OKAY - this is biased as I had the job of writing and producing this project at ILM in the early 1990's. There were no screen credits placed on the film due to nature of its exhibition as a "simulator ride experience." I am encouraging anyone who contributed to the show to add their names to this database for posterity.
Over the years I have run in to people who saw the film in its longest running venue in Toronto; It's gratifying to hear they have fond memories of the show.
A few notes of possible interest for the record:
* The story concept was by the legendary Dennis Muren. * SPACE RACE was the last 100% optically composited project to be produced by ILM. The digital age was upon us, though the technology was prohibitively expensive. * In order create the illusion of a continuous view through the window of a space shuttle, the film was composited in 9 (I think - hard to recall now) individual shots. The transitions between each comp were masked by a another ship or object wiping across our view. The idea was borrowed from Alfred Hitchcock's "ROPE". * Look carefully for the image of Elvis! (it's on a sign before a tunnel entrance to the pit stop.) * All of the pit stop technicians are ILM employees.
Over the years I have run in to people who saw the film in its longest running venue in Toronto; It's gratifying to hear they have fond memories of the show.
A few notes of possible interest for the record:
* The story concept was by the legendary Dennis Muren. * SPACE RACE was the last 100% optically composited project to be produced by ILM. The digital age was upon us, though the technology was prohibitively expensive. * In order create the illusion of a continuous view through the window of a space shuttle, the film was composited in 9 (I think - hard to recall now) individual shots. The transitions between each comp were masked by a another ship or object wiping across our view. The idea was borrowed from Alfred Hitchcock's "ROPE". * Look carefully for the image of Elvis! (it's on a sign before a tunnel entrance to the pit stop.) * All of the pit stop technicians are ILM employees.