Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX Corporation present “Under the Sea 3D,” an underwater documentary adventure narrated by Jim Carrey, now showing at Omniversum in The Hague.

Award-winning documentary filmmaker Howard Hall and the production team behind IMAX® film favorites “Deep Sea 3D” and “Into the Deep 3D” return for a dynamic new underwater adventure, “Under the Sea 3D.” Filmed entirely with IMAX® 3D cameras for a vivid, immersive viewing experience unlike any other, this new film will transport audiences to some of the most exotic and isolated undersea locations on Earth, including Southern Australia and the Great Barrier Reef, as well as Papua New Guinea and Indonesia in the famed Coral Triangle, for face-to-face encounters with some of the most mysterious and stunning creatures of the sea.
 

Discover the habits and habitats of Great White Sharks, Flamboyant Cuttlefish, Leafy Sea Dragons, Giant Stingrays, Jellyfish, Green Sea Turtles, playful Australian Sea Lions, six-foot Garden Eels and a multitude of brilliantly colorful fish and sea life as they play out the daily dramas of their lives amidst vast coral formations that rise from the
ocean floor.
 

Narrated by Jim Carrey, “Under the Sea 3D” offers an inspirational and entertaining way to explore the unique beauty of this rarely seen realm, and an awareness of the impact that global climate change is having on the oceanic wilderness.

Excerpt from Howard Hall’s Production Journal: 11 January 2008
 

As I write this, we are at 30,000 feet, en route to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Today is one year and three days since Michele and I began preproduction on this, our most ambitious IMAX 3D production ever. The logistics have been daunting. I can’t wait to get my hands on the ridiculously huge camera and slate it with brace #1. Soon I’ll be making that first dive and, for me, that’s what it’s all about.

Filmed with the incomparable scope and clarity of IMAX technology, “Under the Sea 3D” offers an intimate look into an underwater world few people have ever seen, and the exquisitely beautiful, sometimes treacherous and often comical creatures that live there.

“Most people don’t even know these animals exist,” says director Howard Hall, a renowned documentary filmmaker and diver with extensive experience capturing marine
wildlife on film. Hall was the first person to take an IMAX 3D camera underwater, in the 1994 feature “Into the Deep”.

“In addition to Great White Sharks, you’ll see creatures like the Dwarf Minke Whale, the Chambered Nautilus and Big Fin Reef Squid. Our main goal in making these films is to bring animals that are little known, or not known at all, to the screen, to let people see how strange and wonderful they are. Plus,” Hall adds with a smile, “it gives me an excuse to go play in the ocean”— a passion he has been pursuing, and sharing, for more than 30 years.

With an aim toward protecting the ocean wildlife for future generations, Hall also believes, “People need a reason to care about coral reefs. My hope is that once they see these animals and realize that they’re not only remarkably beautiful but that they have their own interesting behaviors and personalities, they will fall in love with them and think it would be nice to have them around in coming years.

“There are many issues concerning the marine environment, certainly too many to cover within the context of one film,” he acknowledges. “On our previous film, we touched upon the importance of biodiversity; this time, we address the potential effect of climate change on ocean life.”

“Under the Sea 3D” is directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Howard Hall, produced by Toni Myers and producer for Howard Hall Productions Michele Hall. Graeme Ferguson serves as executive producer, with Judy Carroll as line producer. The film’s narration is written by Howard Hall and Toni Myers & Graeme Ferguson. Howard Hall also serves as director of photography and Toni Myers as editor. Music is by Micky Erbe and Maribeth Solomon.

Rated G for General Audiences.

Reviews

National Post: “As 3D movies go, this is the perfect environment, filled with rising bubbles, drifting particles of silt and schools of darting fish that amplify the sense of depth and distance.”

Associated Press: ” You never get used to it. Even about halfway in, even having settled into your seat with those plastic glasses nestled on your nose, you’ll still find yourself dazzled again and again by the impossibly breathtaking beauty of the IMAX adventure ‘Under the Sea 3D.’”

Film Journal International: “One would think that the IMAX screen would put some distance between audience and viewer, but thanks to the addition of 3D glasses, very smartly designed, each member of the audience has the feeling that the animals are sitting on their lap.”

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