79-503: Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones (born 30 May 1971) is a British film director, film producer and screenwriter. He directed the films Moon (2009), Source Code (2011), Warcraft (2016), and Mute (2018). For Moon , he won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer . He is the son of English singer-songwriter David Bowie and Cypriot-born American model, actress, and journalist Angie Bowie . Jones
158-451: A Netflix exclusive. In the film, on a TV broadcast of a court trial, Sam Bell and several of his clones are all seen in the courtroom, identifying themselves in an "I'm Spartacus" allusion. A third installment, Madi: Once Upon a Time in the Future , was released as a graphic novel in 2020. Advertising Standards Authority (United Kingdom) The Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA )
237-411: A science fiction film , based on the 2000 AD Comics character Rogue Trooper . In July 2019 he told Entertainment Weekly , "The script is really looking pretty good now. It's getting to the point where we're going to have to start casting and making the thing." Jones became engaged to photographer Rodene Ronquillo (b. 1981) on 28 June 2012. They married on 6 November 2012. On the same day, Ronquillo
316-551: A PhD degree at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, but left before completion to attend London Film School , where he then graduated in 2001. While growing up, Jones dreamed of becoming a professional wrestler , and his father frequently praised what he called Jones' "natural strength". Jones visited the film set of Labyrinth while his father was filming, and worked for the Jim Henson Creature Shop afterwards. Jones
395-422: A battle with what appears to be his "double" or if he, is, in fact, losing his mind [...] this sci-fi indie does a helluva lot with very, very little". Digital Spy said it was an "incredible low-budget science fiction movie", opining that Jones' direction of the film "brilliantly explores ideas of identity while mixing in some practical VFX spectacle to boot. This is perhaps one of the best sci-fi films of
474-408: A breach of the rules on sales promotions rules. There has been no clear definition of what a sales promotion is for the purpose of the code, but examples include: Not all offers that give the consumer something free with a particular purchase may be considered sales promotion. For example, a mobile phone deal that offers a free Bluetooth headset may be considered as part of a package deal rather than
553-498: A film which would be appreciated by people like myself who loved those films". Conceptual design was from Gavin Rothery . Jones described his interest in the lunar setting: [We] wanted to create something which felt comfortable within that canon of those science fiction films from the sort of late seventies to early eighties. For me, the Moon has this weird mythic nature to it. ... There
632-440: A fortune by building Sarang Station, a facility on the Moon to mine the alternative fuel helium-3 . The facility requires only one human to maintain operations and launch canisters bound for Earth containing helium-3. Samuel Bell has two weeks before ending his three-year work contract there. Chronic communication problems have disabled his live feed from Earth and limit him to occasional recorded messages from his wife Tess, who
711-434: A lecture series at NASA 's Space Center Houston , at the request of a professor there. "He'd been reading online that we'd done this film about helium-3 mining and that's something that people at NASA are working on", says Jones. "We did a Q&A afterward. They asked me why the base looked so sturdy, like a bunker, and not like the kind of stuff they are designing that they are going to transport with them. I said 'Well, in
790-468: A marketer's database. Even in these cases the ASA can reveal details only with the express permission of the complainant. If the complaint comes from a competitor or someone with a trade or vested interest with the advertiser about which they are complaining, the ASA requires the company to agree to be named. This, according to the ASA, limits the number of petty or retaliatory complaints. The ASA proceeds only with
869-416: A rescue team will arrive for repairs. Suspicious, Sam manufactures a fake problem to persuade GERTY to let him outside. He travels to the crashed rover and finds his unconscious doppelganger . He takes the double back to the base and tends to his injuries. The two Sams start to wonder if one of them is a clone of the other. After an argument and physical altercation, GERTY reveals that they are both clones of
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#1732949432152948-494: A sales promotion. The ASA typically considered only advertisements that have appeared within the previous three months, although there are some exceptions to this rule, namely in cases where it was not possible for the complainant to know that the advertisement was misleading at the time it appeared, such as an advertisement for a long-term investment. The ASA is governed by its board of directors, appointed upon recommendation of an independent appointments committee. The ASA Council
1027-407: Is a film about what it means, and takes, to be human." Duane Byrge of The Hollywood Reporter applauded screenwriter Nathan Parker's "sharp [and] individualistic" dialogue and the way in which Parker combined science fiction and Big Brother themes. Byrge also believed that cinematographer Gary Shaw's work and composer Clint Mansell 's music intensified the drama. Byrge wrote: "Nonetheless, 'Moon'
1106-473: Is also the half-brother of Stacia Larranna Celeste Lipka (born 1980) from his mother's relationship with musician Andrew Lipka, better known as Drew Blood. He has a stepsister, Zulekha Haywood (born 1978), who is the daughter of Iman and former NBA basketball player Spencer Haywood , Iman's second husband. By 1995, Jones graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the College of Wooster . He then pursued
1185-597: Is an atheist. Short film Feature film Moon (2009 film) Moon is a 2009 science fiction film directed by Duncan Jones (in his directorial debut) and written by Nathan Parker from a story by Jones. The film follows Sam Bell ( Sam Rockwell ), a man who experiences a personal crisis as he nears the end of a three-year solitary stint mining helium-3 on the far side of the Moon . Kevin Spacey , Dominique McElligott , Kaya Scodelario , Benedict Wong , Matt Berry , and Malcolm Stewart also star. It premiered at
1264-417: Is appointed by the board. The Broadcast Advertising Standards Board Of Finance (BASBOF) collects a voluntary levy on advertising costs, typically 0.1% on display advertising costs (e.g. 0.1% of the cost of placing a television advertisement). BASBOF passes the funds on to the ASA anonymously to ensure that the ASA are unaware of who has contributed to its funding. This avoids the question of money influencing
1343-400: Is darkened by its own excellencies: The white, claustrophobic look is apt and moody, but a lack of physical action enervates the story thrust." The critic felt mixed about the star's performance, describing him as "adept at limning his character's dissolution" but finding that he did not have "the audacious, dominant edge" for the major confrontation at the end of the film. Roger Ebert , giving
1422-463: Is illegal under United Kingdom copyright law. In January 2013, 3GA was also found to be in non-compliance in another set of ads for the JB7 which promoted an optional dock for attaching an MP3 player such as an iPod . The ASA found that their advertisements did not make clear that the dock was not included with the JB7, and did not adequately mention that it is only compatible with older iPod models (such as
1501-506: Is in place and control over the content of the advertorial lies with the advertiser. If the editor of the publication maintains control over the advertorial, however, the piece is likely to be seen as editorial rather than advertising. In November 2004, control of the regulation of broadcast advertising, formerly undertaken by state bodies, was handed over to the ASA on a provisional two-year contract. Sponsorship credits are considered to be part of programming content and therefore fall outside
1580-589: Is patient and can wait. Empire magazine praised Rockwell's performance, including it in '10 Egregious Oscar Snubs—The worthy contenders that the Academy overlooked' feature and referred to his performance as "one [...] of the best performances of the year". Rolling Stone magazine ranked the film at number 23 on their Top 40 Sci-Fi Movies of the 21st Century , finding that "Duncan Jones' debut feature keeps you wondering whether its hero – played by an on-point Sam Rockwell – is losing
1659-668: Is still a mystery to it. As a location, it bridges the gap between science fiction and science fact. We (humankind) have been there. It is something so close and so plausible and yet at the same time, we really don't know that much about it. The director described the lack of romance in the Moon as a location, citing images from the Japanese lunar orbiter SELENE : "It's the desolation and emptiness of it ... it looks like some strange ball of clay in blackness. ... Look at photos and you'll think that they're monochrome. In fact, they're not. There simply are no primary colours." Jones made reference to
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#17329494321521738-468: Is subsequently posted on the ASA's website, and made available to the press and the general public. If there are grounds for an appeal against an adjudication, the case is reviewed by the Independent Reviewer. A request for an independent review must be made within 21 days of the adjudication, and in writing direct to the independent reviewer, stating the grounds for appeal. Only the advertiser or
1817-568: Is the self-regulatory organisation of the advertising industry in the United Kingdom. The ASA is a non-statutory organisation and so cannot interpret or enforce legislation. However, its code of advertising practice broadly reflects legislation in many instances. The ASA is not funded by the British government , but by a levy on the advertising industry. Its role is to "regulate the content of advertisements, sales promotions and direct marketing in
1896-689: The 2009 Sundance Film Festival in January 2009, Sony Pictures Classics decided to handle this film's theatrical release for Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group. Sony Pictures Classics distributed the film in the United States, beginning with a limited release in cinemas in New York and Los Angeles on 12 June. The film's British premiere was held on 20 June 2009 at the Cameo Cinema in Edinburgh as part of
1975-656: The Advertising Standards Authority . Jones's first feature film, Moon , was nominated for seven British Independent Film Awards in 2009, and won two, Best British Independent Film, and the Douglas Hickox Award for Best British Director on their debut feature. It was also nominated for two BAFTA Awards at the 2010 ceremony, winning Jones the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer . The film has received 19 other nominations from film festivals and societies, including
2054-557: The BBC TV sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf . These include the sleeping quarters and the corridor of the "secret room". International sales for Moon are handled by the Independent sales company. Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group acquired distribution rights to the film for English-speaking territories. Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group was considering making Moon a direct-to-DVD release; however, after Moon premiered at
2133-616: The International School of Lausanne ) in Lausanne. When his parents divorced in February 1980, his father was granted custody of eight-year-old Jones (who was then known as "Zowie Bowie" to rhyme with his father's stage name) and he visited his mother on school holidays until ending contact with her at age 13. At age 14, he enrolled in the Scottish co-educational boarding school Gordonstoun . At
2212-547: The iPod Classic ) formatted for use on Windows and could not be used with newer Apple devices such as the iPod Touch and iPhone . In September 2011, the ASA launched a formal investigation into TripAdvisor after receiving a complaint submitted by online investigations company KwikChex and two hotels, that its claims to provide trustworthy and honest reviews from travellers are false. The ASA found that TripAdvisor "should not claim or imply that all its reviews were from real travellers, or were honest, real or trusted", and as
2291-496: The 2006 campaign for the French Connection fashion label. The concept of 'Fashion vs Style' was to re-invigorate the brand and move it away from the former incarnation of FCUK, which style pundits believed had become tired and overused. The advert debuted in the week ending 20 February 2006 and featured two women (representing fashion and style) fighting and briefly kissing each other. The advertisement generated 127 complaints to
2370-569: The 2009 Sundance Film Festival and was released in selected cinemas in New York and Los Angeles on 12 June 2009. The release was expanded to additional theatres in the United States on 10 July and to the United Kingdom on 17 July. A follow-up film containing an epilogue to the film's events, Mute , was released in 2018. A third installment, a graphic novel called Madi: Once Upon a Time in
2449-409: The 21st century". A. O. Scott , chief film critic for The New York Times wrote that Jones directing "demonstrates impressive technical command, infusing a sparse narrative and a small, enclosed space with a surprising density of moods and ideas". Scott said that like most of science fiction, the film "is a meditation on the conflict between the streamlining tendencies of technological progress and
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2528-459: The 63rd Edinburgh International Film Festival. Jones was present at the screening along with other key crew members. The full UK release was on 17 July. The Australian release was on 8 October. A high-resolution, 4K remastered version of the film was released on 16 July 2019 for the tenth anniversary of the film. Moon grossed £700,396 from its domestic UK release, $ 3.4 million from its North American release and $ 9.8 million worldwide. Moon
2607-488: The ASA about the shopping channel Auction World.tv , the ASA referred the matter to Ofcom, which found the company in breach of its licence and fined it. Auction World.tv ended up in administration and went out of business. Apple has been involved in two major rulings by the ASA; its claim to be selling "the world's fastest personal computer" in 2004, its Power Mac G5 system, was judged to be unsubstantiated. The complaints against two other claims made in advertising for
2686-535: The ASA can publish their details for up to three months and run its own targeted adverts on social media to make users aware of this. The ASA can order advertisers not to advertise unless the CAP Copy Advice team has seen the advertisement first and allowed the advertisement to go ahead. For example, the ASA told French Connection UK Ltd , which makes the FCUK branded clothing, to have all its advertisements pre-vetted by
2765-747: The ASA since June 2009. In 1961 the Advertising Association established the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) to draft the British Code of Advertising Practice (the CAP Code ). In 1962 the industry set up the Advertising Standards Authority (so named even though it is not a public authority in the usual sense) to adjudicate on complaints that advertisements had breached the new Code. The ASA operated under an independent chairman who
2844-504: The ASA's decision in its rulings. The ASA needs the full name and address of the complainant to ensure that the complaint is legitimate. These details are never disclosed without the complainant's permission, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 . The only cases where the ASA might ask the complainant for their permission to be named relate to complaints that a consumer has not yet received goods or wishes to be removed from
2923-409: The ASA's remit. Claims on shopping channels can generally be considered by the ASA, but complaints about non-delivery of items are unlikely to be taken up by the ASA unless there is evidence that the shopping channel has misled people or that the non-delivery is a widespread problem. Direct mailings , circulars , leaflets , unsolicited emails , brochures and catalogues are all typically within
3002-464: The ASA's remit. Items such as timetables and price lists are, however, usually outside its remit. Private correspondence, such as a doctor's letter or a bill , is also outside its remit, though a leaflet included with the private correspondence would be covered if it promotes a new or different product. The ASA's remit has since March 2011 covered claims that appear on a company's own website, as well as covering claims that appear in paid-for spaces on
3081-550: The Atheist Bus Campaign broke the advertising code on the grounds of substantiation and truthfulness. The ASA said that the British Humanist Association 's campaign did not breach the advertising code or mislead consumers and that it therefore would not launch an investigation. The ASA subsequently closed the case. "The ASA council concluded that the ad was an expression of the advertiser's opinion and that
3160-571: The BAFTA Carl Foreman Award. He directed the Summit Entertainment project Source Code , a science-fiction thriller from Vendome Pictures, which was produced by Mark Gordon . Source Code was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 26 July 2011 in the United States. Jones directed and co-wrote Warcraft , based on the video game series of the same name , which was released in the summer of 2016. His next film would return to
3239-718: The CAP Copy Advice team has pre-vetted the advertisements. The ASA can, as a last resort, refer advertisers to Trading Standards when they’re unwilling or unable to follow its rules. Trading Standards officers have statutory powers to apply a wide range of sanctions, including prosecution or other legal action. The ASA can also refer problematic broadcast advertisers to Ofcom , as well as video-on-demand providers and video-sharing platforms. Broadcasters have ultimate responsibility for advertisements shown on their channels and are therefore directly answerable to Ofcom, their licensing authority. Ofcom has powers to fine or revoke licences. For example, following more than 1,000 complaints to
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3318-429: The CAP Copy Advice team. The CAP Compliance Team is the enforcement arm of the ASA and CAP. The Compliance Team works to ensure that advertisers remove their problematic claims. The Compliance Team does not report back to complainants, nor does it publish the results of its work. However, part of its work does involve contacting media owners and telling them not to take any advertisements from problematic advertisers until
3397-504: The Cognitive Science Movie Index, ranks films for quality, relevance and accuracy in the field of cognitive science. On their top 10 lists of brain science movies of all time, Moon appears at number 5 on the quality list, number 9 on the accuracy list and number 3 on the relevance list. Jones released a follow-up film, titled Mute , which serves as a spiritual successor to Moon . It was released on 23 February 2018, as
3476-469: The Future , was released in 2020. Moon was modestly budgeted and grossed just under $ 10 million worldwide, but was well received by critics. Rockwell's performance found praise. The movie won numerous film critic and film festival awards and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Film , and won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 2010. After an oil crisis, Lunar Industries makes
3555-489: The Internet, including pop up ads , banner ads and sponsored links. The non-geographical nature of the Internet can make it hard to determine whether the ASA's remit applies. Online sales promotions (see below) are within the ASA's remit as long as they appear in "British web space". The Institute of Sales Promotion (ISP), working to the same code as the ASA, can refer complaints to the ASA when it believes that there has been
3634-714: The UK" by investigating "complaints made about ads, sales promotions or direct marketing", and deciding whether such advertising complies with its advertising standards codes. These codes stipulate that "before distributing or submitting a marketing communication for publication, marketers must hold documentary evidence to prove all claims, whether direct or implied, that are capable of objective substantiation" and that "no marketing communication should mislead, or be likely to mislead, by inaccuracy, ambiguity, exaggeration, omission or otherwise". The agency has also restricted ads featuring scantily clad women. Guy Parker has been chief executive of
3713-464: The age of 12, he decided that he preferred to be called "Joey", and used this nickname until shortening it to "Joe" in his later teen years. The press reported that he went by "Joe" in 1992 when attending his father's wedding to fashion model Iman , where he was the best man. He reverted to his birth name around the age of 18. Jones is the half-brother of Alexandria "Lexi" Jones (born 2000), the daughter of his father and his father's second wife, Iman. He
3792-409: The awakened clone in the crashed rover and send the older Sam to Earth in one of the helium-3 transports. However, the older Sam, having learned that the clones break down at the end of the 3-year contract, knows that he will not live much longer. With his health declining, the older Sam suggests that he be placed back into the crashed rover to die so that Lunar Industries will not suspect anything, while
3871-438: The claims in it were not capable of objective substantiation," said the ASA. "Although the ASA acknowledges that the content of the ad would be at odds with the beliefs of many, it concluded that it was unlikely to mislead or to cause serious or widespread offence." In July 2009, the ASA banned an Israeli tourism poster following complaints. Palestine Solidarity Campaign , Jews for Justice for Palestinians and 442 members of
3950-451: The effect that could be achieved by using the mascara on natural lashes ". In 2011, two additional makeup ads for L'Oréal 's were banned after British Liberal Democrat politician Jo Swinson lodged complaints about ads for foundation products made by L'Oréal-owned brands, Lancôme and Maybelline , featuring actress Julia Roberts and supermodel Christy Turlington . The 2011 complaints stated that L'Oréal ads were not representative of
4029-414: The express permission of the complainant for their organisation to be named. The ASA begins an investigation by contacting the advertiser for its views on the advertisement and, where appropriate, substantiation of claims made in it. The ASA may on occasion seek advice from industry experts on more complex issues. Once the investigation is complete, a draft recommendation is sent to both the advertiser and
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#17329494321524108-450: The film a score of 67 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Damon Wise of The Times praised Jones' "thoughtful" direction and Rockwell's "poignant" performance. Wise wrote of the film's approach to the science fiction genre: "Though it uses impressive sci-fi trappings to tell its story – the fabulous models and moonscapes are recognisably retro yet surprisingly real – this
4187-488: The film three and a half stars out of four, wrote: Moon is a superior example of that threatened genre, hard science-fiction , which is often about the interface between humans and alien intelligence of one kind of or other, including digital. John W. Campbell Jr. , the godfather of this genre, would have approved. The movie is really all about ideas. It only seems to be about emotions. How real are our emotions, anyway? How real are we? Someday I will die. This laptop I'm using
4266-668: The future I assume you won't want to continue carrying everything with you – you'll want to use the resources on the moon to build things,' and a woman in the audience raised her hand and said, 'I'm actually working on something called mooncrete , which is concrete that mixes lunar regolith and ice water from the Moon's polar caps. ' " In the 2013 October issue of the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences , academics ranked their top brain science movies of all time; their database being compiled by cognitive science researchers who are also movie buffs. The database, called
4345-518: The interference radius in another rover and tries to call Tess on Earth. He instead makes contact with Eve, now 15 years old, who says that Tess died years before. He hangs up when Eve tells her father on Earth that someone is calling regarding Tess. Returning, the older Sam begins displaying the same symptoms as previous deteriorating clones. The two Sams realize that the incoming rescue team will kill them both if they are found together. The newer Sam convinces GERTY to wake another clone, planning to leave
4424-406: The newer Sam escapes. Following GERTY's advice, the newer Sam reboots GERTY to wipe its records of the events. Before leaving, the newer clone reprograms a harvester to crash and wreck the jamming antenna, thereby enabling live communications with Earth; he also takes a helium-3 canister with him to Earth. The older Sam, back in the crippled rover, remains conscious long enough to watch the launch of
4503-462: The older Sam discovers a secret vault containing hundreds of hibernating clones. Lunar Industries is using clones of the original Sam Bell to avoid the cost of training and transporting new astronauts, as well as deliberately jamming the live feed to prevent the clones from contacting Earth; clones who believe they are entering hibernation at the end of their contract before their final return to Earth are actually incinerated . The older Sam drives past
4582-475: The original Sam Bell. GERTY activated the newest clone after the crash and convinced him that he was at the beginning of his three-year contract. His memories of his wife and daughter are implanted. The two Sams search the area, finding a communications substation beyond the facility's perimeter which has been interfering with the live feed from Earth. GERTY helps the older Sam access the recorded logs of past clones, who all fell ill as their contract expired. Later,
4661-419: The original complainant for any comments, with a request to keep this confidential until publication of the final report. The draft recommendation is then submitted to the independent Advertising Standards Authority Council, which adjudicates on ASA investigations. The ASA Council then discusses the complaint and the draft recommendation, and votes on whether to uphold the complaint or not. The adjudication in full
4740-496: The original complainant may request an appeal. There are two grounds upon which an appeal can be lodged: The Independent Reviewer's decision as to whether or not to accept an appeal is final. Similarly, the ASA Council's adjudication on a reviewed case is also final. The ASA publishes weekly adjudications on its website every Wednesday. For social media influencers who routinely fail to clearly disclose when they are advertising,
4819-466: The photography book Full Moon by Michael Light in designing the look of the film. Moon ' s budget was US$ 5 million. The director took steps to minimise production costs, such as keeping the cast small and filming in a studio. Moon was produced at Shepperton Studios , in London , where it was filmed in 33 days. Jones preferred using models to digital animation, working with Bill Pearson,
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#17329494321524898-465: The product were not upheld. Later, in August 2008, an advertisement for the iPhone was banned because of false claims that it could access "all of the Internet"—due to its lack of support of major plug-ins such as Flash . On 21 January 2009, the ASA ruled that an advert campaign, stating "There is probably no God", did not breach the code. Religious groups including Christian Voice had complained that
4977-526: The public complained about how the map on the poster displayed the West Bank , Gaza Strip , and the Golan Heights as part of Israel . The Israeli tourism ministry responded to the criticism, saying the map was a "general, schematic tourism and travel information map" and was not meant to be a political statement. L'Oréal 's claims in a mascara advertisement featuring actress Penélope Cruz "exaggerated
5056-589: The results that the products can actually achieve. ASA confirmed that both ads were misleading, without the aid of before and after shots. It ruled that the two ads breached advertising standards code for exaggeration and for being misleading, and banned them from future publication. In March 2011, 3GA's advertisements for a digital jukebox known as the Brennan JB7, which can import content from CDs and cassette tapes , were found to be in violation of ASA guidelines for glorifying illegal acts, because it implied that it
5135-426: The satisfactory working of the ASA and the maintaining of acceptable standards. Typically, advertisements that fall in paid-for spaces in newspapers (both national and regional) and magazines published in the UK fall within the ASA's remit. This category covers reciprocal arrangements not involving actual payments of money. Advertorials are also within the bodies remit as long as a reciprocal arrangement of some kind
5214-663: The science fiction genre and be called Mute , starring Alexander Skarsgård and Paul Rudd . Jones had been developing the project for years and described it as a "spiritual sequel" to Moon , and was inspired by Ridley Scott 's Blade Runner . The film, set in Berlin forty years in the future, follows a mute bartender investigating his lover's disappearance. The film was produced and released by Netflix , and became available to stream world-wide in February 2018. Through his social media, Jones announced in July 2018 that his next project would be
5293-496: The story's plot. Spacey's vocal portrayal of GERTY was heavily influenced by HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), voiced by Douglas Rain . The visual effects were provided by Cinesite , which has sought cut-price deals with independent films. Since Jones had an effects background with TV advertisements, he drew on his experience to create special effects within a small budget. To save further on production costs, Jones re-used several set pieces from an abandoned movie based on
5372-475: The stubborn persistence of feelings and desires that can't be tamed by utilitarian imperatives", while also asserting that "the film's ideas are interesting, but don't feel entirely worked out [...]the smallness of this movie is decidedly a virtue, but also, in the end, something of a limitation". Moon also received positive reviews at the Sundance Film Festival. Moon was screened as part of
5451-408: The supervising model maker on Alien , to help design the lunar rovers and helium-3 harvesters in the film. The Moon base was created as a full 360-degree set, measuring 85–90 feet (26–27 m) long and approximately 70 feet (21 m) wide. The Moon base's artificial intelligence, GERTY, was designed to be bound to an overhead rail within the mining base since its mechanical tether was critical to
5530-570: The transport carrying the newer Sam. The rescue team is fooled after finding both a newly-awakened clone in the medical bay and the corpse of the older Sam inside the crashed rover. Later, Sam's testimony on Lunar Industries' activities stirs up a controversy. Additionally, Robin Chalk appears as Rockwell's body double in portraying the Sam Bell clones. This is the feature film directorial debut for Duncan Jones , who co-wrote with Nathan Parker . The film
5609-635: Was a naturalised Canadian . His mother was born and raised in Cyprus , and has Polish ancestry. His birth prompted his father to write " Kooks " for his 1971 album Hunky Dory . Mostly raised by his father David and his Scottish nanny, Marion Skene, Jones spent time growing up in London, Berlin, and Vevey in Switzerland. He attended the first and second grade at the Commonwealth American School (now
5688-436: Was acceptable to rip music, since "[it] repeatedly made reference to the benefits of the product being able to copy music but did not make clear that it was illegal to do so without the permission of the copyright owner". 3GA denied the claims, stating that the copies of music stored on the device were intended to improve accessibility, and are incidental copies without economical significance. Making private copies of audio CDs
5767-540: Was born at Bromley Hospital in Bromley , London , on 30 May 1971, the first child of English singer-songwriter and musician David Bowie (1947–2016) and his first wife, Angela "Angie" Bowie ( née Barnett), an American model and actress. His maternal grandfather, George, was a United States Army veteran and mining engineer who ran a mill for the Cyprus Mines Corporation , while his maternal grandmother, Helena,
5846-445: Was diagnosed with breast cancer . The couple have campaigned for the awareness for the disease and for early diagnosis. On 10 July 2016, Ronquillo gave birth to their first child, a son. Their son was named Stenton David Jones. On 1 October 2017, Jones announced that he and Ronquillo were expecting a second child. Jones announced the birth of their daughter on 18 April 2018. He named her Zowie, after his own childhood name. Duncan Jones
5925-408: Was generally well received by critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 90% of 195 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "Boosted by Sam Rockwell's intense performance, Moon is a compelling work of science-fiction, and a promising debut from director Duncan Jones." Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned
6004-502: Was one of many cameramen at his father's widely televised 50th birthday party directed by Englishman Tim Pope at Madison Square Garden in 1997 and also at two BowieNet concerts at Roseland Ballroom in New York City in June 2000. He was also the in-game cinematics director for the political simulator Republic: The Revolution , as well as scripting elements of the game. Jones directed
6083-504: Was pregnant with their daughter Eve when he left. Sam begins to suffer from hallucinations of a teenage girl and a disheveled man. One such image distracts him while he is out recovering a canister, causing him to crash his rover and fall unconscious. Sam awakes in the base infirmary with no memory of the accident. He overhears GERTY, an artificial intelligence which assists him, having a live chat with Lunar Industries management. Lunar Industries orders Sam to remain on base and says that
6162-452: Was specifically written as a vehicle for actor Sam Rockwell . Rockwell almost turned the film down and Paddy Considine was an alternate choice. The film pays homage to the films of Jones' youth, such as Silent Running (1972), Alien (1979), and Outland (1981). In an interview with Wired.com , speaking about those films, Jones stated it was his "intent to write for a science fiction-literate audience" and that he "wanted to make
6241-495: Was to have no vested interest within the industry. Not long after the inception of the ASA the Molony Committee considered but rejected proposals to introduce a system to regulate the advertising industry by statute. The Committee reported that it was satisfied that the industry could be regulated effectively from within by the ASA. A guarded comment within the report, however, warned that the self-regulatory system depended upon
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