Saturday, June 29, 2019
VR AS A PRODUCTION TOOL IN HOLLYWOOD: LION KING
WIRED magazine has a very interesting article: they're on set, as Jon Favreau uses Virtual Reality to create a new look for the new LION KING from Disney.
The "look" is something more than pure motion capture or animation can achieve.
The new LION KING film is scheduled to open July 19, 2019.
Here's the official trailer:
Currently, James Cameron is making a sequel or two... or four of AVATAR using VR. AVATAR (in the IMAX version) is the single most impressive film ever made in 3D. Cameron is possibly the most focused, intense director at work today. His new AVATAR could be spectacular.
AVATAR 2 is scheduled for release on December 17, 2021.
LINKS
LION KING (2019) - IMDB
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6105098/
LION KING - WIKIPEDIA
2019 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_King_(2019_film)
1994 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_King
AVATAR 2 - IMDB
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1630029/
AVATAR - WIKIPEDIA
AVATAR 2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_2
AVATAR 3 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_3
AVATAR - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_(2009_film)
Labels: avatar, Disney, James Cameron, Jon Favreau, Lion King
Thursday, April 19, 2012
PLANETARY RESOURCES
Note: (TUE 4/24 10:00 EDT == 7:00 PDT) -- We'll have more information, direct from Seattle, during and after the presentation -- which begins at 10:30 AM today PDT (Seattle time) == 1:30 PM EDT (NY time) Please come back again later for the update!
Note: (TUE 4/24 12:38 EDT == 9:38 PDT) -- There seems to be a public webcast at
http://www.spacevidcast.com/live/
Here is the latest announcement from Planetary Resources:
Space Exploration Company to Expand Earth's Resource Base
WHAT:
"Join Peter H. Diamandis, M.D.;
WHAT:
"Join Peter H. Diamandis, M.D.;
leading commercial space entrepreneur Eric Anderson;
former NASA Mars mission manager Chris Lewicki;
and planetary scientist & veteran NASA astronaut Tom Jones, Ph.D. today at 10:30 a.m. PDT via webcast at http://bit.ly/PlanetaryResources , as they unveil a new space venture with a mission to help ensure humanity's prosperity."
"Supported by an impressive investor and advisor group, including Google’s Larry Page & Eric Schmidt, Ph.D.; film maker & explorer James Cameron; Chairman of Intentional Software Corporation and Microsoft’s former Chief Software Architect Charles Simonyi, Ph.D.; Founder of Sherpalo and Google Board of Directors founding member K. Ram Shriram; and Chairman of Hillwood and The Perot Group Ross Perot, Jr., the company will overlay two critical sectors – space exploration and natural resources – to add trillions of dollars to the global GDP. This innovative start-up will create a new industry and a new definition of ‘natural resources’."
WHO:
Charles Simonyi, Ph.D., Space Tourist, Planetary Resources, Inc. Investor
"Supported by an impressive investor and advisor group, including Google’s Larry Page & Eric Schmidt, Ph.D.; film maker & explorer James Cameron; Chairman of Intentional Software Corporation and Microsoft’s former Chief Software Architect Charles Simonyi, Ph.D.; Founder of Sherpalo and Google Board of Directors founding member K. Ram Shriram; and Chairman of Hillwood and The Perot Group Ross Perot, Jr., the company will overlay two critical sectors – space exploration and natural resources – to add trillions of dollars to the global GDP. This innovative start-up will create a new industry and a new definition of ‘natural resources’."
WHO:
Charles Simonyi, Ph.D., Space Tourist, Planetary Resources, Inc. Investor
Eric Anderson, Co-Founder & Co-Chairman, Planetary Resources, Inc.
Peter H. Diamandis, M.D., Co-Founder & Co-Chairman, Planetary Resources, Inc.Chris Lewicki, President & Chief Engineer, Planetary Resources, Inc.
Tom Jones, Ph.D., Planetary Scientist, Veteran NASA Astronaut & Planetary Resources, Inc. Advisor
Here is the schedule of events, according to the Museum of Flight where the event will be held:
Schedule of Events
10-10:30 a.m.
Media & Guest Check-In – Charles Simonyi Space Gallery
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Press Conference
Noon-1:30 p.m.
Lunch and
Presentations by Tom Jones, Ph.D. and Chris Lewicki
1:30 p.m.
Book Signing with Peter H. Diamandis, M.D. and Tom Jones, Ph.D.
ORIGINAL POST April 19:
For just $25 (while tickets last) and a plane ticket to Seattle (or a half-day off from work at Microsoft), you can attend (but will it be streamed?) a presentation (TUE 4/24 10:30 PDT) at the Seattle Museum of Science on the "Future of Space" by
Eric Anderson, Commercial Space Entrepreneur and Chairman of Space Adventures, Ltd.
Peter H. Diamandis, M.D., Commercial Space Visionary, Chairman of the X Prize Foundation, and Author of “Abundance”
and Tom Jones, Ph.D., Veteran NASA Astronaut and Co-author of “Planetology”
According to the program: "A new company will be unveiling its mission to revolutionize current space exploration activities and ultimately create a better standard of living on Earth"
Reportedly (see the links), the company's investors include Larry Page and Eric Schmidt from Google, and director James Cameron.
And, according to the twitter feed:
@PlanetaryRsrcs
New space venture with mission to expand Earth's resource base & help ensure humanity’s prosperity. Learn more on April 24, 10:30PT
@MuseumofFlight -
Bellevue, Washington · http://planetaryresources.com
Here's a talk by Peter Diamandis at TED (from several years ago):
SOME MORE LINKS TO INFORMATION (AND SPECULATION):
MUSEUM OF FLIGHT
PLANETARY RESOURCES
HERE IS A LINK TO THE
KECK INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES (JPL)
ASTEROID RETRIEVAL FEASIBILITY STUDY
http://www.nss.org/settlement/asteroids/Asteroid_Retrieval_Feasibility_Study_2012.pdf
PETER DIAMANDIS ON WIKIPEDIA
NEWS REPORTS (AND SPECULATION)
Labels: Eric Anderson, Eric Schmidt, Future of Space, James Cameron, Larry Page, Museum of Flight, NASA, Peter H. Diamandis, Planetary Resources, Space Adventures, Tom Jones, X Prize Foundation
