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Science of the Movies

Science of the Movies Season 2: Episode Guide & Ratings

Season 2 Episodes

1. The World Is Our Canvas

October 12th, 20091 hr

Nar visits the masterminds at Obscura Digital, who believe “the world is our canvas” and have the technology to prove it — from huge immersive video domes, interactive building surfaces, and multi-touch holograms! Watch Nar play with their holographic video game! Next he gets the zombie treatment from Quantum Creation FX, and interviews a mortician while undead. And finally he interviews Garrett Brown, the legendary inventor of the Steadicam, and gets a Steadicam boot camp from the master himself.

2. Speed: When Buses Fly!

November 19th, 20091 hr

Nar rides a fake horse from Narnia'at Creature FX, survives a 100mph hurricane at John Frazier's FXPERTS, which creates weather fx for movies, meets Emily, the most convincing CG-created human and tests the physics behind the bus-jump scene in Speed.

3. Puppet Meisters - The Magic Behind 'Team America: World Police'

December 3rd, 20091 hr

Nar gets a lesson in puppet sculpting from the Chiodo Brothers, marionette makers for "Team America: World Police". Nar visits Technicolor to get a crash course in movie coloring. Animal Wrangler Jules Sylvester unleashes a roomful of creepy crawlers.

4. The Magical World of George Lucas

December 10th, 20091 hr

ILM uses motion capture fx to create Davy Jones' beard in Pirates of the Caribbean sequels; science of lighting at Mole Richardson; Flash Filmworks creates explosive chopper crashes for The Day the Earth Stood Still; makes low-tech squibs with Indy Mogul.

5. Transformers: Bumblebee Rises

December 17th, 20091 hr

Nar helps FXPERTS reconstruct a 20-foot replica of Bumblebee from Transformers and morphs into a video game character at Image Metrics; the science of 3D moviemaking at Stereoscope; Nar gets his brain waves read by neuromarketing company fMRI.

6. Windows Of Opportunity

March 14th, 20101 hr

7. The Explosive Science of '24'

March 23rd, 20101 hr

Sound-design lesson at Todd-AO; night vision and thermal cameras from Sofradir EC; virtual set for the television series "24''; a nuclear scientist has a problem with Indiana Jones.

8. The Force Is With You: Skywalker Sound

August 18th, 20101 hr

All Seasons

Season 2

Season 2

Oct 12, 2009
Season 1

Season 1

May 26, 2009