great coverage of MOON and also includes interviews with:
Also a double bonus of Gary Shaw on Cinematography & MOON
Been meaning to pop these up for a while (just in case you have not seen before) I think they give a great insight into the process of making MOON, Making Of 1st birthday seems an appropriate occasion to share.
You can keep up to date with Making Of features on Twitter and Facebook
Enjoy