Wednesday, July 24, 2013

This looks like a must-see


I was amazed to see this preview of a forthcoming IMAX presentation.  It's described as follows:

In Saturn’s Rings is a non-profit giant-screen art film that takes audiences on a journey of the mind, heart and spirit from the big bang to the near future via the Cassini-Huygens Mission at Saturn. Currently in production after years of development, In Saturn’s Rings aims for global release late next year.

Composed entirely of still photographs using innovative visual techniques developed by the filmmaker, In Saturn’s Rings stretches the boundaries of the motion picture form. The film will feature powerful music by Ferry Corsten, William Orbit, Samuel Barber and melds non-narrative visual poetry & science documentary into a rich experience for audiences.

In Saturn’s Rings is a film that’s both personal and universal, experimental and sincere, science and spirit , non-narrative and documentary. The goal is to use large screen imagery, synchronized to powerful but moving music, to create an experience for those who see it, hear it and feel it.

Using hundreds of thousands of still images manipulated to create full motion, using “2.75D” photographic fly-through technology. The film will be presented in IMAX® quality 6K resolution on massive screens and concert-level surround systems to audiences in giant screen institutions, IMAX® theaters, fulldome planetariums, museums and select 4k digital cinemas.

There's more information at the link.

Here's a preview of the movie.  I recommend watching it in full-screen mode.  Even on a small computer display, it seems almost like flying through space - so now I really want to see it on a giant IMAX screen!





Kudos to the filmmaker for a very interesting idea, well executed.

Peter

4 comments:

c w swanson said...

A must see for sure. Thanks for the tip, Peter.

Old NFO said...

WOW, that one I'll actually pay to go see!

Morris said...

Yep, assuming it gets to Australia, I will happily pay to see that.

Even the teaser is spectacular.

Rev. Paul said...

SPECTACULAR! I will go see that one!