T2 3-D: Battle Across Time
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T2 3-D: Battle Across Time is an attraction at Universal Orlando, Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Japan. It is a mini-sequel to [[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]] and reunites the main cast of that movie, including Arnold Schwarzenegger as "T-800", Linda Hamilton as "Sarah Connor", Edward Furlong as "John Connor", and Robert Patrick as the "T-1000". The show is in two parts: a pre-show where a spokesperson talks about Cyberdyne and the main feature which has performers interacting with a 3-D movie.
Story
The pre-show is hosted by Kimberley Duncan, Cyberdyne Systems' Director of Community Relations and Media Control. She welcomes the guests while extolling the virtues of Cyberdyne. The showing of a promotional film (which includes several references to the Terminator universe and a cameo by Shaquille O'Neal) is interrupted by a message by Sarah and John Connor with a different point of view. Order is restored and guests are ushered into a theater to see a demonstration of Cyberdyne's newest creation, robotic soldiers called T-70s, or as Cyberdyne affectionately calls them: Terminators.
Guests put on their "safety goggles" (actually polarized glasses needed for the 3-D film effects) and watch a demonstration of the Terminators, which is interrupted by the appearance of the T-1000 in pursuit of Sarah and John, who are on the premises in an attempt to disrupt the proceedings. A classic Terminator shows up and rides with John into the movie. The rest of the show (except the conclusion) takes place onscreen with John and the Terminator in the future, where they must destroy Skynet. The line between film and live performance is blurred thanks to the skillful use of environmental effects like smoke and lighting and the film presentation itself, which starts on one wide screen but later expands to three. Guests in the front rows have screens filling almost their entire field of view.
Production
The initial mock-up and motion picture projection effects were developed by Digital Domain in a Playa Vista airplane hangar built by Howard Hughes. The unique 3-D film format of the mock-up utilized six, solid-state Electrosonic projectors that were electronically interlocked to run 70mm film synchronously, at the high speed of 40 frames per second. The image was projected onto a triptych of adjoined silver screens. The effect of the six projectors running simultaneously was to produce one, contiguous, 3-D image across the three screens, accomplishing a wrap-around effect reminiscent of Cinerama.Trivia
- The stage where the attraction is held is called "Miles Bennett Dyson Auditorium", as indicated by a sign in an entrance room.
External links
| The Terminator series | |
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| Films | The Terminator | [[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]] | [[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines]] |
| Characters | Sarah Connor | John Connor | Kyle Reese | Miles Dyson | Kate Brewster |
| Terminators | T-800 | T-1000 | T-X |
| Locations | Los Angeles | Skynet | Cyberdyne Systems Corporation |
| Cast | Linda Hamilton | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Michael Biehn | Edward Furlong | Robert Patrick | Nick Stahl | Claire Danes | Kristanna Loken | Earl Boen |
| Crew | James Cameron | Jonathan Mostow | Mario F. Kassar | Andrew G. Vajna | Stan Winston |
| Spin-offs | [[T2 3-D: Battle Across Time]] | RoboCop vs. The Terminator | Aliens vs. Predator vs. The Terminator |
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