Description
Blue Planet IMAX - Documentaries / Laser Disc CD Video 1990
UPC 724117921460
!!! CONDITION OF DISC IS USED - VERY GOOD !!!
TOTAL PLAYING TIME: 42 MINUTES
PRINTED IN U.S.A.
NTSC
Laser disc: a disc resembling a larger CD but able to store video, now generally replaced by the DVD.
Blue Planet is a 1990 IMAX film directed by Ben Burtt, and produced by the IMAX Space Technology corporation for the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum, as well as Lockheed Corporation. Filmed with the cooperation of the NASA, it was written, edited, and narrated by Toni Myers.
Partially filmed from orbit during Space Shuttle missions, the film is about the planet Earth. The changes and constants are highlighted, and the film attempts to show how fragile and unique Earth is. Origins of the planet, how it has changed, what man's role in change is, and other issues are discussed. The film features footage that was filmed from space, underwater, computer animations based on satellite data, and a variety of views from the surface to illustrate the topics.