Imaging Among the Stars: The Moon, Mars, Deep Space, and Home Again
Sacramento Room
This year is the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Since that historic flight, imaging from space has advanced dramatically, especially given the aspirations for travel within and beyond our solar system. So, too, has restoration and modernizing of the films of historic space missions progressed to the point where past missions again elicit the drama and emotions of those who witnessed the events in person. Still, bringing the past to life and bringing today's images from the International Space Station (ISS), the moon, Mars, and beyond require a highly complex mix of technology, science, and brilliant people. The same is true for creating realistic space environments in modern cinema features! Join us for this very special day, as we hear from the some of those brilliant people and learn what it took to bring Apollo 11 crew back to life; the challenges, technology, and science required to visually explore the heavens, and how creative minds produce the believable illusion of space travel.
