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According to Yahoo Movies:
"Nearly three-quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water and OCEANS boldly chronicles the mysteries that lie beneath. Directors Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud dive deep into the very waters that sustain all of mankind - exploring the harsh reality and the amazing creatures that live within. Narrated by Pierce Brosnan and featuring spectacular never-before-seen imagery captured by the latest underwater technologies, OCEANS offers an unprecedented look beneath the sea."
Our partner in France, LeTeam, helped with the technical aspects of capturing that imagery. A majority of it was shot underwater which presented a number of interesting challenges. Challenges that were met with fiber.
The camera was tethered to the back of the boat by a long fiber optic link enabling the film makers to capture some great images of the Ocean and it creatures in their natural habitat. We hope you get a chance to see the this film and its great images. It is a bit blurry but you can see the credits above in the picture. And if you need help capturing a great shot contact Marc Belleville at LeTeam!
(From today's "For the discussion of 3D moving images" CML forum)
I saw UP this weekend at the Corte Madera Cinema, too. My 13-year-old daughter and I really enjoyed it. I agree with everything you said about the 3D in UP. It was really well done, and after the first few minutes, I didn't think about the 3D any more than I thought about the color or the sound. But I came out feeling like I was "engaged" with the story... perhaps more than if it was just 2D. That is as it should be. Kudos to the East Bay team at Pixar! This is also my favorite theatre in the area, except that the snack bar selections are not that great... bad coffee, no tea. But at least there's real butter on the popcorn! I once heard that this theatre was used byLucas/THX for the first THX test installations, as well as screenings of the early Star Wars films and other movies that they wanted to see on the "big screen." After all, it is almost right across the freeway from Kerner Blvd. Any truth to those rumors? Regarding 3D... we were instrumental in the camera technology used by PACE for Jim Cameron's upcoming live action/CGI 3D epic "Avatar," which is to be released this winter (Christmas "tentpole" megapic). We'll see if hecan resist the urge to overuse the stereoscopic effect and simply use it to help tell the story, which I understand is a compelling one). Apparently there was a surprise screening of some scenes in Amsterdam last week. Though the audience was "sworn to secrecy," apparently some had their fingers crossed. See http://www.comingsoon.net/news/avatarnews.php?id=56535. It sounds pretty good so far! Jim
