Miniverse

Miniverse
Genre Documentary
Directed by Douglas Cohen[1]
Louis C. Tarantino
Narrated by Chris Hadfield
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 1
Production
Executive producer(s) Douglas Cohen
Producer(s) Sven Berkemeier
Cinematography Tom Collins[2]
Running time 50 minutes
Production company(s) CuriosityStream
Flight 33 Productions
Release
Original network CuriosityStream
Picture format 16:9 576i (SDTV)
16:9 1080i (HDTV, 4K)
Original release 17 April (2017-04-17) – 17 April 2017 (2017-04-17)
External links
Website app.curiositystream.com/video/1816

Miniverse is an original documentary film[3] that was released exclusively on the global ad-free subscription video on demand service CuriosityStream, in partnership with production company Flight 33 Productions. Bringing the overwhelming expanse of the Solar System down to the scale of the continental United States, Miniverse is hosted[4] by former International Space Station Commander Colonel[5] Chris Hadfield. Viewers ride along with Hadfield as he drives on a cross-country journey exploring planets and celestial bodies with some of the world's foremost astronomers in the passenger seat. Viewers experience the 3-billion-mile-wide Solar System on a 1:10 million-mile scale as Hadfield covers the 3,000-mile trek from New York to California. The film premiered on April 17, 2017.[6]

Presented in stunning 4K resolution Ultra-high-definition television, Miniverse features jaw-dropping imagery: the sun up-close-and-personal over Long Island, Mars over New York's Freedom Tower, and Jupiter with its fierce red spot hanging ominously over the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. And then, there is the thrill of carefully navigating massive flying boulders at highway speed as Hadfield guides his car skillfully through an asteroid belt.

Along with Hadfield, Miniverse features renowned theoretical physicist, futurist and best-selling author[7] Dr. Michio Kaku, as well as chief astronomer and director of the Fels Planetarium at Philadelphia's famed Franklin Institute, Dr. Derrick Pitts, and Dr. Laura Danly, curator at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles.

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References

  1. ↑ "Douglas Cohen". Variety. 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  2. ↑ "Tom Collins". Sdgi.ie. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  3. ↑ https://app.curiositystream.com/video/1816
  4. ↑ Spaleta, Steve (2017-03-26). "Chris Hadfield Hosts 'Miniverse' On CuriosityStream - Trailer". Space.com. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  5. ↑ "Biography of Chris Hadfield - Canadian Space Agency". Asc-csa.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  6. ↑ Klesman, Alison (2017-04-17). "Miniverse will take you on a road trip through the solar system.". Astronomy.com. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  7. ↑ "Michio Kaku". Penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  8. ↑ "Take a Solar System Road Trip with Astronaut Chris Hadfield in ‘Miniverse’".
  9. ↑ "From Sea To Shining Sea, A Solar System ‘Road Trip’ With Astronaut Chris Hadfield".
  10. ↑ "Take a Solar System Road Trip with Astronaut Chris Hadfield in ‘Miniverse’".
  11. ↑ "Ride Shotgun Through the Solar System with Chris Hadfield".
  12. ↑ "Chris Hadfield Takes Us On a Ride Through the Miniverse".
  13. ↑ "’Miniverse’ will take you on a road trip through the Solar System".
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