The Making of Back To The Future The Ride Universal Studios Florida, Hollywood, Japan Theme Parks
357This video contains a segment from Douglas Trumbull's video entitled "Immersive Media - Part 3". As well as photos of the making of Back To The Future The Ride. In addition, there are some photos of the Ride Operator's manual used at Back To The Future: The Ride at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Immersive Media - Part 3:
"Simulation rides were a logical extension of early experiments in audience engagement, the Back to the Future - The Ride and RideFilm Theaters led Doug Trumbull to advance large-screen projection, refine physical, auditory and visual co-ordination, develop hemispherical domes, and create a more advanced orthogonal motion-base.
Doug observes emerging opportunities resulting from advances in modern digital cinematography, digital post-production, and digital projection. He depicts film as a constantly changing flow of pixels instead of individual frames as an applied concept in 3D film-making, eliminating many inherent problems. He suggests possibilities in virtual reality applications and his own efforts to make content indistinguishable from reality, such as his own patented retinal display technology." ~ http://douglastrumbull.com/
Immersive Media - Part 3, video courtesy: Douglas Trumbull
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Additional Music:
Theatrical Trailer (annabloom vs. Jeris) by spinningmerkaba (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/jlbrock44/33300 Ft: annabloom, Jeris
"Back to the Future: The Ride was a simulator ride at Universal Studios theme parks. It was based on and inspired by the Back to the Future film series and is a mini-sequel to the 1990's Back to the Future Part III. The ride was previously located at Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood, where it has since been replaced by The Simpsons Ride, and at Universal Studios Japan where it will be replaced by Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem.
The ride story centered on a first-person adventure through time, in pursuit of Biff Tannen. Steven Spielberg, the executive producer of the movies, served as a creative consultant for the ride. It was the only project in the Back to the Future franchise to star Christopher Lloyd's character, Dr. Emmett L. Brown, as the lead protagonist."
~ Wikipedia
Timeline:
1990: The ride movie is filmed
May 2, 1991: Back to the Future: The Ride opens in Universal Studios Florida
June 4, 1993: Back to the Future: The Ride soft-opens in Hollywood
June 12, 1993: Official opening in Hollywood
March 31, 2001: Back to the Future: The Ride opens in Japan
March 30, 2007: The ride is closed in Florida
September 3, 2007: The ride closes in Hollywood
May 14, 2008 The Simpsons ride opens in Hollywood
Seen in the video:
Douglas Trumbull - Film Director
Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Florida / Universal Orlando Resort
Thomas F. Wilson - Actor, "Biff Tannen"
Mary Steenburgen - Actor, "Clara Clayton"
Michael J. Fox - Actor, "Marty McFly"
Christopher Lloyd - Actor, "Emmett "Doc" Brown"
Thomas L. Williams - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Parks and Resorts
Ride Film Directed by: Douglas Trumbull
Pre-Show Directed by: David deVos
Written by: Peyton Reed
Music Composed by: Alan Silvestri
Executive Produced, Created and Written by: Peter Alexander
Produced by: Craig Barr, Philip Hettema and Terry Winnick
Production Executives: Jay Stein and Barry Upson
Based on characters created by: Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale
Creative Consultant: Steven Spielberg
Designed by: Universal Creative and Berkshire Ridefilm
Distributed by: Universal Studios
Ice Age Set Construction:
John Dods - Supervisor
Paul Riley - Crew
Ron Cole - Crew
Keywords:
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Hydraulic Actuator
Giant IMAX Screen Dome Projection
OMNIMAX
Photographic Effects
Special Cameras
Motion Based Entertainment
Motion Envelope
Syncretization
Back To The Future Trilogy / Franchise
Immersive Screen Technology
Physical Sensations
Visual Sensation
Audio Sensations
Universal Studios
48fps
Brightness
90 Foot Diameter Screen
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Color Saturation
Contrast
Pioneer LD-V8000 Laserdisc Player
Film, Television, Video, Digital Systems
BetacamSP
Ride Operator
Story Board
Berkshire Motion Pictures
Berkshire Ridefilm
Attraction Overview
Operator Positions
Queue Control
Greeter
Grouper
Preshow
Dome 1
Dome 2
Tower
Facility Status
Ship Ladder
Dinosaur
T-Rex
Out At Time
MCA Planning and Development - MCA Recreation
Intamin Amusement Rides
Darlene Vogel - Actor, "Heather, a receptionist for the Institute of Future Technology (IFT)"
Michael Klastorin
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