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Science of the Movies

20092 Seasons60m episodes

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Runtime: 60m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: US

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Status: Ended
First aired: May 26, 2009
Network: Discovery

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14 hrs

14 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

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SERIES

Science of the Movies

20092 Seasons60m episodes

Documentary

Your rating

Runtime: 60m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: US

Where to watch

Region

Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in India.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs May 26, 2009 · 1h 0m
Spider-Man Motion Control
"Spider-Man" Motion Control Host Nar Williams explores the motion-control technology behind cloning and the famous "Spidey-sense" shot from "Spider-Man"; Nar rides a CG elephant created by the creature special-effects team behind "300"; Nar embarks on a chase scene using wireless camera mounts.
E2 · Airs Jun 2, 2009 · 1h 0m
The Big Picture: The IMAX Experience
Nar meets the masterminds who created the killer star-nosed mole creature from "City of Ember"; Nar unravels the science behind the IMAX experience; Nar gets versed in the mechanics – and safety – of movie weaponry by a military technical adviser at ISS Props.
E3 · Airs Jun 11, 2009 · 1h 0m
Horror Movies: Effects That Scare
Nar constructs a movie camera out of a block of magnesium at world-famous Panavision; Nar learns about the science behind crime-scene blood spatter on Showtime's top series "Dexter"; Nar meets Lola, the leading digital plastic surgeon in Hollywood; an indie filmmaker demonstrates some cheap DIY horror-film effects.
E4 · Airs Jun 18, 2009 · 1h 0m
Crafting an Action Figure
Nar gets scanned and made into an action figure by the digital wizards at Gentle Giant Studios "Iron Man"; Zoic Studios demonstrates how it creates the vampire effects for HBO's "True Blood"; Nar and a karate sensei use science to scrutinize the veracity of Peter Parker's power punch in "Spider-Man".
E5 · Airs Jul 2, 2009 · 1h 0m
Killa Chase Scenes: 3D Magic
Nar goes behind the scenes of Sony Pictures Animation's 3-D feature, "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs"; a professional snowboarder and a scientist attempt to re-create the avalanche scene from "xXx"; Nar explores camera crane technology as developed by Pursuit Systems.
E6 · Airs Jul 9, 2009 · 1h 0m
The Magic of Henson
New Deal Studios shrinks the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum for the "Night at the Museum" sequel; Nar visits Henson Digital Puppetry Studio and interacts with Sid the Science Kid, a cutting edge example of real-time 3-D animation; Nar learns the mechanics behind camera dollies at Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment.

Details

Status: Ended
First aired: May 26, 2009
Network: Discovery

Time to finish

14 hrs

14 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

Episodes

0 of 0 watched

E1 · Airs May 26, 2009 · 1h 0m
Spider-Man Motion Control
"Spider-Man" Motion Control Host Nar Williams explores the motion-control technology behind cloning and the famous "Spidey-sense" shot from "Spider-Man"; Nar rides a CG elephant created by the creature special-effects team behind "300"; Nar embarks on a chase scene using wireless camera mounts.
E2 · Airs Jun 2, 2009 · 1h 0m
The Big Picture: The IMAX Experience
Nar meets the masterminds who created the killer star-nosed mole creature from "City of Ember"; Nar unravels the science behind the IMAX experience; Nar gets versed in the mechanics – and safety – of movie weaponry by a military technical adviser at ISS Props.
E3 · Airs Jun 11, 2009 · 1h 0m
Horror Movies: Effects That Scare
Nar constructs a movie camera out of a block of magnesium at world-famous Panavision; Nar learns about the science behind crime-scene blood spatter on Showtime's top series "Dexter"; Nar meets Lola, the leading digital plastic surgeon in Hollywood; an indie filmmaker demonstrates some cheap DIY horror-film effects.
E4 · Airs Jun 18, 2009 · 1h 0m
Crafting an Action Figure
Nar gets scanned and made into an action figure by the digital wizards at Gentle Giant Studios "Iron Man"; Zoic Studios demonstrates how it creates the vampire effects for HBO's "True Blood"; Nar and a karate sensei use science to scrutinize the veracity of Peter Parker's power punch in "Spider-Man".
E5 · Airs Jul 2, 2009 · 1h 0m
Killa Chase Scenes: 3D Magic
Nar goes behind the scenes of Sony Pictures Animation's 3-D feature, "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs"; a professional snowboarder and a scientist attempt to re-create the avalanche scene from "xXx"; Nar explores camera crane technology as developed by Pursuit Systems.
E6 · Airs Jul 9, 2009 · 1h 0m
The Magic of Henson
New Deal Studios shrinks the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum for the "Night at the Museum" sequel; Nar visits Henson Digital Puppetry Studio and interacts with Sid the Science Kid, a cutting edge example of real-time 3-D animation; Nar learns the mechanics behind camera dollies at Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment.

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