The Magic of Flight (1996)

Director:

Greg MacGillivray

Writer:

Jack Stephens (narration written by)

Release Date:

1996 (USA)

Genre:

Short | Documentary

Plot:

The Magic of Flight places viewers in the cockpit of a Blue Angels jet aircraft so they can experience the thrill of high performance flight...

Plot Keywords:

IMAX | Navy | Jet

Cast

Tom Selleck

...

Narrator (voice)

Directed by
Greg MacGillivray

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jack Stephens		narration written by

Produced by
Alec Lorimore	....	producer
Greg MacGillivray	....	producer

Original Music by
Daniel May
Steve Wood

Cinematography by
Greg MacGillivray		(director of photography)
Brad Ohlund		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Stephen Judson

Production Management
Kathy Almon	....	production manager

Sound Department
Julia Evershade	....	sound effects designer: Weddington Productions
Marshall Garlington	....	sound mixer: EFX Systems
Mark A. Mangini	....	sound effects designer: Weddington Productions (as Mark Mangini)
Ken Teaney	....	sound mixer: EFX Systems
Rob Whitehurst	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Sumit Das	....	effects animator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Ford	....	assistant camera
Pat Gilluly	....	gaffer
Bill MacLeod	....	key grip
Heather R. Roberts	....	assistant camera (as Heather Roberts)
Jack Tankard	....	assistant camera

Editorial Department
Christopher Blum	....	second assistant editor
Myles Connolly	....	associate editor
Ralph Milliken	....	post-production consultant: David Keighley Productions Ltd.
Matthew Muller	....	post-production coordinator
Scott Price	....	post-production consultant: David Keighley Productions Ltd.
Robert Walker	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Alan Deremo	....	musician

Other crew
Tom Crouch	....	science advisor
Fred Culick	....	science advisor
Janna Emmel	....	production personnel
Teresa Ferreira	....	production personnel
Debbie Fogel	....	production personnel
Dick Rutan	....	science advisor

Thanks
The Blue Angels	....	special thanks
Sean Tucker	....	special thanks
Patty Wagstaff	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• MacGillivray Freeman Films

Distributors

• Omniversum, Den Haag (200?) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• MacGillivray Freeman Films
• Umbrella Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Imagica USA Inc. (opticals and titles by)
• Sony Optical Effects (opticals and titles by)
• Xaos (computer animated flight sequence)

Other Companies

• Clay Lacy Aviation  special thanks
• David Keighley Productions Ltd.  post production consultant
• GE Aircraft Engines  sponsoring: F/A-18 Industry Team
• Hughes Aircraft Co.  sponsoring: F/A-18 Industry Team
• ITEC Attractions  special thanks
• McDonnell Douglas  sponsoring (as McDonnell Douglas)
• Naval Aviation Museum Foundation  special thanks
• Northrop-Grumman Corporation  sponsoring: F/A-18 Industry Team
• Smithsonian Institution  archival still photographs provided by
• The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia  archival still photographs provided by (as The Franklin Institute)
• The Naval Aviation Museum Foundation  special thanks
• United States Marine Corps  special thanks
• United States Navy, The  special thanks
• Wright State University  archival still photographs provided by

Runtime:

40 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.44 : 1

Sound Mix:

Sonix

Certification:

Australia:G | Netherlands:AL

Filming Locations:

Berkshires, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

MacGillivray Freeman Films

Another one..

This movie must disappoint a lot of people who go and see it, as do a lot of imax movies these days (aside from Adrenaline, that is). Instead of seeing a lot of large-screen moving action, really experiencing, for instance, the intensity of flying, we have to sit through too slick, militaristic, americanistic (e.g. an a blue angels pilot talking about how he does it all for the children who want his autograph) nonsense. This movie format is made to really immerse you in the subject, while a good, not to over dramatic like in this movie, commentator tells you a bit about what you're seeing, it is not meant for 40 minutes of talking heads (with only a few real flying shots).