New photography techniques are used to demonstrate the Great White’s speed, power and beauty
GIANT SCREEN FILMS G
iant Screen Films (GSF) has just released Titans of the Ice Age 3D, with Great White Shark 3D to be released on May 25th.
Titans of the Ice Age 3D transports
viewers to the frozen landscapes of North America, Europe and Asia, 10,000 years before modern civilization. Computer-generated imagery brings to life sabre-toothed cats, giant sloths and iconic mammoths – the giants that were both feared and hunted by prehistoric humans – in an ancient world of ice when humans fought for survival along- side majestic, woolly beasts. GSF’s founder and president, Don
Kempf, was inspired to make Titans after seeing how enthralled his sons were with the animated Ice Age movies. Science centres and museums are particularly interested in the topic, as this period in history, when humans shared the Earth with mammoths, is often misunderstood. Created for family audiences of all
ages, the fi lm aims to challenge the imaginations of children and adults alike and offer an inspiring perspective on the history of our world. Great White Shark 3D explores the
Great White’s place in our imaginations, our unfounded fears of this majestic predator and the vital role it has held in the oceanic ecosystems since the dawn of the dinosaurs. The fi lm takes audiences to three
key shark aggregation points around the world, from New Zealand’s Stewart Island, where a newly discovered healthy
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population of Great Whites have had little contact with people, to Mexico’s Guadalupe Island, where Great Whites troll crystal clear waters and research- ers conduct critical tagging operations to monitor movement and behaviour. Viewers are then taken to South Africa, famous for its breaching sharks, to illus- trate the Great White’s speed, power and beauty using new techniques in slow motion 3D photography. Both fi lms are available in 40-minute
versions for Imax and Imax 3D theatres, and in 20 and 40-minute versions for digital 3D and 4D theatres. Created for giant-screen and immer-
sive theatres in museums, science centres, zoos and aquariums, GSF co- produced Titans of the Ice Age with the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago and the Page Museum in Los Angeles. Co-producers on Great White Shark are UK-based Yes/No Productions. GSF’s sister company, D3D Cinema,
is currently upgrading the National Museum of the United States Air Force’s Giant Screen Theatre to 3D projection and greater programming fl exibility. D3D is integrating a state-of-the-art
digital 3D system featuring dual Barco 4K projectors, Qube’s Xi integrated media blocks, MasterImage 3D and a premium 7.1 surround system from QSC Audio. In addition to supporting higher frame rates, the system will be capa- ble of true 4K-3D playback at bitrates that far exceed industry standards for conventional cinema. The theatre will also feature state-of-the-art accessibility technology by Doremi, including hear- ing impaired and visually impaired audio devices and the CaptiView personal closed captioning system.
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