Moonraker VFX Ltd., the award-winning UK-based VFX studio, has announced that Moonbase: The Next Step will now be available for IMAX and Giant Screens.
The new formats for the title were revealed at the Giant Screen Cinema Association’s (GSCA) conference, with a showing of a trailer for Moonbase: The Next Step on a Giant Screen. The GSCA conference took place from 18-21 September in Cincinnati and Indianapolis.
Lunar voyage experience reaches new audiences
Moonbase: The Next Step was initially created in an immersive 4K Fulldome format. It will now be available for IMAX and Giant Screens which will enable more audiences to experience this unforgettable lunar voyage, where science and engineering must meet the challenges of a hostile environment.
This tale of exploration and innovation explains how humanity may someday realise its dream of establishing a permanent settlement on the Moon, with narration by NASA astronaut Nicole Stott.
Cosmic Picture is the exclusive distributor of Moonbase: The Next Step on IMAX and Giant Screen markets for Moonraker VFX Ltd.
The Emmy Award-winning studio has a wealth of experience in immersive visitor attractions, and a passion for science and natural history programming (having worked on the BBC’s acclaimed Earth series and National Geographic’s One Strange Rock).
The studio also worked on the BBC’s Arctic: Our Frozen Planet, which won Best Film-Short Subject (tie), Best Film for Lifelong Learning, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Design, and Best Original Score at this year’s GSCA awards.
Jon Grafton, managing director and co-founder, Moonraker VFX, says: “We’ve had a very successful year at the GSCA conference and are very excited for Moonbase’s future with IMAX and Giant Screen audiences.
“With India’s recent successful Moon landing, space exploration is back in the news and the public imagination,” he adds. “Informed by our team of scientific advisers, our film is the perfect guide to recent events and future next steps in space exploration. Moonbase: The Next Step will make a great addition to the programmes of IMAX and Giant Screen venues.
Antonietta Monteleone, president of film distribution at Cosmic Picture, comments: “We are excited to be partnering with the highly experienced award winning team at Moonraker and look forward to bringing this immersive adventure to Giant Screen and IMAX audiences around the world.”
Earlier this year, Moonraker VFX Ltd. began screening Moonbase: The Next Step at The Royal Observatory’s Peter Harrison Planetarium, taking visitors on an inspiring lunar experience which pushes scientific and technological advances to the limit.
