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August 22, 2003
9:55 PM EDT (0155 GMT)
After filming seven NASCAR races in seven months, principal race photography of NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience will conclude at the Bristol Motor Speedway on August 23, 2003. More commonly known as the Bristol night race, it has become the hottest ticket in Winston Cup racing... and the IMAX(c) 3D production crew will catch all the race excitement.
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| Director Simon Wincer with an IMAX 3D camera. |
Under the glow of stadium lighting, the 225-pound IMAX 3D cameras will capture
43 cars zooming around the world's fastest half-mile, 160,000 screaming fans and behind-the-pit action with some of the sport's most revered drivers and teams.
Filming of NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience began this year at the Daytona 500 and has continued at various tracks and racing facilities around the country, including the Talladega Superspeedway, Lowes Motorspeedway, California Speedway, Martinsville Speedway and numerous race shops.
Fans will be transported into the driver's seat as Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX 3D technology bring the passion and excitement of America's number one spectator sport exclusively to the IMAX screen in March 2004.
Some IMAX Fun Facts:
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| (l-r) Wincer; Bob Donaldson, 1st Assistant Director; James Neihouse, Cinematographer; and Dennis Zoppe, Key Grip plot the next shot. |
There are only two IMAX 3D cameras in the world, and both will be at the Bristol Motor Speedway.
IMAX screens measure up to eight stories high.
The average IMAX screen is 4,500 times bigger than an average TV screen, and is as wide as an NFL football field.
The IMAX sound system is comprised of 44 custom designed speakers that extract 12,000 watts of pure digital surround sound.
NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience will be distributed exclusively to IMAX theatres by Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX in March 2004.
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