Filmed in 15/70 3D for IMAX theaters and other Giant Screen venues, Legends of Flight is a visually captivating presentation that explores the relationships between natural flight, advanced design, innovative assembly techniques and operational technologies that have brought us to the dawn of a new era in aircraft design. Profiling milestone aircraft having influenced later aeronautical design and performance criteria, Legends of Flight is the latest Giant Screen feature film from acclaimed Canadian filmmaker, Stephen Low.
In production for more than four years, Legends of Flight will premiere June 8, 2010, at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C., followed by debuts in Chicago and Seattle, with other markets opening throughout June, 2010. The film will begin its international exhibition schedule at the Science Museum of London, July 12.
Legends of Flight brings a new perspective to aviation through the inestimable skills and personality of The Boeing Company’s chief pilot for the 787 Dreamliner, Capt. Mike Carriker. Truly deserving of the accolade airman, Carriker has pilot time in more than 130 aircraft types and serves as the audience’s guide, interpreter, flight instructor and amiable companion. His guests will soar engineless through breathtaking mountain passes, feel the wind in their hair barnstorming in a Stearman bi-plane, and will experience sheer flight exhilaration as a Harrier Jump Jet leaps into the sky at the pilot’s command and then rockets to tactical speed.
Bringing the past into the present, Legends of Flight’s highpoint is the pre-flight drama surrounding the world’s most anticipated commercial aircraft’s maiden flight – the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner. Capt. Carriker, with the audience as his co-pilot, takes the airplane skyward for the first time.
Beyond the technical marvel that is IMAX photography – where advanced cameras and ancillary cinematic technologies complement the storytelling abilities of large format cinema – is Legends’ innovative use of SANDDE™ (Stereoscopic Animation Drawing Device) Animation. Developed by IMAX co-founder Roman Kroitor, SANDDE enables Capt. Carriker to literally draw in space, allowing the audience to see his technical explanations illustrated on the screen. Moving in real time, the SANDDE animation adds to the audience’s understanding of sophisticated engineering and aeronautical principles.
“Fundamental to every IMAX production is the goal of educating the audience, not merely entertaining them. SANDDE helps accomplish this and Capt. Carriker’s innate understanding of complex aeronautics allows him the opportunity to make complicated things easy to understand for any person interested in flight,” said director Stephen Low.
Legends of Flight is produced by The Stephen Low Company, producers of 15 films for the Giant Screen and executive produced by K2 Communications Inc. K2’s distribution arm counts more than 65 large screen format films in its library for non-theatrical distribution, plus more than 25 films for digital theater distribution, and another five for Giant Screen theatrical distribution. The company has become one of the industry’s leading resources for Giant Screen films and will be releasing its next 3D film, Rescue, in February 2011.
In production for more than four years, Legends of Flight will premiere June 8, 2010, at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C., followed by debuts in Chicago and Seattle, with other markets opening throughout June, 2010. The film will begin its international exhibition schedule at the Science Museum of London, July 12.
Legends of Flight brings a new perspective to aviation through the inestimable skills and personality of The Boeing Company’s chief pilot for the 787 Dreamliner, Capt. Mike Carriker. Truly deserving of the accolade airman, Carriker has pilot time in more than 130 aircraft types and serves as the audience’s guide, interpreter, flight instructor and amiable companion. His guests will soar engineless through breathtaking mountain passes, feel the wind in their hair barnstorming in a Stearman bi-plane, and will experience sheer flight exhilaration as a Harrier Jump Jet leaps into the sky at the pilot’s command and then rockets to tactical speed.
Bringing the past into the present, Legends of Flight’s highpoint is the pre-flight drama surrounding the world’s most anticipated commercial aircraft’s maiden flight – the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner. Capt. Carriker, with the audience as his co-pilot, takes the airplane skyward for the first time.
Beyond the technical marvel that is IMAX photography – where advanced cameras and ancillary cinematic technologies complement the storytelling abilities of large format cinema – is Legends’ innovative use of SANDDE™ (Stereoscopic Animation Drawing Device) Animation. Developed by IMAX co-founder Roman Kroitor, SANDDE enables Capt. Carriker to literally draw in space, allowing the audience to see his technical explanations illustrated on the screen. Moving in real time, the SANDDE animation adds to the audience’s understanding of sophisticated engineering and aeronautical principles.
“Fundamental to every IMAX production is the goal of educating the audience, not merely entertaining them. SANDDE helps accomplish this and Capt. Carriker’s innate understanding of complex aeronautics allows him the opportunity to make complicated things easy to understand for any person interested in flight,” said director Stephen Low.
Legends of Flight is produced by The Stephen Low Company, producers of 15 films for the Giant Screen and executive produced by K2 Communications Inc. K2’s distribution arm counts more than 65 large screen format films in its library for non-theatrical distribution, plus more than 25 films for digital theater distribution, and another five for Giant Screen theatrical distribution. The company has become one of the industry’s leading resources for Giant Screen films and will be releasing its next 3D film, Rescue, in February 2011.