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The First Men In The Moon is a 2010 animated 3D film based upon the H.G.Wells 1901 scientific romance novel The First Men In The Moon.

The film is a 3-D motion picture of the H.G. Wells' tale, over 2 years in production, but is not to be confused with the traditional 2-D UK BBC version, which was announced as being in production in October of 1999, and also slated for a spring 2010 release. This 3-D version is in no way affiliated with the BBC 2-D production.

Background
The film was made to be closer to Wells’ original story than any previous version of this tale, and was derived at parts as direct screenplay transcripts of Wells’ dialogue, developed and produced in the style of old-fashioned adventure films of the past. In the original novel, adventurers travel in a glass and metal polyhedron, but all previous versions of the film and in virtually every book cover and illustration, the sphere is represented as a globe with segments, not a true polyhedron. However, a true polyhedron is used in the 3-D film.

The technology used in the film is current, including a version of the film in true anaglyphic 3-D. The film also employs a traditional orchestral score by composer Daniel Godsil who claims inspiration from the works of Bernard Herrmann’s scores for Alfred Hitchcock and Charles Schneer, and John Williams' work in Star Wars, and Aaron Copland.

The anaglyphic 3-D requires the usual red/blue glasses for the 3-D effect, but the film was mastered fully in left and right versions so as to be able to engage future 3-D technologies as well.

Production
The film was shot in three locations in the United States, New Jersey, New York and Vermont, utilizing genuine locations preserved in their original condition from the mid-1800's. Significant rehersal time with the actors was required to provide precise interaction between the CGI creatures and the live actors.

Synopsis
Based on the famous H.G. Wells’ 1901 novel, The First Men In The Moon, the story tells the tale of two adventurers from 1895 who manage a dangerously reckless trip to the moon in a floating glass and metal sphere. In the Victorian-era story the moon is a place filled with weird creatures, wild adventures and a society of unearthly ant-men-like beings called Selenites. The story touches comments on the structure of society and the inherent qualities of humankind, both noble and foolhardy.