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A screen-matched HAL 9000 pod bay faceplate with a lens from Peter Hyams' 2010: The Year We Make Contact. Nine years after Discovery's failed mission to Jupiter, a joint mission between the United States and Soviet Union was carried out to investigate the cause by reactivating the ship's sentient computer, HAL 9000. This pod bay faceplate screen-matches to the unique construction of the faceplate frame and placement of nicks.

The sequel's production created new HAL 9000 props with some subtle differences from those used previously, including being slightly larger. The film debuted at No. 2 at the North American box office, and became the 17th highest-grossing film in North America in 1984. It was nominated for five Academy Awards®, including Best Art Direction and Best Visual Effects.

This lot consists of a wood, metal, and plastic faceplate with the "HAL 9000" logo at the top, as well as an acrylic eye lens in the center with a lens ring. This lot exhibits scuffing and small stains from use and age. Dimensions: 15" x 6" x 2" (38.25 cm x 15.25 cm x 5.25 cm)

About Mark Stetson

Visual effects maestro Mark Stetson's singular run in Hollywood began in 1978. After graduating from the prestigious Art Center College of Design, he immediately began a position as an effects props and miniatures artist for Star Trek: The Motion Picture, for which his responsibilities included building such memorable vessels as the workbee, the Constitution-class shuttlebay, and a studio model of the Enterprise itself. After filming concluded, Stetson continued working as a modelmaker, and later model shop supervisor, for Entertainment Effects Group (EEG), hand-making miniatures and other groundbreaking optical effects for acclaimed productions like Blade Runner, Ghostbusters, and Brainstorm under founder Douglas Trumbull.

By 1989, following a stint as model shop supervisor for Richard Edlund's Boss Film Corporation - including positions on such blockbuster productions as Die Hard and Poltergeist II, among numerous others - Stetson had founded his own effects company, Stetson Visual Services, Inc. Over the next 35-plus years SVSI became known for producing pioneering effects sequences for dozens of hit films, running the gamut from action classics like Total Recall, Waterworld, and The Fifth Element to acclaimed franchise installments like The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, and Superman Returns to cult comedies like Coneheads and The Hudsucker Proxy. Stetson's work in this period earned him three Academy Award nominations (and one win), two BAFTAs, and the Visual Effects Society Awards' Founders Award for innovations in the field.

Today, Propstore is proud to offer a hand-picked selection of memorabilia from the personal collection of this once-in-a-generation talent. Accumulated over nearly five decades in cinema, these lots represent a wide range of production materials, including ornately detailed model miniatures, hand-drawn artwork, and rare behind-the-scenes photographs, as well as Stetson's own production paperwork and crew gifts. Stretching across different eras, genres, and styles of production, the Mark Stetson Collection is nothing short of a testament to one of the world's most successful and imitated living visual effects artists.