On December 6, 2008, for The Hollywood Hill's holiday party (www.hhill.org) at the home of Victoria & Dennis Hopper, we hosted Elon Musk's first large SpaceX presentation to Hollywood with an assembled audience of 300 members from the film, television, and music industry. It was early days for SpaceX (and Tesla). The second guest presenter of the afternoon was Steve Squyres, Principal Investigator for the Mars Rover Exploration Mission. We're now publishing this informal video from of our archives for a fun look back into history.

The Hollywood Hill’s Executive Director Ariel Hauter kicks off the video with some updates on The Hollywood Hill’s new permanent event building and a mention of Armchair Revolutionary, the new crowdfunding platform also under development. That’s followed by a quick photo shoot with Ariel, Hollywood Hill Co-Founder Ori Neidich and venue host Victoria Hopper. Elon starts his talk at the 7:30 mark, first with an update on Tesla, and then into SpaceX. We had some fun with the event title (How To Shoot Your Next Film In Space) since he obviously began early on by attaching cameras to his rockets. Special thanks to our long-time volunteers for the day, Norman Gilmore, Berly Ellis, and Ina Burke, and Advisor/Donor Paris Hauter. And a fun shout out to Tosca Musk, Elon’s sister, who herself was probably in the audience as a Hollywood Hill member.

Original Event Invite:
http://www.hhill.org/events/

Event Photos @Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hollywo...

Event Details...
Title: How To Shoot Your Next Film In Space
Date: December 6, 2008, 2:30-6:30pm
Venue: The Home of Victoria & Dennis Hopper, Venice, CA
Speaker(s):
- Elon Musk, Founder/CEO, SpaceX
- Steve Squyres, Principal Investigator, Mars Exploration Rover Mission, JPL/NASA

Description: Now that science fiction is becoming science reality, how does Hollywood's portrayal of space change? Elon Musk is at the forefront of space travel, having founded the first privately-held company to successfully launch - just months ago - a rocket into the earth's orbit. His next mission: deliver a payload to the international space station. Once that is accomplished, his company will be forging ahead with its grand plan of colonizing space over the next century. Join us for a discussion on the future of space travel and how filming "on location" may relatively soon include space. Followed by our Galactic-themed Holiday Party (costumes encouraged!).