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Roving Mars (imax!) Trailer
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post Dec 6 2005, 10:08 PM
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This isn't really a Spirit only topic, but since she has been on Mars a bit longer, I'll give her the honor of this thread.

http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/rovingmars/

January 27 release
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post Dec 7 2005, 08:30 AM
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A martian year in 40 minutes? huh.gif


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post Dec 31 2005, 02:54 AM
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QUOTE (slinted @ Dec 6 2005, 10:08 PM)
This isn't really a Spirit only topic, but since she has been on Mars a bit longer, I'll give her the honor of this thread.

http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/rovingmars/

January 27 release
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This long awaited IMAX movie has been highlighted in a new article (DEC 30) by Alan Boyle in his Cosmic Log from MSNBC:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3217961/

there are long and informative quotes from Steve Squyres in the article.

and you absolutely must check out the thrilling trailer wheel.gif wheel.gif wheel.gif

http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/rovingmars/index.html
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post Dec 31 2005, 03:06 AM
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QUOTE (mars loon @ Dec 30 2005, 04:54 PM)
This long awaited  IMAX movie has been highlighted in a new article (DEC 30) by Alan Boyle in his Cosmic Log from MSNBC:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3217961/

and you absolutely must check out the thrilling trailer  !!

http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/rovingmars/index.html
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Somebody tell me I'm having a nightmare! wheel.gif ohmy.gif wheel.gif

Hawaii's only Imax theater recently converted to a CIRCUS!!

To quote a Great American, Mr. C. Brown Esq. " AAAAAAAGGGGGGHHH!!!"


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post Dec 31 2005, 11:04 AM
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The Trailer made me cringe, the voice over was shocking ohmy.gif

The imagery should be good though smile.gif


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post Dec 31 2005, 10:47 PM
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QUOTE (djellison @ Dec 31 2005, 03:04 AM)
The Trailer made me cringe, the voice over was shocking ohmy.gif

The imagery should be good though smile.gif
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At least it didn't start out with: "In a world...."

I remember at the book signing Steve mentioning when asked about the movie that some of the super-high res panoramas were nearly IMAX sized themselves when pieced together, specifically Burns Cliff. Here's hoping the movie entered post-production recently enough that we'll get the Columbia Hills summit pans.
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post Dec 31 2005, 10:50 PM
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Well - IMAX resolution is, last I heard approx 5616 x 4096 pixels - so a full Pancam 3-frame-tall-postcard can be had in shot with room to spare - but it would still be 4 screens across smile.gif

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post Dec 31 2005, 10:59 PM
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QUOTE (chokai @ Dec 31 2005, 02:47 PM)
At least it didn't start out with: "In a world...."
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You are of course referring to this?
I hope the trailer is not indicative of the cheesy tone of the movie itself... but Disney is as Disney does.... rolleyes.gif


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Magnificent Desolation was reasonably tasteful, some cringing moments, but on the whole made up for by spectacular imagery.

I just hope that MER is done justice.

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post Jan 1 2006, 12:09 AM
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QUOTE (djellison @ Dec 31 2005, 11:08 PM)
Magnificent Desolation was reasonably tasteful, some cringing moments, but on the whole made up for by spectacular imagery.

I just hope that MER is done justice.

Doug
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I am surprised you guys don't like the Roving Mars trailer.

I found the trailer moving and motivating and have high hopes for the film since Dan Maas and Steve Squyres are involved.

Finally, The "Heroes of Mars Exploration" on the giant screen with the amazing adventures and exploits of Spirit and Opportunity. My hope is this film will be hughly successful with the general public and stimulate funding for the exploration of Mars and beyond for NASA.

Cassini would make for a great follow-up film.

We who love astronomy and space exploration, and inhabit this forum, depend on the good will of the public to finance these explorations. Thats why this movie is important. So, I am praying for it to be a winner in every sense !!!

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post Jan 1 2006, 02:50 AM
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I personally can't wait for this one. Of course the real movie isn't voice overs, this is a trailer :-D


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post Jan 1 2006, 02:39 PM
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Here's a teaser...

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post Jan 1 2006, 08:46 PM
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Well, I am always wary of overly dramatic music and effects; I find it the cinematic equivalent of TYPING IN ALL CAPS WITH LOTS OF EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!!!!!! I also hate trailers that show all the good bits of the movie so there is nothing left to pay for in the theatre, but since most of us already "know the ending" that wasn't a problem here. It's maybe too much to expect IMAX to let the story and images speak for themselves without hyping up a whole emotional human epic story line of a story of planetary human epic emotions. I just hope they don't Disney it up too much with the swelling music and the slow motion hugging and tearful high fives during the landing sequence:

blink.gif Insert treacly violins hereblink.gif

I thought the PBS specials did a decent job of balancing coverage of the science, engineering and human angles of the mission.

But snarky as I am, I really can't wait, even though the nearest IMAX to me is about 100 miles away. I can't miss the interviews, or the full size panoramas, or even just for the giant size Delta II launch at full volume! tongue.gif

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post Jan 1 2006, 08:54 PM
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I love the two Nova programs, the first was my favorite, it covered the development and testing and just a few days after landing. The 'chute tests, airbag tests, Steve worrying about having Mini-TES being shock tested. It was a cracking insight into the development of it all. The Comet-Impact program I saw about DI didnt really capture things the same way, but it was quite good, particularly figuring out how to do the solar arrays.

Dan did some great anims for the first of the two MER Nova programs showing them squishing MER into the pathfinder sized lander, very funny smile.gif

I'm looking forward to the MER Imax hugely, just the V.O. for the Trailer, and to be honest with most trailers that come out of Hollywood, make me cringe. We dealt with a V.O. artist for a project at work, he was a Brit but his 'reel' had some hillarious hollywood like VO's in it - had us in stitches smile.gif

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