Parallax Film Productions
Parallax Film Productions produces factual and dramatic content for domestic and international markets.[1]
The company was founded in 1997 by Ian Herring[2] and is based in the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada area.[3]
Profile
Parallax Film specializes in science and engineering storytelling, using a combination of high-stakes field footage and photo-real visual effects to document events.[4]
Exclusive footage includes sinking, and later retrieving, cameras on scuttled vessels,[5][6][7] using high speed cameras to film explosive demolition at 300+ frames per second[8][9][10] and mounting cameras on buildings to capture intricate details of implosions.[11][12]
Photo-real visual effects are produced in-house using a combination of still images and green screen elements.[13] This creates visuals that can be integrated into the show more seamlessly than computer generated imagery, or CGI, traditionally used in documentary filmmaking.[14]
Parallax Film documentaries have aired on several networks including Discovery Channels (US, Canada and International), National Geographic Channels (US, Canada and International), History Channel (US), Channel 4 (UK), FIVE (UK), DMAX (Germany), RAI (Italy), TV Asahi (Japan), PBS NOVA and Nature and History Television (Canada).[15]
Current productions
Battle Castle
Battle Castle, a documentary series about medieval fortifications, military technology and sieges, airs on History Television in Canada, Discovery Channels International and BBC.
Other
Parallax Film is also currently producing Invasion, a science fiction film, in 3D.[16]
Past productions
Blowdown
Blowdown, a documentary series about explosive demolition, airs on History Television in Canada and National Geographic Channels International.[17] Blowdown follows Controlled Demolition, Inc., of Phoenix, Maryland[18] as they prepare and implode modern megastructures.[19]
The next Blowdown demolition is scheduled for August 2010: CDI plans to implode a stadium in Brazil to make way for a new FIFA World Cup host facility.[20] Parallax Film will shot, cut and deliver the entire show in 3D for international broadcast.
| Episodes |
|---|
| World Cup Demolition |
| Nuclear Plant |
| Vegas Casino |
| Rocket Tower |
| Miami Hotel |
| Super Stadium |
| Spy Ship |
| Going for the Record |
Ancient Megastructures
| Episodes |
|---|
| The Great Pyramid |
| Colosseum |
| Chartres Cathedral |
| Machu Picchu |
| Angkor Wat |
| Istanbul's Hagia Sophia |
| The Alhambra |
| Petra |
| St. Paul's Cathedral |
Megastructures
| Episodes |
|---|
| Sinking an Aircraft Carrier |
| Sinking a Destroyer |
| Super Pipeline |
| Future Train |
Jobs in the Danger Zone
| Episodes |
|---|
| Salvage Divers |
| Skywalkers |
| Atlantic Cowboys |
| Blow Out |
| Firewalkers |
When Disaster Strikes
| Episodes |
|---|
| Fire |
| Mold |
| California Mudslide |
| New Orleans |
| Florida |
| Pipe Disaster |
Other
| Grizzlies of Kamchatka |
| Last Battle of Hampton Gray |
| Last Flight of Bomber 31 |
| Sen Toku: Search for Japan's Ghost Fleet |
References
- ↑ Home | Parallax Film Productions Inc. | 3D filmmakers. Parallaxfilm.com. Retrieved on October 22, 2011.
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- ↑ Archived September 15, 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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- ↑ Emotional Response to Computer Generated Special Effects: Realism Revisited. Avila.edu. Retrieved on October 22, 2011.
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- ↑ Controlled Demolition, Inc. |. Controlled-demolition.com. Retrieved on October 22, 2011.
- ↑ About Us | Controlled Demolition, Inc. Controlled-demolition.com. Retrieved on October 22, 2011.
- ↑ Fonte Nova project is approved by FIFA. Copa2014.org.br. Retrieved on October 22, 2011.