Unique in scope, Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away melds acts from seven live Cirque du Soleil shows in Las Vegas into a circus love story produced, written and directed by Academy Award® nominee Andrew Adamson (Shrek, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe).
“What I wanted to do is take the audience to see these shows in a way that they hadn’t seen them before, to get the camera in close and give a different perspective of what these artists do and show that perspective in high speed, slow motion 3D.” – Andrew Adamson, Director
The Music Composer Benoit Jutras wrote the score and transitional music between the Cirque shows used in the film. The director felt it important to have Jutras, who had written scores for some of the Cirque shows used, to adapt and refine some of that music specifically for Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away.
The Power of 3D For Cameron, Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away “was a dream comes true. I had been talking to them for some time about doing something in 3D because it’s never been done.
One of the challenges for the filmmakers of Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away was that 3D involves more complicated cameras and technology and thus more time to set up the equipment. Prep also meant meeting strict safety parameters with underwater cameras (avoiding the lethal mix of electricity and water) and camera cranes (out of harm’s way of aerialists and flying objects.)
“[…] But when it was over and they [the artists] saw what they do through our eyes they were awestruck. It rejuvenated them.” – Andrew Adamson, Director
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