Indy 4 On DVD/Blu-ray, SpongeBob On DVD and The Ultimate Matrix On Blu-ray
INDY 4 is out now on DVD and Blu-ray, along with the DVD release of the new SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS special "WhoBob, WhatPants?", BOB THE BUILDER DVDs and The Ultimate Matrix Collection on Blu-ray.
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL On DVD And Blu-ray
The highest-grossing installment of the popular adventure franchise, with more than $780 million at the global box office, Paramount Pictures and Lucasfilm Ltd.'s INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL will make its anticipated debut on DVD and Blu-ray October 14.
Released by Lucasfilm Ltd. and Paramount Home Ent. with vfx by ILM, Gentle Giant Studios and Stan Winston Studio, the film will be available as a two-disc Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray loaded with spectacular bonus features that allow viewers to accompany the filmmakers and cast on a fascinating journey behind-the-scenes of this modern classic.
Directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Frank Marshall, with George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy as exec producers, INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL is the newest adventure in the phenomenally successful INDIANA JONES series, which has earned six Academy Awards and more than $2 billion worldwide.
Set in 1957, the film stars Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Shia LaBeouf, Ray Winstone and John Hurt, following Indy on a perilous adventure to find the coveted Crystal Skull of Akator. From the ivy-covered halls of Marshall College to the verdant jungles of South America, Indy is relentlessly pursued by sinister Soviet agents who will stop at nothing to get their hands on the eerie object of fascination.
Organic is the key word because this '50s-era INDY adventure that takes place during the height of the Red Scare features quite a variety of visual effects: Digital mattes, 3D digital mattes, extension work in the jungle and water falls and temple sequences, as well as plenty of creature animation, including prairie dogs, monkeys, ants, digital doubles and aliens. In all, there were 560 vfx shots and 48 minutes of screen time because Spielberg wanted longer takes. There were also around 300 artists working for eight months at ILM's office in San Francisco's Presidio.
"The most important part of the R&D had to do with particle work," VFX Supervisor Pablo Helman said. "For Doom Town, there was smoke on the houses, dust and the explosion. In the opening warehouse, there is the gunpowder. The rocket sled had some particle work, but the fire in the back was real at Steven's insistence to get more texture. Inside the temple heart at the end, where the room rotates and breaks away, there was more particle work. And also there is debris surrounding the saucer at the end. So we revamped our fluid engine derived from PhysBAM [now called 'The Brain.'] The engine can do water, fire, explosions. In this case, all the particle work was creature intensive, which required a new approach. The entire temple environment is CG along with many of the characters." In fact, Helman is pleased that the fourth film in the franchise comes full circle in terms of its supernatural climax.
The two-disc Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray presentations feature hours of new content that opens up the world of Indiana Jones as never before through in-depth footage of Steven Spielberg and his cast and crew at work. From Shia LaBeouf's training to become a master swordsman to Harrison Ford's reunion with his fedora, whip and Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood, viewers will play witness to the magic of cinema's greatest action-adventure hero's triumphant return to the big screen, as well as the of the extraordinary work of legendary artists who brought Indy's latest thrilling adventure to life.
In addition, all four INDIANA JONES films will be showcased in the quintessential Indiana Jones collection entitled INDIANA JONES: THE COMPLETE ADVENTURE COLLECTION, which will include the first three films plus the two-disc Special Edition DVD of the latest installment (available for $89.99).
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INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL On DVD And Blu-ray
The highest-grossing installment of the popular adventure franchise, with more than $780 million at the global box office, Paramount Pictures and Lucasfilm Ltd.'s INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL will make its anticipated debut on DVD and Blu-ray October 14.
Released by Lucasfilm Ltd. and Paramount Home Ent. with vfx by ILM, Gentle Giant Studios and Stan Winston Studio, the film will be available as a two-disc Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray loaded with spectacular bonus features that allow viewers to accompany the filmmakers and cast on a fascinating journey behind-the-scenes of this modern classic.
Directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Frank Marshall, with George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy as exec producers, INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL is the newest adventure in the phenomenally successful INDIANA JONES series, which has earned six Academy Awards and more than $2 billion worldwide.
Set in 1957, the film stars Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Shia LaBeouf, Ray Winstone and John Hurt, following Indy on a perilous adventure to find the coveted Crystal Skull of Akator. From the ivy-covered halls of Marshall College to the verdant jungles of South America, Indy is relentlessly pursued by sinister Soviet agents who will stop at nothing to get their hands on the eerie object of fascination.
Organic is the key word because this '50s-era INDY adventure that takes place during the height of the Red Scare features quite a variety of visual effects: Digital mattes, 3D digital mattes, extension work in the jungle and water falls and temple sequences, as well as plenty of creature animation, including prairie dogs, monkeys, ants, digital doubles and aliens. In all, there were 560 vfx shots and 48 minutes of screen time because Spielberg wanted longer takes. There were also around 300 artists working for eight months at ILM's office in San Francisco's Presidio.
"The most important part of the R&D had to do with particle work," VFX Supervisor Pablo Helman said. "For Doom Town, there was smoke on the houses, dust and the explosion. In the opening warehouse, there is the gunpowder. The rocket sled had some particle work, but the fire in the back was real at Steven's insistence to get more texture. Inside the temple heart at the end, where the room rotates and breaks away, there was more particle work. And also there is debris surrounding the saucer at the end. So we revamped our fluid engine derived from PhysBAM [now called 'The Brain.'] The engine can do water, fire, explosions. In this case, all the particle work was creature intensive, which required a new approach. The entire temple environment is CG along with many of the characters." In fact, Helman is pleased that the fourth film in the franchise comes full circle in terms of its supernatural climax.
The two-disc Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray presentations feature hours of new content that opens up the world of Indiana Jones as never before through in-depth footage of Steven Spielberg and his cast and crew at work. From Shia LaBeouf's training to become a master swordsman to Harrison Ford's reunion with his fedora, whip and Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood, viewers will play witness to the magic of cinema's greatest action-adventure hero's triumphant return to the big screen, as well as the of the extraordinary work of legendary artists who brought Indy's latest thrilling adventure to life.
In addition, all four INDIANA JONES films will be showcased in the quintessential Indiana Jones collection entitled INDIANA JONES: THE COMPLETE ADVENTURE COLLECTION, which will include the first three films plus the two-disc Special Edition DVD of the latest installment (available for $89.99).
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