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SUMMARY:Galapagos 3D
DESCRIPTION: Times:  check schedule for showtimes. Description: Remote
	 Galapagos Islands. Amazing Wildlife. A trip of a lifetime. Houston Mu
	seum of Natural Science Wortham IMAX Theatre presents Galapagos 3D. Re
	trace Charles Darwin's historic and ground-breaking journey with a you
	ng marine biologist as she explores the biological diversity and uniqu
	e geological history of the Galapagos archipelago.  Journey beyond the
	 world that Darwin visited 160 years ago through the use of the state-
	of-the-art technological equipment to witness the biodiversity and the
	 process of evolution surrounding the isolated Galapagos Islands.  IMA
	X 3D® technology will send you plunging 3\,000 feet underwater into un
	derground lava tubes\, soaring over the peaks of 5\,000-foot volcanoes
	 and bring you face-to-face with an abundance of marine life\, includi
	ng marine iguanas and the world's largest shark\, the whale shark. Alm
	ost a billion people around the world have traveled to places that the
	y may never have seen except through the magical lens of IMAX®.  Plung
	e 3\,000 feet underwater into lava tubes\, soar over the peaks of 5\,0
	00-foot volcanoes and come face-to-face with an abundance of marine li
	fe\, including sea lions\; giant tortoises\; marine iguanas\; and the 
	world's largest shark.  Follow Smithsonian Institution marine biologis
	t Dr. Carole Baldwin on her first undersea\, on-land expedition to the
	 Galapagos Islands\, a group of 19 islands and 42 islets located on th
	e equator\, 600 miles west of the Ecuadorian mainland. Featuring stark
	 landscapes that show clear evidence of the violent physical forces th
	at originally created the islands fewer than three million years ago\,
	 these same forces continue to change the islands even today. Galápago
	s like never before." “Most marine biologists never get the chance to 
	go deep-sea-diving. Since less than one percent of the ocean's floor h
	as been explored\, this expedition was a dream come true\,” said Baldw
	in.  “We made some of the most eye-opening discoveries between 200 and
	 1\,000 feet\, a level rich in sea life\, but too deep for conventiona
	l scuba gear and often neglected by deep-sea explorers. Below 1\,200 f
	eet\, it's perpetually dark\, and that's where you begin to find the c
	urious bioluminescent animals. The amount of activity at 3\,000 feet i
	s incredible.” Filming underwater in 3D format presented some technica
	l challenges for the film crew. The biggest test was figuring out how 
	to handle and operate the camera\, which weighs 1700 pounds\, and to m
	aneuver the camera in a natural history configuration.  “With the enor
	mity of the camera itself\, coupled with the large casing that was nee
	ded to withstand water seepage and the pressure at lower depths\, it w
	ould take 10 people to get the camera into the water\, and between two
	 to five of us to get it to the bottom\,” said Al Gidding\, co-directo
	r\, producer and underwater cinematographer.  “Trying to do moving sho
	ts and drift with the current\, trying to get to the sharks and other 
	animals when you need four or five people just to help you get the cam
	era to the shooting position.”" Narrated by actor Kenneth Branagh and 
	presented by the Smithsonian Institution and IMAX Ltd.\, Galapagos 3D 
	is the next best thing to being there.  Click here to visit the film's
	 official website.
LOCATION:Wortham IMAX® Theatre - HMNS @ One Hermann Circle Drive, Hous
	ton, Texas 77030 United States
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