Showscan Speciality Theatre Films and Ride Films

Title	Released	Running time	Notes

This is Showscan	-	7 min	First demonstration film. The first two Showscan films were produced by Future General, our research and development company at Paramount Pictures. The first, "This is Showscan" — an homage to "This is Cinerama" — was shot at 72 frames per second. This was the test to see how well the process worked, what we can learn from it, and if successful, produce a proof-of-concept. We rented a Panavision System 65 High Speed camera with a limit of 80 frames per second and traveled around shooting various clips of fast action and beauty: we took it white water rafting on the Stanislaus River, snowmobiling with skiers on Mount Rose in Tahoe, on a roller coaster at Knott’s Berry Farm, and in a plane over the Grand Canyon — all of which Doug cut into a 7-minute trailer. The second film was a narrative short called "Night of Dreams", and was shot sync-sound at 60 frames per second with actors, a stage, and a small union crew. We actually ran electroencephalogram tests on people watching our footage at different framerates and noticed that brainwave activity peaked around 60 fps, so that became the norm. Richard Yuricich, ASC, AC, August 2022
*Night of Dreams )**	1978	12:00	Directed by Douglas Trumbull. Fantasies become nightmares and dreams become reality in this spellbinding story of a young boy and his family. * Original Showscan process demonstration film acquired by The Showscan Corporation 26.04.1985
*New Magic )**	1983	23:00	See the full spectrum of the Showscan process. Magic sequences, special effects, miniature photography, high speed thrills and suspense. Exciting, blood-pumping fun. Filmed with Super Panavision 70 camera equipment * Original Showscan process demonstration film acquired by The Showscan Corporation 26.04.1985
*Big Ball )**	1984	22:00	The down and dirty hometown boys are challenged to a game of dune buggy soccer. This colorful action-thriller will have the audience rooting for the home team until the last hit of the Big Ball. * Original Showscan process demonstration film acquired by The Showscan Corporation 26.04.1985
*Let's Go )**	1985	17:00	The touching and comical story of a young boy's relationship with a robot. A technological adventure for the eyes. * Original Showscan process demonstration film acquired by The Showscan Corporation 26.04.1985
Deep Sea Rescue	1985	5:00	Witness a deep water rescue within a specially designed submersible simulator.
Chevrolet 75th Anniversary	1986	60 min
Earthwatch	1986	7:00	The stoic, volatile beauty of Canada. See a giant icebreaker glide across the frozen water. Drop off a mountain ridge in a small plane and live to talk about it with the people of Canada as they celebrate Expo '86.
Discovery	1986	16:00	A young girl joins a space creature named Zargon and together they soar over British Columbia's endless majestic beauty. A rapture for the eyes.
Niagara Wonders	1986	23:00	Niagara Falls, North America's greatest natural wonder, as you have never seen it. Surging, dramatic and full of mystery and myth.
Kiwi Magic	1987	25:00	A hilarious tourist-comedy starring Ned Beatty and comedian Billy T. James. James plays the wacky tour guide who leads Beatty on an unforgettable tour by jeep, plane, toboggan, jet boat, raft and helicopter through New Zealand.
Celebrating Us	1988	27:00	A vivid, brilliant and breathtaking breeze through Australia which you will never want to end. The pageantry and people of New South Wales welcome you home in a film produced for this country's bicentennial. Filmed with Todd-AO camera equipment
Call From Space	1989	27:00	James Coburn hosts a scientific experiment gone bad. When Coburn invites a young girl to help him with a scientific demonstration, he learns he is not the one giving the experiment. An enterprising alien zaps the girl away for an adventurous lesson in time travel. Charlton Heston is the voice behind the alien.
France, Images d'une Révolution	1989	40:00	All the grandeur of France in this sensual glimpse of the past and present. See the National Assembly in the full glory of the revolutionary period as they light the flame of freedom for a nation making a new beginning and influencing the world in the process. Produced by Alec Costandinos to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the French Revolution. This movie was shown with "New Magic" at the ERMITAGE cinema in Paris."
The Magic Ballon	1990	45:00	This classic children's fantasy follows the adventures of a boy and girl as they are taken on a magical trip around the world pursued by an evil magician. Stars Frank Langella and Henry Gibson.
Leonardos Dream	1990	24:00	Leonardo Da Vinci has a dream. The anguished inventor fears his life's work is meaningless until a dream lands him in 20th-century Milan and right into the middle of a festival celebrating his own inventions.
Concerto for the Earth	1992	16:00	This film celebrates the diversity and beauty of the natural world, showing the dramatic changes in the environment brought about by the rise of human technology. Through music, not words, it explores the relationship between humans and nature.
Nature Rediscovered	1992	22:00	Set in a series of national parks, this un-narrated ode to the natural world unleashes the drama of the earth's lands as well as the evolutionary behavior in the animal kingdom. The film's majestic score parallels the visual images in its beauty and scope.

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