New IMAX 3D production

[P3D Jamie Drouin <jdrouin@xxxxxxxx>]

Interesting tidbit in newspaper:

        New Brunswick is getting into the movie business with a 3-D IMAX
drama about a little girl's journey to an invisible world within her
grandfather's house.

        "We want to show this invisible world and we know that we can do
that in IMAX 3-D," said Toronto-based producer Sally Dundas, whose 1993
IMAX documentary, FIRES OF KUWAIT, was nominated for an Oscar.

        Filmmakers will use cuttin-edge imaging equipment such as an
electron-scanning microscope and specially designed microscopic lenes to
capture the phenomena that can't be seen with the naked eye.

        Dundas said Saint John was chosen as a locale for the film after a
countywide search for the perfect old house that could depict the home of a
reclusive scientist who leaves a trail of clues for a treasure hunt of
sorts.

        "It's the exact opposite of a horror movie," Dundas said Thursday.
"It's charming and delightful."

        It's also a big change for Toronto-based IMAX.

        IMAX movies, with their crystal-clear images and giant screens up
to eight stories high, were originally educational showpieces for science
and nature and shown in special IMAX theatres connected with museums.

        But in recent years, primarily with the remarkable success of a
Rolling Stones concert filmed in IMAX, there has been a demand for lighter
productions to feed the growing network of theatres around the world.

        Called HOUSEGUESTS, the 40-minute feature will be only the third
drama done in the high-tech 3-D procedure.

        "This is a straight family entertainment film," said Dundas. "A
family should be happy to see it at the Smithsonian or the local IMAX
theatre.

        The last movie shot in this port city was the Oscar-winning
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD in 1986, which starred William Hurt and Marlee
Matlin.

        But this latest production won't include any big names among its
cast.  That's because Dundas doesn't want anyone distracted from the 3-D
format.  "We wanted the audience to completely relax and concentrate on the
film."

        Although much of the expertise will be imported from other parts of
Canada and the world, the eight-week production schedule is expected to
bring hundreds of thousands of dollars into the New Brunswick industrial
hub.

        Shooting begins July 2.

        (text deleted)

        There are 130 IMAX theatres around the world, including 12 in
Canada.  Three of those- in Quebec, Vancouver, and Montreal- have
capability to show 3-D productions.

        But New Brunswickers hoping for a glimpse of familiar territory
will have to travel west because ther are no IMAX theatres in Atlantic
Canada.

end.


        Sorry if there are any typos in my transcription...I'm doing this
far too late at night, but I wanted to share it.


                                                   :-)jamie.

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