Science of the Movies - Season 2

Science of the Movies - Season 2

Season 2

Network
Episodes8
DatesOct 12, 2009 - Aug 18, 2010
Previous Season

Episodes

The World Is Our Canvas
Season 2Episode 160 min

The World Is Our Canvas

Nar visits the masterminds at Obscura Digital, who believe “the world is our canvas” and have the technology to prove it — from huge immersive video domes, interactive building surfaces, and multi-touch holograms! Watch Nar play with their holographic video game! Next he gets the zombie treatment from Quantum Creation FX, and interviews a mortician while undead. And finally he interviews Garrett Brown, the legendary inventor of the Steadicam, and gets a Steadicam boot camp from the master himself.
Oct 12, 2009
Speed: When Buses Fly!
Season 2Episode 260 min

Speed: When Buses Fly!

Nar rides a fake horse from Narnia'at Creature FX, survives a 100mph hurricane at John Frazier's FXPERTS, which creates weather fx for movies, meets Emily, the most convincing CG-created human and tests the physics behind the bus-jump scene in Speed.
Nov 19, 2009
Puppet Meisters - The Magic Behind 'Team America: World Police'
Season 2Episode 360 min

Puppet Meisters - The Magic Behind 'Team America: World Police'

Nar gets a lesson in puppet sculpting from the Chiodo Brothers, marionette makers for "Team America: World Police". Nar visits Technicolor to get a crash course in movie coloring. Animal Wrangler Jules Sylvester unleashes a roomful of creepy crawlers.
Dec 3, 2009
The Magical World of George Lucas
Season 2Episode 460 min

The Magical World of George Lucas

ILM uses motion capture fx to create Davy Jones' beard in Pirates of the Caribbean sequels; science of lighting at Mole Richardson; Flash Filmworks creates explosive chopper crashes for The Day the Earth Stood Still; makes low-tech squibs with Indy Mogul.
Dec 10, 2009
Transformers: Bumblebee Rises
Season 2Episode 560 min

Transformers: Bumblebee Rises

Nar helps FXPERTS reconstruct a 20-foot replica of Bumblebee from Transformers and morphs into a video game character at Image Metrics; the science of 3D moviemaking at Stereoscope; Nar gets his brain waves read by neuromarketing company fMRI.
Dec 17, 2009
Windows of Opportunity
Season 2Episode 660 min

Windows of Opportunity

Mar 14, 2010
The Explosive Science of '24'
Season 2Episode 760 min

The Explosive Science of '24'

Sound-design lesson at Todd-AO; night vision and thermal cameras from Sofradir EC; virtual set for the television series "24''; a nuclear scientist has a problem with Indiana Jones.
Mar 23, 2010
The Force Is with You: Skywalker Sound
Season 2Episode 860 min

The Force Is with You: Skywalker Sound

Aug 18, 2010

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