Look up, down, and all aroundthe 90foot giant dome screen of our william l. Casey created an imax film called tornado alley about chasing tornadoes and had to build the tornado intercept vehicle tiv and the tornado intercept vehicle 2 tiv2 to film inside a tornado. Tornado chasers truck shoots imax from inside storms. Tornado alley will take you to the eye of the storm, in imax. For additional movie listings in your area, please visit big movie zone. The film investigates what causes violent tornadoes and shows unprecedented footage from inside of a tornado.
Filmmaker sean caseys personal quest to capture the birth of a tornado with a 70mm camera takes viewers on a breathtaking journey into the heart of the storm. While the main focus of the imax movie is the violently rotating whirlwinds that give the great plains their tornado alley nickname, the secondary story line is the work of vortex 2. Track a tornado tornado alley imax popular mechanics. Greeley man purchases 7ton armored vehicle featured in. I was looking forward to seeing tornado alley for quite some time. Armed with a 70mm camera, a fleet of customized vehicles designed to withstand galeforce winds, torrential rains, and unrelenting hail, and an arsenal of the most. From the team behind the discovery channels storm chasers comes the latest imax epic, tornado alley 3d which follows a group of dedicated scientists as filmmaker sean casey attempts to film the inside of a tornado.
Tornado alley is a science adventure revealing the beauty and the power of some of our planets most extreme and least understood. Tornado alley will take you on an epic chase through the severe weather capital of the world. Casey is an assistant director and director, known for just tattoo of us 2017, extreme weather 2016 and back from the brink. Tornado alley big movie zone imax, imax films, imax film. Tornado alley 2016 4k is my first video shot entirely in 4k dedicated to the last chase during tornado season in the great plains. Armed with a 70mm camera, a fleet of customized vehicles designed to withstand gale force winds, torrential rains and unrelenting hail, and an arsenal of the most advanced weather measurement instruments ever created, the stars of tornado alley take audiences on a thrilling quest to experience a tornado s destructive power at point blank range.
Armed with a 70mm camera, a fleet of customized vehicles designed to withstand gale force winds, torrential rains and unrelenting hail, and an arsenal of the most advanced weather measurement instruments ever created, the stars of tornado alley take audiences on a thrilling quest to experience a tornados destructive power. Get the latest showtimes for tornado alley and bypass the lines by buying movie tickets online. Mar 18, 2011 using a fleet of specialized vehicles, two missions seek to encounter the birth of a tornado. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket.
Bedsole imax done theater at the gulf coast exploreum in downtown mobile. It is a unique, behind the scenes look at real storm chasers and how they track and intercept natures most powerful storms. This video is a bit different, online we can find almost. While it primarily shows the 45 minute documentary films, the theater does show mainstream movies on special occasions. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. I trust that history channel would put out a decent movie of this sort. Tornado alley gets sean casey, the tiv and vortex 2 a big play on imax by chip mahaney, wews twists, turns captivate in tornado alley by joshua walovitch, boston herald. Sean casey, greg macgillivray, russell scott, robert redford, miranda richardson, paul novros, don. During the course of the discovery channel series, it was made clear that casey was filming for another movie that was going to take the footage we typically see on discover to the next level by throwing it up on imax. The omnitheater is temporarily closed due to covid19 precautions and social distancing. Tornado alley is a science adventure revealing the beauty and the power of some of our planets most extreme and least understood weather phenomena.
Tornado alley, the imax film, special presentation youtube. Narrated by bill paxton, the film follows storm chasers star sean casey and the scientists of vortex2, the largest tornadoresearch project ever assembled, on separate missions to encounter one of earths most aweinspiring eventsthe birth of a tornado. Sign up for eventful s the reel buzz newsletter to get upcoming showtimes and theater information delivered right to your inbox. Tornado alley film premieres in theaters nsf national. While tornado alley depicts several tornados, its climax features a tornado intercept in goshen county, wyo.
Tornado alley is a new imax film currently screening at sciport. For additional movie listings in your area, please visit big movie. It recently has become one of the first official certified giant screen theaters in the world. Sep 22, 2011 610 from the team behind the discovery channels storm chasers comes the latest imax epic, tornado alley 3d which follows a group of. Tornado alley documents two unprecedented missions seeking to encounter one of earths most aweinspiring eventsthe birth of a tornado. Imax film tornado alley will open may 8 at the gulf. A team of equally driven scientists, the vortex2 researchers. Oct 03, 2016 tornado alley 2016 4k is my first video shot entirely in 4k dedicated to the last chase during tornado season in the great plains.
On an unusually rainy may day here in san diego, we recently took some friends visiting from pennsylvania to the impressive reuben h. Tornado alley fort worth museum of science and history. Narrated by bill paxton star of the movie twister, the imax. Armed with a 70mm camera, a fleet of customized vehicles designed to withstand gale force winds, torrential rains and unrelenting hail, and an arsenal of the most advanced weather measurement instruments ever created, the stars of tornado alley take audiences on a thrilling quest to experience a tornados destructive power at point blank range. The movie was made by storm chaser and film maker sean casey. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. The main protagonist of the documentary is sean casey, a filmmaker who has spent the last 8years of his life building a vehicle. But getting those shots is a feat that requires years of. Tornado alley is a imax movie directed by sean casey. Thats just what happens in forthcoming imax extravaganza tornado alley, filmed mostly in kansas during storm season. Tornado alley imax movie storm chasers wiki fandom. The most eagerly awaited imax release of the decade, tornado alley, opens may 8 at the j. My cousin loves tornadoes, and he was impressed with this dvd.
Any other day i would have been thrilled to take time off to go see a movie for work, but the natural history museums imax film tornado alley had me a little hesitant. The chasers of tornado alley is an awardwinning documentary produced by veteran storm chaser martin lisius. Movie talk tornado alley imax feature as any fan or anyone who is remotely familiar with discovery channels storm chasers series knows, one of the central characters is imax director sean casey and his attempts in filming the ultimate cinematic feat. A trip to chicago in march of 2011 to see the premiere of the tornado alley imax movie. Tornado alley, the latest imax spectacular, which opens tomorrow at the museum of science, follows a team of 100 scientists and their fleet of. Tornado alley will blow you away with its ability to put you as close as safely possible to one of natures most amazing special effects. Casey, marcus gutierrez and brandon ivey running time. A special presentation about the film tornado alley that includes a preshow talk and postshow question and answer session with imax filmmaker sean casey and nbc 3 cleveland meteorologist betsy. Would you please bring tornado alley the movie along with the truck to the calgary, alberta imax centre. Surviving tornado alley at the smithsonian smithsonian. Tornado alley imax film tornado alley is a new imax film currently screening at sciport.
Amazons choice for tornado alley dvd storm chasing 1999 journey through tornado alley the may 3, 1999 ef5 tornado outbreak new release 4. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Tornado alley is being shown worldwide in imax and other giant screen theaters. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing tornado alley near you. Skip talbot also invited us all to his house for a chaser gathering. But getting those shots is a feat that requires years of patienceand equal parts. Filmmaker sean casey hunts down tornadoes with his armored tornado interceptor vehicle, which was recently outfitted with an imax camera to film tornado alley, a documentary opening in san jose. Sean cameron casey born december 28, 1967 is an american imax filmmaker and storm chaser who appeared in the discovery channel reality television series storm chasers. Using a fleet of specialized vehicles, two missions seek to encounter the birth of a tornado. Tornado intercept vehicle tiv to capture the extraordinary, firstofakind footage in tornado alley, imax director sean casey not only had to learn how to enter a tornado, he had to design a vehicle that could take him there.
Mar 18, 2011 you may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. The tiv2 also carries weather instruments, the data from which wurman and his team use with dow data to map tornado winds. Description join storm chasers star sean casey and the researchers of vortex 2, the most ambitious effort ever made to. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie.
The tennessee aquarium imax 3d theater is a true 6story imax screen. A team of equally driven scientists, the vortex2 researchers, experience the relentless. Apr, 2011 the new imax movie tornado alley takes the audience inside destructive twisters with tornado chaser sean casey. The new imax movie tornado alley takes the audience inside destructive twisters with tornado chaser sean casey. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing tornado alley 3d near you. Fleet space centers domed imax theater to see tornado alley. Description join storm chasers star sean casey and the researchers of vortex 2, the most ambitious effort ever made to understand the origins and evolution of tornadoes, on this heartpounding science adventure. Casey created an imax film called tornado alley about chasing tornadoes and had to build the tornado intercept vehicle tiv and the tornado intercept. Mcknight3m omnitheater surrounds you with the most stunning scenery on the planet. For additional movie listings in your area, please visit big movie zone now showing. It was a tricky proposition, considering tornadoes have the power to pick up locomotives and send cars hurling at distances of up to a mile. Join storm chasers star sean casey and the researchers of vortex 2, the most ambitious effort ever made to understand the origins and evolution of tornadoes, on this heartpounding science adventure. Casey carries a 92pound imax camera that belonged to his father to film the inside of a tornado. Traversing the severe weather capital of the world, tornado alley documents two unprecedented missions to encounter one of earths most.
Features that protect the vehicle during extreme weather abound, including armor plates and metal spikes that can be moved hydraulically to prevent it being lifted into the air. Eventful movies is your source for uptodate tornado alley showtimes for local movie theaters. Armor plating coats ryan shepards new stormchasing vehicle that formerly starred in the imax film tornado alley outside his home in greeley tuesday, jan. May 03, 2012 while the main focus of the imax movie is the violently rotating whirlwinds that give the great plains their tornado alley nickname, the secondary story line is the work of vortex 2. Apr 02, 2011 a special presentation about the film tornado alley that includes a preshow talk and postshow question and answer session with imax filmmaker sean casey and nbc 3 cleveland meteorologist betsy. Theaters tornado alley is being shown worldwide in imax and other giant screen theaters. Join storm chasers star sean casey and the researchers of vortex 2, the most ambitious effort ever made to understand the origins and.
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