Moon is a 2009 science fiction drama film , co-written and directed by Duncan Jones the film stars Sam Rockwell as Sam Bell a Lunar Industries astronaut with support from Kevin Spacey as his robot companion Gerty.
Sam Bell is nearing the end of a three year contract with Lunar Industries. His home has been Sarang, a moon base where he has spent his days alone, mining Helium 3,
the precious gas which holds the key to reversing the Earth's energy crisis. Isolated and determined Sam has followed the rulebook obediently and his time on the moon has been enlightening, but uneventful. The solitude has given him time to reflect on the mistakes of his past and work on his raging temper. He does his job mechanically, spending most of his time dreaming of his imminent return to Earth, to his wife, young daughter and early retirement.
Two weeks shy of his departure from Sarang Sam starts seeing things, hearing things and feeling strange. When a routine extraction goes horribly wrong he discovers that Lunar have their own plans for replacing him and that the new recruit is eerily familiar. Before he can return to Earth Sam has to confront himself and the discovery that the life he has created may not be his own and that it is more than his contract which is about to expire.
Moon premiered in early 2009 at the Sundance film Festival and later that year saw general release in the United States and the United Kingdom. Since its release Moon has attracted a small cult following, this is in part attributable to the use of model miniature effects rather than the more modern approach of 
creating the effects digitally. Director Duncan Jones worked closely with designer Gavin Rothery and veteran model maker Bill Pearson (Alien, Outland) to create the model miniatures required. Bill assembled a talented model team, based at his workshop at Shepperton Studios they were responsible for building the model miniatures including the entire Sarang base and also dressing some of the full size sets.
The Prop Gallery is proud to present a selection of artefacts used in the production of Moon directly from the collection of model unit supervisor Bill Pearson, these pieces cover all stages of the production from early concepts and production items to screen used props. These artefacts will be added to The Prop Gallery website on Tuesday 21st, Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd October 2014 at 16:00 GMT.
For these artefacts The Prop Gallery certificate of authenticity will also be signed by model unit supervisor Bill Pearson and accompanied by a high quality photographic 7" x 5" print of Bill with the item.
Competition time!
To celebrate Moon Week we are also giving away an original prop to one lucky competition winner in the form of an original visor created for Sam's space helmet, this was made as a back up in case any damage was sustained to the helmets during filming and was ultimately not used on screen but is a genuine artefact made for the production and is absolutely identical to its screen used counterpart, there is masking tape present to the front which is hand inscribed in pencil 'HERO 2' 'CLEAR'. Accompanied by a joint The Prop Gallery/Bill Pearson certificate of authenticity.
To enter simply answer the following question by emailing your answer to ailsa@thepropgallery.com and we will draw the winner from all the correct entries on Friday October 24. The visor will then be shipped out to the lucky winner no questions asked!
Who voiced Sam's robot companion GERTY in the film?
A. Kevin Costner
B. Kevin Spacey
C. Kevin Keegan
Please email your entry to ailsa@thepropgallery.com with the subject MOON COMPETITION.
Please note by entering you agree to our competition terms and conditions.
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