Tiger Child (partially found IMAX documentary short film; 1970)
A promotional image for the film featuring a picture of the Fuji Group Pavilion in the center.
Status: Lost
Tiger Child is a 1970 documentary short film directed by Donald Brittain. It was the first film shot in IMAX, which is a film format developed by the IMAX Corporation that boasts a much video quality compared to other common film formats. Due to IMAX films requiring a specialty projector and 15:70 screen, Tiger Child was only ever shown over a span of 7 months at the Expo '70 in Osaka, Japan where it premiered on March 15th, 1970.[1] The film was screened at the Fuji Group Pavilion where guests would watch the film from a rotating central platform as it played on an endless loop. This system only broke down for one day in its entire 7 months of operation.[2] Despite Tiger Child's importance to the history of IMAX there is very little information known about it and it seems to have never been shown to the public since Expo '70.
Known Information
- Synopsis: "Through the use of multi-image compositions and giant IMAX format full-frame shots, Tiger Child expresses a poetic vision of civilization at the dawn of the 1970s, filmed on locations around the world as a travelogue of the human spirit. It was the first IMAX film ever made." (Taken from MUBI)[3]
- Run Time: 17 minutes[1][3][4]
- Distributor: IMAX Corporation[4]
- Production Company: Asuka Productions Inc.[4]
- Producers: Roman Kroitor, Kiichi Ichikawa[3][4]
- Director: Donald Brittain[3][4]
- Screenwriter: Donald Brittain[3][4]
- Cinematographer: George Dufaux[3][4]
- Music by: Toshiro Mayuzumi, Gordon Lightfoot[3][4]
- Editor: Fusako Shuzui[3][4]
- 2nd Unit Directors: Paul Saltzman, Guy Dufaux[4]
- Production Manager: Paul Saltzman[4]
- Researcher: Paul Saltzman[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tiger Child on imax.com. Retrieved 27 Apr '23.
- ↑ The Birth of IMAX by Diane Disse archived on the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 Apr '23.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Tiger Child on mubi.com. Retrieved 27 Apr '23.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 Tiger Child on giantscreencinema.com. Retrieved 27 Apr '23.