The film was shot at the Shepperton Studios in the United Kingdom on December 29, 1965. The producer chose there because the studio can accommodate and shoot the excavation scene of the Tycho Crater on the moon (size 60' x 120'x 60'). Beginning in 1966, the crew moved to MGM UK Studios in Bohemwood in order to shoot large-scale special effects scenes.
The producer originally planned to shoot the film with the three-screen width of the new art Rama system like "Western Development", but the director of photographic effects Douglas Trumbh thought that the film would be distorted, so he switched to Super Panavision 70. Camera shooting. Kubrick began editing in March 1968. The film’s initial shooting budget was $6 million, but it eventually exceeded the budget by 4.5 million and the filming cycle was delayed by 16 months.
