1)      Order the movie clips chronologically by the time depicted:

Movie

Original Order

Year

 

 

 

Land of the Lost

8

-65000000

2001: A Space Odyssey

19

-3000000

10000 BC

16

-10000

The Ten Commandments

15

-1300

Spartacus

14

-71

Ben-Hur

3

29

Life of Brian

9

34

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

10

932

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1

1300

Amadeus

2

1787

History of the World, Part I

7

1789

Gone With The Wind

6

1861

The Wizard of Oz

21

1900

Titanic

18

1912

Raiders of the Lost Ark

12

1936

The Sound of Music

13

1938

Casablanca

4

1941

Vertigo

20

1958

Dr. Strangelove

5

1960

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

17

2029

Planet of the Apes

11

3978

 

2)      Transform the dates in the timestamp to letters, setting A=1, B=2, etc.

Movie

Date

Message 1

 

 

 

Land of the Lost

19

S

2001: A Space Odyssey

5

E

10000 BC

20

T

The Ten Commandments

3

C

Spartacus

12

L

Ben-Hur

15

O

Life of Brian

3

C

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

11

K

The Adventures of Robin Hood

13

M

Amadeus

15

O

History of the World, Part I

14

N

Gone With The Wind

20

T

The Wizard of Oz

8

H

Titanic

16

P

Raiders of the Lost Ark

15

O

The Sound of Music

9

I

Casablanca

14

N

Vertigo

20

T

Dr. Strangelove

19

S

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

21

U

Planet of the Apes

16

P

 

3)      The message, SETCLOCKMONTHPOINTSUP, tells the players to set clock hands according to the hour and minute of the timestamp, and then to rotate the clock so that the hour equal to the month of the timestamp is pointing up.  The clock hands form semaphore letters.

Movie

Month

Hour

Minute

Semaphore

Message 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land of the Lost

02

21

32

SW,SE

N

2001: A Space Odyssey

04

02

28

NW,NE

U

10000 BC

03

10

30

SW,E

M

The Ten Commandments

06

03

00

W,S

B

Spartacus

12

01

30

S,NE

E

Ben-Hur

03

06

00

W,E

R

Life of Brian

09

18

08

W,SE

S

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

05

03

32

NW,NE

U

The Adventures of Robin Hood

04

06

58

SW,E

M

Amadeus

01

08

20

SW,E

M

History of the World, Part I

10

08

34

W,NW

O

Gone With The Wind

11

04

54

N,S

D

The Wizard of Oz

06

16

30

NW,N

T

Titanic

02

03

24

E,NE

W

Raiders of the Lost Ark

11

17

01

S,NE

E

The Sound of Music

10

02

28

SW,SE

N

Casablanca

03

13

14

NW,N

T

Vertigo

03

18

07

NW,E

Y

Dr. Strangelove

07

15

56

W,SE

S

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

06

13

23

NW,SW

I

Planet of the Apes

01

14

28

NE,SE

X

 

4)      The second message, NUMBERSUMMODTWENTYSIX, tells the players to add all of the numbers (not digits) in the timestamp, take mod(26) of those numbers, and transform them into letters, to letters, setting A=1, B=2, etc.

Movie

Year

Date

Month

Hour

Minute

Sum

Answer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land of the Lost

96

19

02

21

32

14

N

2001: A Space Odyssey

44

5

04

02

28

5

E

10000 BC

13

20

03

10

30

24

X

The Ten Commandments

08

3

06

03

00

20

T

Spartacus

30

12

12

01

30

7

G

Ben-Hur

29

15

03

06

00

1

A

Life of Brian

34

3

09

18

08

20

T

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

32

11

05

03

32

5

E

The Adventures of Robin Hood

72

13

04

06

58

23

W

Amadeus

87

15

01

08

20

1

A

History of the World, Part I

89

14

10

08

34

25

Y

Gone With The Wind

61

20

11

04

54

20

T

The Wizard of Oz

00

8

06

16

30

8

H

Titanic

12

16

02

03

24

5

E

Raiders of the Lost Ark

36

15

11

17

01

2

B

The Sound of Music

38

9

10

02

28

9

I

Casablanca

41

14

03

13

14

7

G

Vertigo

58

20

03

18

07

2

B

Dr. Strangelove

60

19

07

15

56

1

A

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

29

21

06

13

23

14

N

Planet of the Apes

78

16

01

14

28

7

G

 

Answer: NEXTGATEWAYTHEBIGBANG