In his documentaries, lisius celebrates the storm chasers appreciation for the whole experience. Track a tornado tornado alley imax popular mechanics. In the third, tornado alley the film makers let the stormchasers tell their own story. 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. 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. Filmmaker sean casey on chasing tornadoes big movie zone. 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.
See the full list of tornado alley cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Experience the adrenaline and the science of natures most dramatic phenomena. And depth of caseys last imax entry, tornado alley daily crossword online. Sean casey imax filmmakerstorm chaser home facebook. Stream storm chasers free with your tv subscription. I have had a good look around online for this doco, but i have had no luck. Anyone know where i can find tornado alley the 2011 doco where a guy chases tornadoes in a fortified car. Sean casey storm chasers tornado alley imax fernbak museum. The film features neverbeforeseen footage of sean casey. Driving directly into violent storms with an imax camera, casey attempts to document a highdefinition view of a. His work can also be seen on the discovery channel.
Extreme weather is an upclose look at some of the most astonishing and potentially deadly natural phenomena, tornadoes, glaciers, and wildfires while showing how they are interconnected and changing our world in dramatic ways. 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. Big movie zone tornado alley imax, imax films, imax. On an unusually rainy may day here in san diego, we recently took some friends visiting from pennsylvania to the impressive reuben h. 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. And it takes one tough ride to get in and out of the violent storms safely.
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. The business of tracking tornadoes has always been interesting to me and to my wife, as well, and for the last few years we have enjoyed following the exploits of sean casey and his tanklike tornado intercept vehicle and reed timmer and. Review in his documentaries, lisius celebrates the storm chasers appreciation for the whole experience. We first saw sean caseys latest and greatest in mobile tornado chasing insanity, the tiv2, in a spy photo back in may, but now seans given us this exclusive firsthand look at the truckbased. Driving directly into violent storms with an imax camera, casey attempts to document a high.
We met up with the storm chaser this week at the tech museum in san jose, calif. In addition to showing in theaters, tornado alley will promote an outreach campaign in which sean casey and the tiv will visit museums across the country and additional support from nsf will send dow radar trucks and vortex2 scientists on tour to demonstrate the dows research tools, tornado pods and to engage audiences with the exciting and. 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. 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. And i thought the tornado footage we got was good, but i didnt feel like wed really done all we could. Sean casey storm chasers tornado alley imax fernbak. Sean casey heads deep into tornado alley posted by stephen saito on march 29th when sean casey set out to make an imax movie independent of any of the traditional ways such largeformat films are made, people probably thought he was nuts. Instead of seeing massive twisters and fully utilizing the giant dome of the theater, it was like watching an episode of storm chasers on a large screen. 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. Accomplished in the imax documentary tornado alley which is essentially the movie. Its one of the millions of unique, usergenerated 3d experiences created on roblox. The chasers of tornado alley will take you on an unforgettable adventure with storm chasers as they pursue and capture natures most violent atmospheric phenomenon, the tornado. May 03, 2012 imax camera finally catches a twister.
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. Imax filmmaker sean casey commissioned the tivs in order to get inside a tornado for the purposes of capturing footage for his magnum opus that will also provide financial security for his family. Tornado alley tv show season 1 episodes list next episode. May 23, 2011 traversing the severe weather capital of the world, tornado alley documents two unprecedented missions to encounter one of earths most aweinspiring events. His latest project for imax and giant screen theaters, tornado alley, will examine tornadoes, the people they attract, the scientists who study them, and the awesome spectacle they create.
Watch full episodes, get behind the scenes, meet the cast, and much more. Tornado alley last spring was the worst tornado season northern california ever. 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. Director of photography sean casey was in the midst of these awesome spectacles, witnessing nature at its most powerful. Sean casey, host of the discovery channels hit show, storm chasers, and director of tornado alley 3d, which is playing now at the esquire imax in downtown sacramento. The imax film is the culmination of casey s quest to shoot highquality footage in close proximity to, and even inside, an actual tornado, a quest that was chronicled in. When sean casey set out to make an imax movie independent of any of the traditional ways such largeformat films are made, people probably thought he was. Creator of tiv1 and tiv2, director of tornado alley and star of storm. Filmmaker sean casey hunts down tornadoes with his armored tornado interceptor vehicle, which was recently outfitted with an imax camera to. Abc news interviews filmmaker and storm chaser, sean casey, on his quest to capture tornadoes on film.
In addition, the cameras are allowed on board their weird vehicles and they actually film the start birth of a tornado and finally experience being inside one. Filmmaker sean casey has been chasing tornadoes for more than a decade. Tornado alley film premieres in theaters nsf national. An exclusive look inside the techie tanklike tornado. In addition to showing in theaters, tornado alley will promote an outreach campaign in which sean casey and the tiv will visit museums across the country and additional support from nsf will send dow radar trucks and vortex2. The imax film is the culmination of caseys quest to shoot highquality footage in close proximity to, and even inside, an actual tornado, a quest that was chronicled in the tv series storm chasers. Traversing the severe weather capital of the world, tornado alley documents two unprecedented missions to encounter one of earths most aweinspiring events. The film explores volcanoes, earthquakes, severe storms, and their subsequent impact. And depth of casey s last imax entry, tornado alley daily crossword online. The giant screen film, forces of nature, captures firsthand devastating natural disasters as they happen. Apr 28, 2014 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. 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. Tornado alley features neverbeforecaptured tornado footage as scientists seek to understand the structure and origin of tornadoes, and how they can be forecasted more accurately.
Speaking with us today about the increase of twisters in the valley is an expert on the matter. Break, enjoy an imax film or sit in on one of burke baker by the tunnel system. The new imax movie tornado alley takes the audience inside destructive twisters with tornado chaser sean casey. Tornado alley, the imax film, special presentation youtube.
Filmmaker sean casey s personal quest to capture the birth of a tornado with a 70mm camera takes viewers on a breathtaking journey into the heart. Sean casey heads deep into tornado alley posted by stephen saito on march 29th. But getting those shots is a feat that requires years of patienceand equal parts. I would suggest they have been taken from the hubble telescope but that is just my opinion. Tornado alley will open nationally on march 18th in imax and other large format theaters. Sean talks with bmz on large format filmmaking and how he examined these destructive events through the camera. Just saw this movie at the san diego science center imax dome and boy was i disappointed. 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. Mar 10, 2011 on an unusually rainy may day here in san diego, we recently took some friends visiting from pennsylvania to the impressive reuben h. Apr, 2011 the new imax movie tornado alley takes the audience inside destructive twisters with tornado chaser sean casey. Tornado alley will take you on an epic chase through the severe weather capital of the world. This documentary film follows storm chaser sean casey as he attempts to track down and intercept tornadoes in americas heartland. Tornado chaser sean casey talks about chasing storms duration.
Fleet space centers domed imax theater to see tornado alley. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. Tornado chasers truck shoots imax from inside storms imax. 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. Using a fleet of specialized vehicles, two missions seek to encounter the birth of a tornado. Join storm chasers star sean casey and the researchers of vortex 2. 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. Traversing the severe weather capital of the world, tornado alley documents two unprecedented missions seeking to encounter one of earths most aweinspiring eventsthe birth of a tornado. Tornado chasers truck shoots imax from inside storms.
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