<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Special effects in 2001: A Space Odyssey Play media As the film climaxes, Bowman takes a trip through deep space that involves the innovative use of slit - scan photography to create the visual effects and disturbing sequences of him noticeably stunned and then terrified at what he's experiencing . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Problems playing this file? See media help . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Special effects in 2001: A Space Odyssey Play media As the film climaxes, Bowman takes a trip through deep space that involves the innovative use of slit - scan photography to create the visual effects and disturbing sequences of him noticeably stunned and then terrified at what he's experiencing . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Problems playing this file? See media help . </Td> </Tr> <P> 2001 pioneered the use of front projection with retroreflective matting . Kubrick used the technique to produce the backdrops in the Africa scenes and the scene when astronauts walk on the moon . </P>

Where was the opening scene of 2001 a space odyssey filmed