ADVISORY/Wild California IMAX Film Premiers in San Francisco; Film is Centerpiece to State's 2000/2001 Marketing Campaign.News/Assignment Editors ADVISORY... for Wednesday (May 10) --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- "Adventures In Wild California," a 40-minute IMAX IMAX Noun a film projection process that produces an image ten times larger than standard film that captures California's natural beauty, outdoor adventure, and entrepreneurial spirit -- will premier at The Metreon Theatre Wednesday evening, May 10, 2000 at 6:45 p.m., as part of the State of California's 2000/2001 marketing campaign. The film will be followed by the Taste of California reception at 8 p.m. Among the rare footage captured for Adventures In Wild California is up-close profiles of iron workers who hang in the air above San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden every day maintaining the Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge, across the Golden Gate from San Francisco to Marin Co., W Calif.; built 1933–37. Its overall length is 9,266 ft (2,824 m); its main span across the strait, 4,200 ft (1,280 m), is one of the longest bridges in the world. Joseph B. , breathtaking breath·tak·ing adj. 1. Inspiring or exciting: a breathtaking view; a breathtaking ride. 2. Astonishing; astounding: breathtaking insensitivity. shots of the California coastline, and capsules of innovation that have paved pave tr.v. paved, pav·ing, paves 1. To cover with a pavement. 2. To cover uniformly, as if with pavement. 3. To be or compose the pavement of. the way to what California is today: a $1.1 trillion economy which ranks 8th largest in the world. Adventures In Wild California is a blend of education and adventure. Through the eyes of eight diverse and daring escapades, Adventures in Wild California will bring audiences into their personal and wild worlds of extreme sports extreme sports Sports events characterized by high speed or high risk. Such sports include aggressive inline skating, wakeboarding, street luge, skateboarding, and freestyle bicycle events (wherein tricks such as back flips are performed on a bicycle). , never-before-seen natural habitats, and the innovations that dominate one of the country's last frontiers.
WHAT: Sneak Preview of "Adventures In Wild California" IMAX Film
WHEN: Wednesday, May 10, 2000
6:45 p.m. Film Presentation
8:00 p.m. Reception
WHERE: The Metreon Theatre
4th and Mission Street
San Francisco
BACKGROUND: The cornerstone of the "California Experience" is the production of a spectacular large-screen IMAX film on California -- "edutainment Educational material that is also entertaining. (application) edutainment - Interactive education and entertainment services or software, usually supplied commercially via a cable network or on CD-ROM. " at its best. The film will be released in 115 markets worldwide. This is a high quality IMAX presentation produced by the MacGillivray Freeman Films, producer of three of the top five grossing IMAX films of all time -- To Fly, The Living Sea and Everest. Note to Editors and Assignment Desks: Trade and Commerce Agency Secretary Lon Hatamiya will be available for interviews following the presentation and during the reception. |
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