And the space agency has been helping to promote the film, as a way to get the word out about its own plans to send astronauts to Mars in the 2030s. NASA officials and researchers served as advisers on "The Martian," which is based on the novel of the same name by Andy Weir. "Keeping people alive is the most technical aspect of our work." "The helmet was only technical to the point that we needed it to function," she said.
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But the movie suit's helmets were nowhere near as sophisticated as the equipment that real astronauts use, Yates said. The helmet was the most technically advanced part of the suit it contained systems that pumped air in for the actors to breathe and also featured lighting and communications gear. Such cooling measures were doubtless appreciated, because the cast often wore their spacesuits for 10 to 12 hours per day during shooting, Yates said. (6.8 to 9.1 kilograms), though the actors wore heavy belts as well, Yates said.ĭamon and the other actors wore "cooling suits" beneath their spacesuits - basically, shirts and pants outfitted with tubes through which cold water can be pumped. The suits weigh a maximum of 15 to 20 lbs. The costume-design team built the surface suit out of neoprene, the same material wetsuits are made of. (Interestingly, the movie's suit superficially resembles the Biosuit, a real space garment being developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.) The body-hugging, black-white-and-orange suit showcased in the film emerged by process of elimination. Yates worked with concept artists to draw up a variety of basic designs for the suit worn by Watney and his crewmates on the Martian surface, then presented them to Scott for approval. (She won an Oscar for her work on Scott's 2000 film "Gladiator.")Īesthetics were also an issue Scott didn't find the Z-2 spacesuit visually striking enough, Yates said.
"Ridley needed to see his actors in profile he needed to see them moving their heads he needed close-ups on the eyes," said Yates, who has worked with Scott repeatedly over the years.
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