Beijing News (Reporter Zhou Huixiaowan) On January 10, the imax original film "Asteroid Hunters" premiered at the China Film Museum. Many experts in related fields came to the post-screening "popular science classroom" to interpret and interact. The film will be released soon. It will be launched in imax theaters and art film screening alliance theaters across the country on January 12. This is also the first time that an imax original film has been released in commercial theaters in China.
premiere scene.
Wang Xiaolin, a researcher at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, introduced the hypothesis in the scientific community that asteroids caused the extinction of dinosaurs, and presented the asteroid threat to the audience concretely - "66 million years ago, an asteroid with a diameter of about 10 kilometers The asteroid hit the earth, causing the extinction of the dinosaurs and a series of environmental disasters on the earth." It also gave the audience a deeper understanding of the scientific exploration of "Asteroid Hunters". Gou Lijun, a researcher at the National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, believes that people have become accustomed to meteorites that often appear on the earth, but when these alien celestial bodies are large enough, they will be a huge crisis presented in the film. "Asteroid impacts are closely related to our own survival. ”
Guests attending the meeting.
Guests at the conference affirmed the audio-visual presentation of cutting-edge scientific topics in "Asteroid Hunters" and believed that the imax original film represented by it fully integrates knowledge and entertainment and has important and far-reaching significance in the fields of science popularization and film. Wang Xiaolin commented that the fact that an IMAX original film with both scientific and artistic value like "Asteroid Hunters" can be screened on a large scale in commercial theaters "is a very important milestone in the history of Chinese films." Gou Lijun said, "'Asteroid Hunters' has a lot to learn from scientists," such as asteroid tracking, early warning and other fields. IMAX original movies that can inspire future scientists are therefore even more indispensable. Liu Lulu, director of the business department of the China Science and Education Film and Television Association, shared her experience of watching the movie, believing that this is a movie that "can attract fans regardless of age difference": "In the world of science, there are many topics worthy of our exploration, and all of them can be viewed through The integration of imax, technology and film and television makes it more accessible to everyone." At the premiere of
, Xu Jian, the visual effects director of "The Wandering Earth" and "The Wandering Earth 2", believed that presenting scientific themes in the form of imax original movies will "It is of great help to the whole society's understanding of science" and is worthy of audiences of all sizes to "look up at the stars" together. Zhang Gen, the colorist of "The Wandering Earth 2" and "Walking on the Moon", expressed deep praise for the film's technical level: "I hope there will be more and more films like this in the future. For us practitioners, it is of great benefit from a creative and technical perspective. It's a great help." Liu Yinze, director of photography for "The Wandering Earth" and "The Wandering Earth 2", strongly recommended the film's significance and visual effects: "The shocking power of the scene is something we may not feel anywhere else."
editor Xu Meilin
proofreading Wang Xin
