Shooting the movie
A custom-built 3D film camera was built. Two separate film strips record the image for the left and right eyes separately (as seen through two lenses). The two strips of film are projected separately and are combined in the brain of the viewer to re-create the 3D view seen on set.
Projection System
Each of the three movie screens in the main auditorium has two projectors focused onto it. Projector 1 carries the image for the left eye, and projector 2 carries the image for the right eye. Both projectors are aligned together exactly and synchronised so they keep perfect time together. The images from each projector are polarised relative to each other. The 'Safety Visors' we wear when we watch the show have polarising lenses which mean that our eyes only receive the image from one of the two projectors on each screen. Slight differences in the position of the actors on the film in each projector allow our brains to 'see' the 3D position information that existed when the film was shot.
Travelling 'through' the screen
Coming soon
The Motorcycle
Due to the precise action required of the motorcycle (it has to travel through the screen at exactly the right moment, in exactly the right place, every time), the motorcycle is on a track, and is controlled by a computer which synchronises the movement across the stage with all the other show elements.
Robots
Coming soon
The Seat Drop
Coming soon
