"Capture our soul."
The National Geographic Society was turning 100 when they gave Metavision that edict to create the climactic presentation of their centennial exhibition. They wanted an outside perspective to guide the production and this is just what Metavision achieved.
Poetically narrated by Leonard Nimoy, it became the first theatrical show ever publicly displayed in the new multi-projector, wide screen seamless display called Video Panoram.
The show, Honoring The Earth -- Seeking The Stars, featured hundreds of still and motion images gathered by NGS photographers and cinematographers over the preceding century.
Metavision wrote, produced, directed and invented the production techniques that make the big seamless image possible. It was the premiere production in Video Panoram, Metavision's seamless multiprojector format.
The Washington Post declared it, "as grand as anything seen on the Smithsonian's giant IMAX," and it won every award around.
In fact, a version of it is still showing to this day.
Happy birthday, National Geographic. And many happy returns of your next century as well.
Monitor Awards, Cindy Awards, Film Festival Awards, Special Achievement Awards for writing, music, production design--the list is long.
