20 - Friday, May 2, 1986 ~ North Shore News

Films will be major B:

STATE-OF-THE-ART exhibition films at Challenge B.C. and
Discovery B.C. are key features at the B.C. Pavilion.

; tinually |

“a treat for fair goers.. The Theatre is. the firet in’ Canada pecial

pecially for the e high resolution Skowscan film medium,

pills — |
“dangerous -
‘goods ©...

On Apri 1, 1986, a new W 24-hour toll-free

~ special -
pioneered by Hollywood ‘film-

Showscan, an exciting new

high-resolution film technique,

is used exclusively in an
adventure film™.at the
Discovery B.C. Pavilion. This
film _ medium’ was

wizard Douglas :.. Trumbull,
‘who worked on such films as

; ‘Close Encounters of tje Third

Kind’ and ‘Star Trek — the

- Motion Picture’.

Filmed across the province,

‘this -17-minute ‘film. named.
is: shown con-

‘Discovery’.
in our Showscan
Theatre.

The’ theatre itself is” an in-

‘novation — the first in North

America built especially for
Showscan. Its. 19-metre

_ screen and six track, stereo

sound system will present the
sights and sounds of British
Columbia as they have never
been seen or heard before: A

total of’ nine. speakers. are

housed throughout 1 the theatre
for maximum sound
enjoyment. -

Famous naraes associated
with the film inchide Genie-

: Deep. Rover '
.tealistic simulation: ‘of: ‘an’
‘underwater adventure aboard

award winning producer Peter
OBrian.(The Grey Fox, My
American Cousin), Ralph Mc-
Quarrie — a former Van-

couverite who worked as an il-

lustrator on the ‘Star Wars’
film and Fairuza Balk, the
Richmond, B.C. star of
Return to Oz’.

At . the Challenge B.C.
Theatre, a. documentary. film
called ‘Our British Columbia’
takes a different approach,
This ‘close-up’: of British Col-

umbia at work is presented in-

Tri-Max, a system which pro-

jects images . simultaneously —
on three cinema’ screens 30°. -

metres wide. Produced ‘by
Academy Award nominee
Bob Rogers, this 19-minute
production was also filmed
across the province and cap-

Discovery B.C. ‘building. -”

Located inthe main hall, the
exhibit -is...a

) ‘the Deep Rover Il — one of

" Zenith service for | reporting Spills of danger-

‘ous goods* began operating throughout

British Columbia.

“Now, when you spill or witness a spill of
dangerous goods, on land or inland waters,
you can report the spill by simply dialing “9” ;

and asking for Zenith 2667. The operator

will connect you to a response agency.

Spills of dangerous goods endanger

you? health and the environment. Remember.

It's 8 your health. It's your environment.

‘Examples of dangerous goods
jnclude petroleum products, strong
acid, chemical pesticides and alkalis. :

%4 Province of British
Ministry of Environment ©
_ Austin Petton, Minister
i ;

B.C,
-submersibles. A replica of a

a total”

renow-ned

real submarine bridge and the -
magic of Showscan film are
used to create a dramatic. ,

undersea rescue of a stranded

sub...
* The adventure. begins when

: up to 26 ‘passengers’ enter the
Deep Rover cab. fitted with a

large ‘view port’. A convex

Showscan screen is located
. ‘behind its plexiglass ‘bubble’.

. Real underwater film i images.
are projected onto, the- screen,

_.giving viewers the impression .

of being at the bottom of the

ocean.’ Video monitors and”
live Commentary complete the’ -_

‘illusion, making the simulator

w&

+. Pavilion exhibits

tures the industries and people
of B.C. |

Special effects are the order
of the day in both films. In the
Showscan. film, | directed .by |
Rob Turner of Vancouver, an
all-Canadian cast and crew
worked with special props and
effects to create a spectacular
aerial voyage over B.C. moun:
tains, beaches and cityscapes.

‘Our British Columbia’ -
which. was. filmed with three
cameras simultaneotisly —'of-
fers a wide-angle view of the

‘vast. ‘transportation networks

that:cri S- cross: the province.:

“Both films are screened: ap-
proximately 31-times daily — -
beginning at 10:00 a.m. — at
their respective theatres. Final
showings are at 9:45 p.m, :-

: technique are combined 1 in a “total “experience” exh:

airgoets. The high
high. Speed film techniqt
lakes .
‘simulation ;
Underwater filming was car-
ried out last fall near Port Har:
dy. on Vancouver Islarid..
Other’ submersibles ‘that ap-'.
pear in the simulation ‘include
‘unmanned. units suchas’ the
Wrangler, the Dolphin and the-
Hy-Sub. Praiséd  for-. their

“design and ‘endurance; ‘these’

B:C.'subs are: used’ ‘from’ the °

Arctic to:the eastern U. S. “for.

underw: ter. rescue work. :

The simulator. isc one of four :

“major. exhibit experiences! in
‘the. main: hall .of.. Discovery °

_B.C. Exhibit towers nearby

‘Known’ as © the

Discovery _ tal

experience Mor