Underplayed Gems

In Saturn's Rings (2018)

In Saturn's Rings poster
Directed by
Stephen van Vuuren
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
48 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary is made entirely from real photographs taken by spacecraft showing Saturn and its rings. It uses no computer generated imagery or 3-D modeling to create the feeling of flying through space around the planet.

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What happens

In Saturn's Rings is a large format movie about Saturn made exclusively from real photographs taken by spacecraft. Director Stephen V. Stone used more than 7.5 million photographs and numerous film techniques to create the effect of flying through space around Saturn and among its rings. CGI and 3-D modeling were not used in any capacity to create the realistic feel Stone wanted for the viewer's experience. Most of the photos were taken by various major space missions. The film was originally expected to be released on December 31, 2014. It was scheduled for release on May 4, 2018, to coincide with Star Wars Day. The 45-minute film was released in four formats: Native unmodified fulldome with true fulldome camera field-of-view. Dome-optimized master for digital (8K and 4K resolution) and 15/70. Flat-screen, 1.33-ratio, 4K giant screen version digital and 15/70. Digital cinema 4K/2K in flat aspect ratio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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