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World Premiere of New BIG & Digital Release "Ningaloo: Australia’s Other Great Reef" Set for December 29

Author: Administrator Account/Saturday, December 08, 2018/Categories: Latest Headlines

December 8, 2018—The first of eight new, live-action underwater shows in 4K for fulldome theaters and planetariums worldwide was announced today by production company Prospero Productions of Fremantle, Western Australia and BIG & Digital.

“We are excited to be distributing this series with Prospero. The immersive setting and 4K underwater footage will be a new and exciting experience for audiences,” said Tina Ratterman, Founder of BIG & Digital.

“Ningaloo: Australia’s Other Great Reef” will reveal the intimate secrets of the world’s largest and relatively unexplored fringing reef during its world premiere at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle, Australia, on December 29, 2018.

“Ningaloo Reef may be smaller than Great Barrier Reef, but it’s just as important. Our visually stunning, story-driven film about this underwater wonderland will help everyone understand the Reef’s pristine nature and scientific value,” comments Ed Punchard, Producer and Joint Managing Director of Prospero Productions, who is also a qualified maritime archaeologist.

“The sea has always drawn us as filmmakers. It holds so many great stories and the Ningaloo Reef is just one of them,“ added  Prospero’s other Managing Director, Julia Redwood. “Fulldome allows us to immerse our audience in that world and transport them to this place they may never otherwise get the chance to experience.”

Audiences will ride along on a magical expedition through this maze of coral reefs as they join researchers aboard the two-person submarine, Odyssea. The Ningaloo Reef is a vast coral highway stretching along the Northwest coast of Western Australia. So large it can be viewed from outer space, this rich ecosystem also attracts both the largest fish on the planet (whale shark), and some of its smallest.

Thanks to the clarity of images provided by RED Weapon Brain cameras with Helium 8K sensors, viewers will be surrounded by one of our planet’s greatest natural events. One night each year, driven by the March full moon, the entire coral reef spawns in mass synchrony–a dazzling and psychedelic midnight phenomenon.

The adventure culminates with the arrival of larger-than-life, annual visitors to the reef. Audiences will get to meander through the reef’s turquoise waters side by side with whale sharks, the majestic gentle giant of this underwater paradise.

To bring this amazing story to life for fulldome audiences, Prospero enlisted the help of Director Russell Vines, who has worked with them on several award-wining box office hits including SAS: The Search for Warriors, Heartbreak Science, Eco House Challenge, Navy Divers and Australia – Life on the Edge.

“I’m so excited to be working on this ambitious, ground-breaking project. To create live action films for the fulldome industry is a huge thrill. And to do it with a submarine is just awesome!” stated Vines.

The Show will be released in 45- and 25-minute run times with 4K Resolution at 30 fps. Distribution and leasing information is available from BIG & Digital. Contact: info@biganddigital.com.

 

About Prospero Productions

The films are produced by one of Australia’s leading factual production companies, Prospero Productions. Based in Fremantle, Western Australia, Prospero has over 25 years experience, with over $100 million worth of production and over 255 hours of television production to its name. It is highly regarded in the screen industry both in Australia and internationally known for producing award winning, high quality and entertaining programing.

About BIG & Digital, LLC

BIG & Digital specializes in distribution of shows and Films for museums and planetariums. BIG & Digital was founded in 2009 by Tina Ratterman, a veteran in the giant screen industry with 20 years of successful marketing and distribution experience for flat and dome theaters. The company has several Fulldome Shows now in distribution. More information can be found at www.biganddigital.com

 

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