tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post2757445533996894193..comments2024-02-02T19:20:40.524-08:00Comments on Say Hello Spaceman: First Spaceship on Venus (1962)Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01906649879585791348noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post-44641982529208035572023-08-20T10:01:40.909-07:002023-08-20T10:01:40.909-07:00I get the feeling they're patterened after an ...I get the feeling they're patterened after an aircraft carrier's flight deck crews: bright, different colors or large letters to make it very easy to see who does what.John Nowakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14289896109284792526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post-12904975557088521382023-08-20T09:55:53.160-07:002023-08-20T09:55:53.160-07:00*in this film, specifically; theres some very odd ...*in this film, specifically; theres some very odd looking jumpsuits with emblazined letters like 'A' over the technicians suitsCostumeArchivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10501749201724945835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post-40864131686863774222023-08-20T09:55:24.041-07:002023-08-20T09:55:24.041-07:00Always wondered where the jumpsuits the astronauts...Always wondered where the jumpsuits the astronauts and technicians wore at the start of the film came from.CostumeArchivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10501749201724945835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post-11484796923879562882020-11-17T19:05:33.792-08:002020-11-17T19:05:33.792-08:00An East German movie -- as much as I studied about...An East German movie -- as much as I studied about the DDR, that's a new concept to me. And it was made just before Die Mauer was built and is set four years before it came down. Retrofuturism and ideology all in one chaotic mix. Thanks for enlightening me as to Die Schweigende Stern! Brian Arbenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215876163688256421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post-50046042596265645932016-01-08T14:25:40.931-08:002016-01-08T14:25:40.931-08:00Thanks JohnThanks JohnStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906649879585791348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post-601060967106252312016-01-08T14:18:10.602-08:002016-01-08T14:18:10.602-08:00Broadly speaking, Western designers like straight ...Broadly speaking, Western designers like straight lines and Soviets like curves, so it's fair to say they have distinct overall "looks."<br /><br />These suits are interesting. They solve the movie problem of keeping the faces visible with a ginormous visor. They're not constant-volume suits, but on Venus you wouldn't need those.John Nowakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14289896109284792526noreply@blogger.com