Originally Posted By jmuboy New Canada Circlevision film in the works: <a href="http://www.bcfilmcommission.com/news/film_lists.php?id=11&press=1&draw_column=3:1:2" target="_blank">http://www.bcfilmcommission.co m/news/film_lists.php?id=11&press=1&draw_column=3:1:2</a>
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Whenever people in the theme park industry say things like 'We can easily update this attraction by shooting a new film' -- I always think of these CircleVision movies... And 'Star Tours' And 'MuppetVision 360' And 'Honey I Shrunk the Audience'
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Although it is dated and a little grainy, I really like the feeling of the original film. I don't know what it was about it, but it really made me want to go to Canada. I really don't think that anything in any of the other pavillions has given me that feeling (other than possible the American Adventure, but I was already in America). I hope that the new film maintains the integrity of the original. I never saw the original China film, but the current one just is a little too strange for me, with the disappearing Confucius. I also hope that they keep or reshoot the opening shot, because I think it was one of the most impressive (while still being fairly simple) movie tricks I have ever seen.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost If memory serves me correctly the film that is shown in the Canadian pavilion is basically the same one that was used at Expo 67 in Montreal. If it isn't the same one it has elements of it so that dates it quite a bit. Like 39 years.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <I also hope that they keep or reshoot the opening shot, because I think it was one of the most impressive (while still being fairly simple) movie tricks I have ever seen.> Haven't seen the 'Canada' movie in a while. What's the movie trick you're referring to FerretAfros?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros It starts off with just one screen, like a normal theater. It shows two horses, complete with Mounties on them. One horse heads off to the left, and the other to the right. A whole string of other Mounties follow, and end up pushing the boundary of the single screen all the way around you, creating the 360 experience. I think they turn and face you or something after they get to their spots, but I really like how they stretched one single screen into a full 360 surround. It isn't that technically challanging, but it just looks neat.
Originally Posted By Lake Nona >>If memory serves me correctly the film that is shown in the Canadian pavilion is basically the same one that was used at Expo 67 in Montreal.<< The current movie Oh Canada! was filmed in 1981. Hope they film some hockey in the new movie.
Originally Posted By brotherdave Some of the segments, I believe, were used in the Expo 67 film (mostly scenery, I believe). Either way, the film really needs to be updated to the 21st century!
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Scenery and I very vividly remember the firetruck ride through the city. I'm sure it is that plus more but I remember that was the first time I ever saw a 360 movie. I was lead to believe that it was a first, just for Expo 67. That, however, was just rumor. Might be true, might not.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Ah yes, FerretAfros, I remember that. Very cool. Also, brotherdave, was the Expo 67 film in CircleVision 360?
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <I very vividly remember the firetruck ride through the city> Goofyernmost, I think that scene you're referring to was the old 'America The Beautiful' -- and they were riding on the back of a fire truck through Los Angeles. Or have I lost it?
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Yup, I remember that as well but I think that it is like the 3D stuff. You know where they throw things toward the audience for the 3D effect? Well, that is what I remember from the Expo stuff. I would guess that every 360 movie made had at least one firetruck scene in it. It seems that during that fair they had just made a breakthrough with using multi-cameras and split screens. For us isolated country folk out here in Vermont it was pretty impressive. The other standard is in an airplane or helicopter.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Whenever people in the theme park industry say things like 'We can easily update this attraction by shooting a new film' -- I always think of these CircleVision movies... And 'Star Tours' And 'MuppetVision 360' And 'Honey I Shrunk the Audience'>> Boy, did you nail this one, Jim. The biggest line fans were sold about Star Tours and Body Wars style simulators was that they could be changed out 'every few years' for a new experience, yet not overly costly to TWDC. Anybody taken a StarSpeeder to anywhere other than Endor? Same thing with all these movies that folks at WDI like Goodman and Fitzgerald love so much. Nothing makes you feel like the 1990s are ancient history like seeing MuppetVision or Honey, I ... And to a see a film that depicts Canada as it was a quarter of a century ago at a park all about the future is a bit oxymoronic. Oh, and none of the 'Oh Canada' footage was from Expo 67 ... scenery may have been similar, but it was all new ... back when Reagan was in the White House.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 And at the risk of high-jacking the thread, the whole repeatability factor is what's behind the Living Character Program (Turtle Talk, Stitch Encounter, Monsters Laugh Floor, Kim Possible, Lucky etc ...) and once again WDI fails to grasp what draws people to Disney parks -- immersive 3D attractions that largely appeal to a wide range of demos. Amazing how they never seem to learn from their mistakes.
Originally Posted By brotherdave Sorry, I was wrong about Expo 67's Canada pavilion having a Circlevision film. After doing a little internet research, the Canada pavilion at Expo 67 did not have a Circlevision theatre, but a 'carousel' theatre (no, not like the one the carousel of progress uses). The theatre revolved showcasing three films on different screens. You can read more about it here if you're interested... <a href="http://naid.sppsr.ucla.edu/expo67/map-docs/canada.htm" target="_blank">http://naid.sppsr.ucla.edu/exp o67/map-docs/canada.htm</a> Didn't Disney do a film of some sort for a World's Fair or Expo after the 1964/65 New York Fair? I'm not sure if it was a Circlevision film, but, I'm almost certain that they were involved with something. Vancouver 86 maybe? Anyone know more?
Originally Posted By brotherdave Never mind, I take that back. After a little more research, I discovered that Disney DID have a Circlevision film at Expo 67 on Canada at the TELEPHONE pavilion. I knew that I remembered reading that somewhere before, and possibly saw this attraction when we went to the Expo in Montreal. It may have been in Burnbaum's book, or somewhere else, but, supposedly some of the footage from this film was used in the Epcot Canada's film. Possibly they were mistaken, but, the coincidence of TWO Circlevision films by Disney on Canada is remarkable! <a href="http://naid.sppsr.ucla.edu/expo67/map-docs/telephone.htm" target="_blank">http://naid.sppsr.ucla.edu/exp o67/map-docs/telephone.htm</a> Spirit, perhaps you can clear this up for us?
Originally Posted By brotherdave One last thing, BOTH films started with the parade of Mounties circling the theatre! (Possibly the same footage used in BOTH films??)
Originally Posted By FerretAfros If both films did actually start with the Mounties, then I am not too concerned about them keeping it in the new version. It would be a great tribute to the original film(s). Hopefully, in any future incarnations, they will keep the really striking shots like that one.
