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the most awesome creations by Sagan, The Machine represents his most
ambitious. Not only did the concept have to In the novel, Sagan describes revolving rings that generate a tremendous amount of energy in order to open up the theoretical worm-holes, or tunnels, that allow passage through the Galaxy. The passenger(s) traveling in the machine would fall into these worm-holes and go on a fantastic ride through deep space. These worm-holes are theorized in science known as Rosen-bridges.
In the end, The Machine was shot on location in real-time and became one of the most celebrated cinematic experiences of the year. It was estimated to cost in the millions to produce, and took over 2 months of production time to simple shoot. Sagan's vision was brought to life, and critics adored its audacity to push the limits in thinking and production. Due to the production of it, Contact garnered five technical Oscar nominations.
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be believable and founded in science, it had to be magnificent and
awe-inspiring in both the novel and the film. The idea of a machine
dreamt of by an alien intelligence that could be manifested on Earth a
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actually be brought to life was never done before. In previous
films, small gadgets, transport systems, or what was seemingly magic was
used to convey this concept. However, in Contact, an actual model of
Sagan's idea was manufactured and brought to the big screen.
Representing this idea on screen was no easy task. Actual
construction, design, and implementation of Sagan's idea took the film
makers months to conceive. There were many ideas on portraying this
in the movie, and Zemeckis even hinted at not putting it in at all due to
the high difficulty of producing it. The design sketches include
various methods of implementing such an awesome structure, and pieces of
it were actually built in order to film.