Rendezvous with rama episode 1 huffduffed by piamch8eec on january 12th, 2012. Rendezvous with rama optometrists play a vital role in coordinating intervention among specialists and the gp. Along with this comes the realization that it is in fact a spacecraft and that humanity is about to have its first encounter with an alien civilization. Rendezvous with rama episode 1 huffduffed by theflow on april 4th, 2009. First published in 1972, rendezvous with rama is set in the 22nd century, and the story involves a cylindrical thirtymilelong alien starship that passes through earths solar system. Rama was a vast artifact flung out between the stars spending thousands or more likely millions of years in the cold, dark, interstellar void only coming close to stars to tap them for energy to make course adjustments. Rendezvous with rama vancouver film school vfs youtube. It is a cylinder world with an interior environment consisting of cities and an icy circular ocean. Rendezvous with rama a behind the scenes production film.
Its being produced by revelations entertainment with david fincher directing fight club, seven, alien 3 and morgan freeman as part of the cast. Rendezvous with rama by ruth garbus, released 04 january 2010 1. It opens with the discovery, via a fictional program to watch for asteroids that might collide with the earth, of an object coming from outside the solar system that appears to be artificial. Two centuries from now, scientists detect a 10 trillion ton object, nicknamed rama, hurtling through earths solar system at an unfathomable speed. Rendezvous with rama has inspired other media beyond books and movies. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. After deploying a space probe, our deepest fears and highest hopes are confirmed. It had fascinating science, great atmosphere and tension, and i was surprised that this book turned out to be so disappointing. Rendezvous with rama is one of those books i would be afraid of if they turned it into a mini series or film. Rendezvous with rama the movie promises to be a hard science fiction film filled with tension, action, thrills and above all else, a profound sense of wonder.
Aug 05, 2017 rendezvous with rama is a science fiction novel by british writer arthur c. The north end of rama is in the full light of the sun, so norton is able to see what he is doing when he lands. Everything you need to know about rendezvous with rama. Clarke, gentry lee and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles. Rendezvous with rama is a science fiction novel by british writer arthur c. It typically occurs after the 6th decade of life and will. Contributions by james white, theodore sturgeon, harlan ellison, and others. Space explorers and planetbound scientists alike prepare for. The novel underlines the difficulties encountered by the explorers as they try to adapt to an environment that obeys the rules of physics in a.
As commander of the spaceship endeavor, and being the nearest to the gargantuan ship, it is up to you to rendezvous with it and explore it before it leaves the solar system. When a large alien spaceship enters the solar system, an asteroidmapping ship is sent to investigate. Several video game adaptations of the book were made in 1983 and 1996. At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub rama. Released in 1985 on dos, its still available and playable with some tinkering.
Even before that, in 1982 the classic text adventure company infocom made a text adventure called starcross that is clearly inspired by the novel. This story is told from the perspective of a group of human explorers, who intercept the ship in an attempt to unlock its mysteries. Rendezvous with rama is clarkes second most famous book. So he must land at the centre of the north end or at the centre of the south end. A projection of clarkes ego rather than a struggle. Rendezvous with rama rama ii the garden of rama rama revealed bright messengers double full moon night by arthur c. Retinal artery macroaneurysm rama is commonly referred to as an idiopathic, acquired dilation of a major arteriole. Set in the 2s, the story involves a 50kilometre 31 mi cylindrical alien starship. Clarke has long been considered the greatest science fiction writer of all time and was an international treasure in many other ways, including the fact that an article by him in 1945 led to the invention of. Mike walkers dramatisation of the novel by arthur c clarke, set in the 22nd century. Rama 1 prototype cylindrical seas flow when the spin stops. Set in the 2s, the story involves a 50kilometre 31 mile cylindrical alien starship that enters the solar system. Everything you need to know about rendezvous with rama movie.
The novel underlines the difficulties encountered by the explorers as they try to adapt to an. The ambitious rama project was started in the late 70s, but was never completed, as cinema group four dissolved. Able to enter via an airlock on one end of the ship, the crew explores the huge world found inside, a world full of wonder and mystery. Rendezvous with rama is a very interesting story of a group of astronauts who are sent to dock with an enormous cylinder that has appeared in the sky and which also appears to be on a direct collision course with the sun, giving them a short period of time to explore this strange object. A team of astronauts is sent on a mission to explore a giant interstellar spaceship hurtling toward the sun. Rendezvous with rama arthur c clarke audiobook youtube. The reason, however, that rendezvous with rama is so revered is because it contains the most compelling mystery of any sciencefiction novel ever. At first, only a few things are known about the celestial o. Long ago, the astronomers had exhausted greek and roman mythology.
Nov 01, 1989 rendezvous with rama the book proceeding rama ii in the series was a wonderful book. Rendezvous with rama does present a few problems although most of them just add to the fun. Clarke was the 1973 nebula award winner and 1974 hugo award winner for best novel. Clarke rendezvous with rama is a science fiction novel by british writer arthur c. Although its originally thought to be a large asteroid, rama is quickly revealed to be a synthetic structure hurtling through space at unprecedented speeds. Aug 15, 20 published august 15, 20 rendezvous with rama optometrists play a vital role in coordinating intervention among specialists and the gp. Often listed as one of clarkes finest novels, rendezvous with rama won numerous awards, including the hugo, the nebula, the jupiter, and the british science fiction awards. Rama is the spaceship from the book by arthur c clarke. And it is hurtling through the solar system at inconceivable speed. Rendezvous with rama a behind the scenes production film on. The novel underlines the difficulties encountered by the explorers as they try to adapt to an environment that.
The rama sequels, starting with rama ii and on, are coauthored by arthur c. Unlike the bugeyed monsters of the old space operas, the first contact with intelligence in rendezvous with rama is actually believable. Rendezvous with rama npr coverage of rendezvous with rama by arthur c. It just needs a fair budget and the right director. Clarkes wonderful novel, rendezvous with rama, hasnt been made into a movie yet. This story is told from the perspective of a group of human explorers, who. Rendezvous with rama is not the first big dumb object science fiction novel, but its one of the most influential. Unfortunately it does not approach the scifi glory that is 2001. Two productions were photographed simultaneously, one version filmed in 16mm bw, and my production which was shot on kodachrome super 8 film stock. After deploying a space probe, our deepest fears and highest hopes. Intermediate level points for understanding answer key macmillan guided readers moderns rendezvous with rama 3 this page has been downloaded from it is photocopiable, but all copies must be complete pages. When rama starts coming to life, things start to get very interesting. Included here is a sample schematic and world save for the prototype cylinder world in minecraft. When the mysterious space object known as rama appears in the solar system, the crew of the sv endeavour are sent to investigate.
Its an adventure game, set in an interactive fiction, scifi futuristic, licensed title and puzzle elements themes and it was released on commodore 64 and apple ii as well. Fiction, future in literature, hugo award winner, nebula award winner, rama imaginary space vehicle, science fiction, award. A fastpaced and compelling story of an enigmatic encounter with alien technology, rendezvous with rama offers both answers and unsolved mysteries that will continue to. After an uncatalogued giant asteroid is discovered approaching earth, scientists soon realize that it is in reality an alien starship. Rendezvous with rama the book proceeding rama ii in the series was a wonderful book.
Created by vancouver film school student philip mahoney through the vfs sound design for visual media program. Rendezvous with rama episode 1 huffduffed by trowton on december 8th, 2010. In starcross, a black hole miner comes across an anomaly that turns out to be a massive alien spacecraft. The story is told from the point of view of a group of human explorers who intercept the ship in an attempt to unlock its mysteries. Characters are only given cursory backstories and no meat whatsoever. It would make an awesome, intriguing and aweinspiring scifi film, like 2001. In the hands of fincher, this promises to be an absolutely amazing scifi picture, one that will live up to fans of clarkes novel as well as audiences who dont know who the hell he is. Aug 12, 2011 the closest available ship rushes to rendezvous so as to have a quick study before it gets too close to the sun. Rendezvous with rama is a book with, maybe, the least amount of character development ive ever seen in a novel. And it is hurtling through the solar system at inconceivab. Rendezvous with rama episode 1 huffduffed by portenkirchner on march 23rd, 2009.
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