This film is part of a three part ride in the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas Nevada. It is shot in Trumbull's Showscan format which projects 70mm film at 60 frames per second, which is the same rate the human brain processes visual information. The end result is something that looks real rather than like a projected movie.
The film itself is rather insipid, a silly search for an obelisk that is hard to follow, but the technique is amazing to view. At one point you are watching what appears to be a live TV talk show being filmed on a stage in front of you. In actuality, you are watching a movie, but he illusion is so real that actors come out an stand in front of the screen and you can't tell them apart from the filmed actors. It is amazing.
The film itself is rather insipid, a silly search for an obelisk that is hard to follow, but the technique is amazing to view. At one point you are watching what appears to be a live TV talk show being filmed on a stage in front of you. In actuality, you are watching a movie, but he illusion is so real that actors come out an stand in front of the screen and you can't tell them apart from the filmed actors. It is amazing.
