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October 23, 2009 - "Grizzly Adams Productions created Friends for Life so the whole family can sit and enjoy a redeeming, life-affirming film together,” Sellier explains. “For the past half dozen years or so, cutting-edge movie producers have recognized that sophisticated video game graphics have conditioned our younger viewers to expect more realistic visuals than we were previously able to deliver. Tremendous advancements have been made recently combining high definition and three dimensions.”
Greg Passmore, CEO of the company that bears his name, observes, “3-D has finally overcome the technical hurdles of the past. Gone are the days of colored glasses, headaches, and ugly imagery. Today's 3-D experience, whether in a theater or in front of a 3-D TV, is crisp, clean, realistic, and enjoyable. PassmoreLab employs leading edge technology to insure Friends for Life is not just a 3-D movie, but an immersive and engaging experience that can be enjoyed as if you were actually standing in the woods with the characters.”
Passmore adds, “This story of wolf pups, grizzly bears, and a family coming together is targeted specifically to our prime demographic. The 3-D process has proven especially popular with kids and family-oriented films are the perfect vehicle.”
David Balsiger, senior producer at Grizzly Adams, observes: “Oscar-winning directors including Robert Zemeckis, The Polar Express, and James Cameron, Avatar, have already made the connection between family audiences and 3-D.”
According to an April 2, 2009, USA Today article about the future of 3-D movies, “Among industry professionals, there’s little debating the advantage of 3-D and the digital movie experience.” The article goes on to explain that the 3-D films of today are far superior to the gimmicky trend in the 1950s, when 3-D films low-end entertainment fad with titles like Gorilla at Large and Cat Women of the Moon.
Grizzly Adams’ Balsiger adds, “Filmmaking has continually evolved over the past hundred years. It’s a dynamic art form. In the early years, there was no sound and the visuals were black and white. Just as those technical hurdles were conquered, it was only a matter of time before moviemaking moved acceptably from a two-dimensional medium to three dimensions.”
There is currently a rush by theater owners to add 3-D digital projectors to their locations. Carmike theaters, which operates 2,300 theater screens has brought their 3-D screen total to 500. Meanwhile, Regal theaters, the largest U.S. movie chain plans to install 3-D technology in 1,500 auditoriums with their current 3-D total hovering around 240.
Three-D screens have proven to be more popular with audiences than expected and more profitable for theater owners who typically charge an additional premium of around $3.00 for movies shown in 3-D.
Friends for Life: Wolf Pack Reunites Family
A story about life, death, and the critical importance of friends, Friends for Life tells the story of a retired big city attorney living in a small mountain town, who suffers loneliness after the death of his wife. One day in the woods near his home, he discovers four orphaned wolf pups that face certain death without his help. He takes in the pups and nurtures them until they are old enough to go back into the wild. Alone again, the retired lawyer becomes embroiled in helping the town fend off an unscrupulous land developer. Again out in the woods, he is attacked by a grizzly bear only to be saved by the reappearance of the wolves. His gift of life to the wolves is repaid and he has four loyal friends for life.
In keeping with previous Grizzly Adams films and television shows, the film uses animals in the wild to tell a story of human hope, courage, and determination. The company’s first feature film in more than a decade, Grizzly Adams produced Friends for Life in association with Flynn-Daines Productions.
The 3-D version of Friends for Life is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2009 and will be available for Christmas 2009 worldwide theatrical release. Grizzly Adams will handle all television broadcast licensing and domestic DVD retail distribution.
About Contacting Grizzly Adams® Productions
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