tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63741479306516226802024-03-12T16:52:58.600-07:00E82 - The Epcot LegacyJoshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374147930651622680.post-88941514781050017642011-02-14T19:41:00.000-08:002011-02-14T21:27:31.092-08:00End of Line... and A New Beginning<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwgbJCmyxaOIlVC-PxscKtyVtYsp0C5DT0MxEcwXrytbWVsJb2VMn6Ifa-HBXq_I3NXJkS64PPn6rukog-bXbpv_Jy0653RiQSr_9WkjgZtHFcvdSjnuLSP5HFp8_3p7-VRRNt6HeE0ai/s1600/1x1+-+Front+Page.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573779341578483858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwgbJCmyxaOIlVC-PxscKtyVtYsp0C5DT0MxEcwXrytbWVsJb2VMn6Ifa-HBXq_I3NXJkS64PPn6rukog-bXbpv_Jy0653RiQSr_9WkjgZtHFcvdSjnuLSP5HFp8_3p7-VRRNt6HeE0ai/s400/1x1+-+Front+Page.png" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The E82 Project</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">has officially moved to its own domain.</span></div><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://www.epcotlegacy.com/"><span style="font-size:180%;">www.epcotlegacy.com</span></a></p></span><br /><div align="center"><br /></div>Joshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374147930651622680.post-80003482237767902312011-01-31T01:26:00.000-08:002011-01-31T01:46:55.226-08:00Project X<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Land has been Purchased<br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Building Codes have been Established<br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Foundations have been Poured<br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Designs are Complete</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">BLOGS WILL FALL</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">A NEW DAWN WILL RISE</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></div><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.oneplusyou.com/bb/files/countdown/countdown.swf?co=BF8FFF&bgcolor=020001&date_month=02&date_day=15&date_year=0&un=PROJECT X&size=giant&mo=02&da=15&yr=2011" width="500" height="160"><param name="movie" value="http://www.oneplusyou.com/bb/files/countdown/countdown.swf?co=BF8FFF&bgcolor=020001&date_month=02&date_day=15&date_year=0&un=PROJECT X&size=giant&mo=02&da=15&yr=2011" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#020001" /></object><img src="http://www.oneplusyou.com/q/img/bb_badges/countdown.jpg" alt="" style="display: none;" height="1" width="1" /><div>Created by <a href="http://www.oneplusyou.com">OnePlusYou</a></div>Joshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374147930651622680.post-16129048160391588512011-01-23T20:10:00.001-08:002011-01-23T20:14:16.700-08:00WATCH THIS BLOG FOR A FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENT<p align="center"><a title="E82 Construction by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5383528760/"><img alt="E82 Construction" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5090/5383528760_d06e4af18c_b.jpg" width="731" height="1024" /></a></p>Joshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374147930651622680.post-57304835887487966992011-01-21T21:24:00.000-08:002011-01-24T22:34:07.209-08:00Constructing the Future Vol. 2<p align="center"><a title="EPCOT Center News Brief (9-2-82) by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5376675173/"><img alt="EPCOT Center News Brief (9-2-82)" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5285/5376675173_268b632557_b.jpg" width="791" height="1024" /></a></p><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Spaceship Earth is such an extremely complex entity that its mere existence alone could be called an engineering miracle. From its structural technique to is metaphoric message, it is so completely symbiotic that, like is triangular exterior, it is often hard separate its many and interconnected facets. Nevertheless, the intricate way in which the story of man-kind was compiled and presented serves as a testament to Art of Imagineering and its way of presenting history and factual information in an thoughtful, intelligent and surprisingly entertaining way. In the future, E82 will go in greater detail on all aspects of Spaceship Earth’s development, construction, thematic structure, and four generations of evolution. But for now, I’d like to examine just exactly why she is encased into such a specialized material. Alucobond is quite literally (and appropriately) a space-age composite that was first manufactured the year we landed on the moon in 1969. Interestingly, like the Lunar-Lander, the original concept for Spaceship Earth was to be covered in a metallic gold. After through research it was determined that gold would retain heat and reflect the already blinding Florida sun. As a result, silver (known for being able to reflect heat) was chosen as the primary color of Spaceship Earth’s Geosphere. The brushed Aluminum surface solved the reflected light problem, and also led to more thematically appropriate aesthetic.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">To paraphrase from the original literature, Spaceship Earth surface reflects the world it stands in tribute too. During the day, it softly defuses and refracts the blue skies, white clouds, and the green Earth. At night, her more prismatic qualities are revealed by the way breaks-up the color of a relatively small number of lights into hundreds of variating hues. In past years, the lighting schemes of Spaceship Earth were changed and more subtle variations enabled the sphere to reflect the lights of Future World and more specifically those of World Showcase. It is this description that encapsulates the visual meaning and message of Spaceship Earth: the precious sphere reflects Who We Are (W.S.) and our Collective Dreams for Tomorrow (F.W.). </span>Joshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374147930651622680.post-33036457274692502202011-01-17T12:28:00.000-08:002011-01-17T12:54:42.316-08:00Spaceship Earth Mornings<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">My Fellow Futurists,<br />You wouldn’t know it by the amount of posts I’ve been giving lately, but things are very busy here at E82. I’ve got more projects than I know what to do with! I’d love to tell you all about them, but in the telling I would both spoil the surprise, as well as take time away from the project themselves, so excuse me for not being as chatty as I normally would be. I will say that there have been some recent developments that have prompted me to take The Project to an entirely new venue. I can’t reveal too much at this time, but I will say that it’s become a sort of “Project X” for E82 (yep it’s that big!) Actually, I have TWO such projects in the pipeline one is mostly Artistic, and the other “Architectural” in nature.<br />So to continue my proverbial game of intellectual-leap-frog, here‘s yet ANOTHER “by request” while I work on some (hopefully) unexpected material for next week.<br /><br /></span><br /><p align="center"><a title="16x9 - Year One by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5364853682/"><img alt="16x9 - Year One" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5283/5364853682_60f20ea39f_z.jpg" width="640" height="400" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5364853682/"><span style="font-size:130%;">Wide Screen</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> - </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5364242083/in/photostream/"><span style="font-size:130%;">Full Screen </span></a></span></p>Joshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374147930651622680.post-37128051953124173252011-01-11T20:39:00.000-08:002011-01-12T00:10:45.374-08:00Year One<p align="center"><a title="E82 SSE Dawn Poster by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/4873787134/"><img alt="E82 SSE Dawn Poster" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4873787134_2ccdf8c2a8.jpg" width="333" height="500" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:180%;">E82<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">is dedicated to the<br />original philosophies of EPCOT-<br />the City, the Center, and its Legacy.<br />Here, the “Architects of the Future” are celebrated<br />through Art, Music, and History.<br /><br />May E82 continue EPCOT Center’s original vision:<br />to entertain, inform and inspire.<br />And above all, may it present innovative<br />perspectives on still unrealized concepts<br />for the community of tomorrow.</span><br /><strong>Joshua L Harris<br />Founder<br />JLH Omnimedia<br />January 11, 2010<br /><br /></strong><span style="font-size:130%;">“This is Just the Beginning!”<br />-Walt Disney (the EPCOT Film, 1966)</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">And It’s Still Just the Beginning…<br /></div></span></span><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A year ago on this day, I started The E82 Project with the rather lofty goal doing nothing less than redirecting the destiny of park itself. A reach that probably exceeds my grasp, nevertheless small voices can usually become influential for the direction and tone of entire initiatives. E82 is largely and artistic project designed to capture the best elements of the park, the city and the “Center” and reinterpret its Classical concepts for the 21st Century.<br /><br /></div></span><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">In the past year, Epcot has gone back to the future in many new and extremely surprising ways. The most unusual of these is the return of Captain EO, a show that still manages to impress 25 years after its release. The amount of “Retrocenter” merchandise has continued to grow, and early in the year the affectionately termed “TRON-o-rail” heralded the release of the sequel to (for all intense and purposes) the EPCOT Center movie. Above all, the thing that most surprised me this year is the Company’s embracement of the EPCOT Center Legacy. D23 was giving members patches for all the original Future World Pavilions, and well as writing stories about the park for its <a href="http://www.disneystore.com/d23-disney-twenty-three-fall-2010-magazine/mp/1268477/1000314/">“Twenty-Three” Magazine</a>, <a href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/01/a-look-back-at-epcot-center-merchandise/">The Disney Parks Blog </a>recently posted a historical recollection of EPCOT’s original merchandise, and in the last week the company’s internal headlines series “This Week in Disney History” selected Horizons Last Operational Day (1-9-99) as a featured story. Following the now old cliché, “Acceptance is the first step to recovery” Epcot seems to be well on its way to a (slow but) full renewal! </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /> </div></span><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">To be quite honest, the evolution of E82 has been slow too and (thanks to unexpected “real world” distractions) filled with unexpected interruptions. I had hoped to be far ahead of where I am now, but it’s also important to note that for every project I complete there are at least ten others that I come up with. With that being said, I should also note that every new concept does get filed away for completion at a later date. All of this means the E82 is far from running on empty! In the next few months, the Imagination pavilion will reach completion and new pavilions with their music, history and art will soon rise into spotlight. (They may even start before Imagination has completed!) In addition, I am already hard at work on a project that will take Epcot into “The Digital Frontier” like never before! So as ISO Program-Castor would put it, 2011 is shaping-up to be “quite a ride”!<br /></div></span><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />To follow up with the original poster for the E82 Project, I present this new design in which the Sun has now risen to become an optimistically bright morning.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="justify"></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a title="E82 SSE Year One Poster by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5348410830/"><img alt="E82 SSE Year One Poster" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5045/5348410830_f882beae25_b.jpg" width="683" height="1024" /></a></p><p align="center"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B--Bl9PTRDUAOTRkOTg4MzgtZWM0YS00YzAxLWFhMGQtYTU2MDFiMDQ5NjRj&sort=name&layout=list&num=50">The E82 OVERTURE<br />“Voices of Tomorrow”<br /></a></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">To some of my closest friends this recording is nothing new. In fact, I had hoped to launch the blog with a full video “trailer” featuring my vision of all the E82 has to offer. Alas, as I am far too busy writing, designing, and “mixing” I have yet to find the time to learn video production.<br />SO HERE’S WHAT I’D LIKE TO DO INSTEAD…<br />If anyone out there is interested, and has a strong video graphics background please let me know if you’d like to working with me in making a video featuring this music.<br /></span></p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><p align="center"><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;">AT E82...<br />We’ve Just Begun to Dream! </span></p>Joshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374147930651622680.post-50781152554334546812011-01-09T13:23:00.000-08:002011-01-09T15:32:27.084-08:00For MATT<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HnS0b2YTNi8fVJ5w90pR1L3nXExamsglZTEQeIXx3fiCr6_hg0G3mKclKI9-SUbDU4J7KsVd3qROTATxXOGSfo-O_FTyZed0Rwz25wlzLhy433HmRcHVc6v5gkEVnoTjUP1F9QXkdvhi/s800/Icon%20-%20Music%20Small.png.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 172px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HnS0b2YTNi8fVJ5w90pR1L3nXExamsglZTEQeIXx3fiCr6_hg0G3mKclKI9-SUbDU4J7KsVd3qROTATxXOGSfo-O_FTyZed0Rwz25wlzLhy433HmRcHVc6v5gkEVnoTjUP1F9QXkdvhi/s800/Icon%20-%20Music%20Small.png.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As a general rule I don’t respond to comments with posts, but since I know that this would probably be of a great interest I thought it best to start the New Year with a request.<br />For those of you who downloaded my Christmas Album, you may notice that there were some editing decisions that were made that were both “crushing” for me to make (and apparently even harder to listen too). More specifically, I referring to the cuts made to the <em>Lights of Winter Tribute</em>.<br />Unfortunately, there are certain holes in my Audio Archive that even after 10 years of collecting I have been unable to attain. One of these is the <em>Ding Dong Merrily/O Holy Night</em> medley of the Lights of Winter. The truly annoying part is that it’s the segment is the ONLY thing missing from the main show! Everything else is there.<br />When putting together and album, (just as any creative work) all the pieces have to fit together as a whole, and in the case of the Epcot Holidays Album I needed to dramatically cut down on the coverage for the Lights of Winter. In any earlier version, the album had almost the entire show and was the focal point. In the years that followed, I decided that<em> Lights</em> had fit more proportionally into the program. (After all, I didn’t have the whole Candlelight Show, or a full Voices of Liberty performance, so why should Lights of Winter get the special treatment?) Thus, the “<em>Tribute</em>” was created as a sampling of the music in the show. The original version of this album was created 5 years ago and I hoped that the unreleased music would have surfaced by now. Two years ago, I decided to make my own recording of the Soundtrack and hopefully create a believable mix of live and master sources. To be completely honest, the mix is good but not great. Nevertheless, my quality standards have always bordered on the absurdly-high so everyone else might actually enjoy this full mix.<br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So here it is, and BY REQUEST…<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B--Bl9PTRDUAYjUzZWVkNDQtZmIwYS00NjdjLWI5MTItMzVmYmE5NWE5OTU4&sort=name&layout=list&num=50">The Full <strong>Lights of Winter</strong> Show Mix</a></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></div></span><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Special Note: As it turns out, “Ding Dong Merrily/O Holy Night” isn’t the only cue unaccounted for, there’s also a “Show Reset” (or Intermission as I’ve titled it :) that I believe could be a version of “The Holly and the Ivy”. If anyone has any information about this track I’d love to hear it. </span></div>Joshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374147930651622680.post-63276635736260722042010-12-20T22:12:00.000-08:002010-12-29T21:40:06.863-08:00E82 - Holidays Around the World<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlJnHc9EofEEkwFhuMStrvkPFWgMlaS_siNijzp3Jh64uKxnkr768KhDNr3Hyo_hylrMhachWuf3AKIWCK0-_Ee3um_0wS2JV5pOW_fd89-2p2763yIdSbIJWPFsDKy9SiW73jxofhD9E/s800/Icon%20-%20Legacy%20Small.png.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 172px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlJnHc9EofEEkwFhuMStrvkPFWgMlaS_siNijzp3Jh64uKxnkr768KhDNr3Hyo_hylrMhachWuf3AKIWCK0-_Ee3um_0wS2JV5pOW_fd89-2p2763yIdSbIJWPFsDKy9SiW73jxofhD9E/s800/Icon%20-%20Legacy%20Small.png.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>During this Glorious Time of Year</strong>, Epcot puts its best foot forward with Epcot - Holidays Around the World. While the Magic Kingdom shall always be home to over-the-top secular celebrations of the season, Epcot has a much greater mission to fulfill. During these special 35 (or so) Days at the end of the year Epcot reaches its full potential by proudly celebrating the “reason for the season.” But more than that, Epcot’s “Circle of Nations” truly does the miraculous by bring together many people of many faiths in an air of acceptance, inclusiveness and cooperation. It is also during this time that Epcot’s Ultimate Vision of instilling “a new sense of belief and pride in man's ability to shape a world that offers hope to people everywhere in the world” comes to fruition. In spite of all the EPCOT City could have given us, it would still just be a city. EPCOT’s ultimate realization as park is able to do what no city could ever hope to accomplish – providing millions of people with an example of a unified world.<br />As both a Thank You for your support during this first year of E82 and in Celebration of the Season, I present one of my most beloved and popular compilations; the simply titled “Epcot - Holidays Around the World Album.”<br />Representing the best of live entertainment since the program’s creation in 1994, this holiday compilation features a sampling of works by <a href="http://www.castinbronze.com/">Cast in Bronze</a>, and The Voices of Liberty, with highlights from the Candlelight Processional, a special tribute to the Lights of Winter, and finally culminating with Peace on Earth from Holiday IllumiNations.</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><em>-The Program-</em></span><br /></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">HOLIDAY ILLUMINATIONS<br /></span>1. Messiah Majesty<br /><span style="color:#009900;">CAST IN BRONZE<br /></span>2. Carol of the Bells<br />3. God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen<br />4. We Three Kings<br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">HOLIDAY ATMOSPHERE<br /></span>5. O Little Town of Bethlehem<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">THE VOICES OF LIBERTY<br /></span>6. It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year<br />7. C.H.R.I.S.T.M.A.S.<br />8. Gesu Bambino<br />9. Winter Wonderland<br /><span style="color:#009900;">HOLIDAY ATMOSPHERE</span><br />10. Mary’s Boy Child<br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">THE CANDLELIGHT PROCESSIONAL<br /></span>11. Candlelight Overture<br />12. Shout for Joy!<br />13. Il est Né<br />14. Rejoice with Exceeding Great Joy<br />15. Stille Nacht<br />16. The Wonderful World of Christmas<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">HOLIDAY ATMOSPHERE<br /></span>17. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear<br /><span style="color:#009900;">THE LIGHTS OF WINTER<br /></span>18. Lights of Winter Medley – A JLH Tribute<br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">HOLIDAY ILLUMINATIONS<br /></span>19. (Let there be) Peace on Earth (featuring Walter Cronkite)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><em><a href="https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B--Bl9PTRDUAMTRhOThkMDQtZjUwMi00ODgzLTg5MDMtYWU2MmJiZTRiYzY0&hl=en&authkey=CJaZxJAF"><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong>Download the Album</strong> </span></a></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a title="16x9 - Epcot Holidays by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5279055535/"><img alt="16x9 - Epcot Holidays" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5243/5279055535_fd63511171_z.jpg" width="640" height="400" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><strong>Wide Screen</strong><br /><br /></span><a title="4x3 - Epcot Holidays by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5279056117/"><img alt="4x3 - Epcot Holidays" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5209/5279056117_8d727ca3ac_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><strong>Full Screen</strong></span></div>Joshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374147930651622680.post-74607338666811988862010-12-10T18:56:00.000-08:002010-12-12T18:21:39.573-08:00Symphony for Programs<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HnS0b2YTNi8fVJ5w90pR1L3nXExamsglZTEQeIXx3fiCr6_hg0G3mKclKI9-SUbDU4J7KsVd3qROTATxXOGSfo-O_FTyZed0Rwz25wlzLhy433HmRcHVc6v5gkEVnoTjUP1F9QXkdvhi/s800/Icon%20-%20Music%20Small.png.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 172px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HnS0b2YTNi8fVJ5w90pR1L3nXExamsglZTEQeIXx3fiCr6_hg0G3mKclKI9-SUbDU4J7KsVd3qROTATxXOGSfo-O_FTyZed0Rwz25wlzLhy433HmRcHVc6v5gkEVnoTjUP1F9QXkdvhi/s800/Icon%20-%20Music%20Small.png.jpg" /></a></div><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#33ccff;">E82’s <strong>TRON: Legacy</strong> Soundtrack Review<br /></span>Earlier this year, as the excitement and anticipation was building toward TRON: Legacy’s release, a question was posed: Will “TRON: Legacy” be the “2001” for this generation?<br />While not having seen the film, it’s quite easy to see the comparison in many moments of the score. Additionally, the Daft Punk Soundtrack references several Sci-fi Scores and Classical music pieces. It’s almost unbelievable that two electronic artists could have developed such an amazing amount of scope a depth in such a singular work.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#33ccff;">DAFT PUNK</span><br /></span>In preparation for the film I, like many TRONophiles, began listening to a lot of Daft Punk. To be completely honest, there‘s only a few songs that I love listening too. (Mostly from the Discovery album) It should also come as no surprise that they are the ones that were most influenced by the original TRON film. The group’s Aerodynamic, Digital Love, Voyager, and Veridis Quo (Which translated literally means “Very Disco”) are very much from the TRON Universe. In the case of Digital Love, the song is bookended by an effect that sounds as if it was taken directly from Wendy Carlos’ original TRON score.<br />The thing that is the most impressive about Daft Punk is their ability to take noise (or industrial grind) and create new and interesting musical compositions. In listening to their music my reactions often remind me of the reactions of audiences to Stravinsky’s music a century ago. In both cases, the music is at first strange and seemingly “incorrect.” However, upon second and third exposure the startling nature of songs like Aerodynamic are revealed to be both edgy and beautiful.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#33ccff;">Soundscape of “The Grid”<br /></span><br />As difficult as it is to describe the power, heart, and emotion that this score possesses, I will nevertheless attempt to do my best to describe my impressions of TRON: Legacy as a strictly musical work. Every track of this seminal work is worth review, but in the interest of time I’ll be focusing on those of historical reference or classical interest…</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></p></span><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 288px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.tronsoundtrack.com/img/logo-320.png" /><br /><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#33ccff;">TRON 2001: A DIGITAL ODYSSEY<br /></span><em><span style="color:#33ccff;">--Overture – Adagio for Tron--<br /></span></em>I must say, (having not seen the film) I sincerely hope that the Overture is also accurately represented in the film itself. This film is so epic both in reach and in tone that allowing one to be enveloped into the “World of TRON” sonically before the film would be an extremely effective and nostalgic device.<br />This particular piece is has a lot of reference 2001’s “Overture: Atmospheres” and has similar strains with the initial build-up to “Also Sprach Zarathustra.” The piece ends with an exclusively orchestral version of the TRON Main Theme. Another strong comparison can be made between the "Gayaneh Ballet Suite" and the beautifully melancholy strains of “Adagio for Tron.” The sadness of this track is so descriptive that even without seeing the film it basically gives the story away.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#33ccff;">THE GAME GRID<br /></span><em><span style="color:#33ccff;">--Arena - Rinzler - The Game has Changed - Round One - Disc Wars--<br /></span></em>A deadly undercurrent of progressive beats and low tempos which inspires both excitement and fear, all of these tracks carry a similarly dark a foreboding tone. Ironically, (and impressively) these action pieces seem to have no “Mickey-Mousing.” Warning: Although fun, these tracks can cause a small amount of recklessness if listened to while driving!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#33ccff;">BLADE LIGHT RUNNER<br /></span><em><span style="color:#33ccff;">--Recognizer - Arrival – The Grid--<br /></span></em>Once a bright environment for programs to interact, CLU has turned turn the TRON System into an almost post-apocalyptic dystopia with massive totalitarian overtones. This aspect of Legacy’s storyline practically screams for Vangelis-style interpretation. In the case of Recognizer the visuals for this scene are almost identical to those found in the Ridley Scott film. Arrival itself sounds as if it was lifted from the Vangelis score itself.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#33ccff;">FLYNN’S TANGERINE DREAM<br /></span><em><span style="color:#33ccff;">--The Son of Flynn– Armory - Nocturne - Solar Sailer - Sea of Simulation--<br /></span></em>There is so much that is visual about this soundtrack, these tracks are appropriately electronic and somber. A particular fan favorite, Solar Sailer, is one the most beautiful and majestic tracks on the album. It’s really the emotional core of TRON Legacy. This should come as no surprise as this was one of the first two demo tracks Daft Punk composed for the film over two years ago. Director, Joe Kosinski said in an interview that the original version of Solar Sailer was changed during production but later reverted to an arrangement closer to the initial version.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#33ccff;">THE 2012 OVERTURE<br /></span><em><span style="color:#33ccff;">--Fall – Rectifier – C.L.U.- Encom Parts I & II – Reflections –-<br /></span></em>All of these tracks feature CLU’s theme. Epic is such a small word for this. In particular, C.L.U. is truly the hidden gem of this score. It has trace elements found in the best of Wagner’s Sagas with influences that range from Kismet to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. (All of which, are a couple centuries removed!) It’s powerful and percussive beats in combination with scope-expanding strings and finally the crescendo inducing Industrial Grind that is Daft Punk! The electronic elements of this piece always manage to sneak-up and surprise me. The piece is actually my favorite from the score!<br /><br /><span style="color:#33ccff;"><span style="font-size:130%;">DAFT PUNKED<br /></span><em>--End of Line – Derezzed - TRON Legacy(End Titles) – Castor--<br /></em></span>These are classic Daft Punk! With most of these tracks occurring within the End of Line club, they are catchy and bound to have you hitting repeat after most of them. Personally I can’t wait for our French Robots to release TRON’s “Club” Album!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#33ccff;">THE ULTIMATE “END OF LINE”<br /></span><em><span style="color:#33ccff;">--Outlands Parts I & II, Father and Son, Finale--<br /></span></em>The dynamic between Kelvin, CLU, and Sam reminds me of nothing less than the classic story of God, Lucifer and Jesus. Kelvin creates CLU in his own image and endows him with incredible power and abilities. CLU (like the MCP before him), believes himself to be better than his creator and becomes the ruler of the air. Sam, the actual son of God (no wait, I mean Flynn) comes to the digital world to restore sovereignty and overtake the distorted and arrogant CLU. This is probably a little more than you’d expect soundtrack review to be but I always go deeper. And, to be quite honest this kind of allegory is expected considering the writers, Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz have spent the last several years “re-interpreting the Bible” and setting it on a tropical “Island.”<br />These themes are what sets TRON Legacy apart from its predecessor. Steven Lisberger’s original film introduced the world (although unknowingly) to the concepts that would eventually change the life of almost every person on this planet. These themes and the film that they’re created for give those concepts meaning and perspective in our ever changing world.<br /><br /><span style="color:#33ccff;"><span style="font-size:130%;">BACK TO THE BALL<br /></span><em>Geospheric Perspectives</em><br /></span>It’s only fitting (and appropriate) that TRON and EPCOT should be linked together. TRON Legacy is no exception. If you read the credits you’ll find that Bruce Broughton provided consultation and none other than “Reflections of Earth” composer Gavin Greenaway conducted the orchestra!<br />On a personal note, the entire musical journey of TRON Legacy was a very emotional one for me. Not since the Millennium Celebration Album have I been so completely obsessed with a musical work. And, not since EPCOT Center’s original 1982 Entrance Plaza have I heard such a perfect marriage of the electronic and classical. As a person who always has one foot firmly planted in the past and the other stretching far into the future, this music seems almost tailor-made for my DNA, and specifically timed to provoke the maximum emotional effect.<br /><span style="color:#33ccff;"><span style="font-size:130%;">“THIS SOUNDTRACK HAS THE UNUSUAL ABILITY OF MAKING ME WEEP WITH JOY AND DANCE IN DELIGHT AND WHEN IT REACHES THE END CREDITS I’M USUALLY DOING BOTH! “-JLH<br /></span><br /></span></p></span>Joshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374147930651622680.post-77935075732746043802010-12-09T00:50:00.000-08:002010-12-09T01:10:48.061-08:00The Blog has Changed<img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 173px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0TJkMRii2SSuh3AExRUZZT5YGq0Gn6V4oMpBHDMJ8S7PdqQJh1bUN8V_fvwNmRUUY6f8H6iEgpL7s25U_KCcNIiIBn0FKZmW-a1qileILX4zNcPivNEq-rS2m4TrT6HCKBGJFpWbmpHy/s800/Icon%20-%20Art%20Small.png" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> As you’ve already noticed ENCOM has replaced my logo of E82 with one that looks remarkably like their own. As part of change, ENCOM has asked me to give more attention for the companies that made EPCOT Center possible in the first place. One of the first of these is a commissioned desktop that displays all major sponsors of the original EPCOT Center. Inspired by “Bokeh” style photography, this image takes the technique a step further by both sharpening and defusing the logos simultaneously in the same image. In addition, this will be just the first step for an upcoming series of articles profile various companies and their relationship and influence on Epcot and ultimately the Walt Disney Company itself.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a title="16x9 - Sponsors of Tomorrow by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5245583807/"><img alt="16x9 - Sponsors of Tomorrow" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5202/5245583807_0ca864a7fc_z.jpg" width="640" height="400" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Wide Screen<br /><br /></span><a title="4x3 - Sponsors of Tomorrow by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5245584423/"><img alt="4x3 - Sponsors of Tomorrow" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5086/5245584423_0d632c370c_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Full Screen</span></p><p align="center"></p><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Editor's Note: I seriously don’t know how much more control I can give to this “game company.” I think it might be time to change things from "<em>Inside the System"</em>. – Stay Tuned for further developments</span>Joshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374147930651622680.post-14393479358199877852010-12-02T21:20:00.000-08:002010-12-03T10:20:41.727-08:00Music of "The Grid"<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HnS0b2YTNi8fVJ5w90pR1L3nXExamsglZTEQeIXx3fiCr6_hg0G3mKclKI9-SUbDU4J7KsVd3qROTATxXOGSfo-O_FTyZed0Rwz25wlzLhy433HmRcHVc6v5gkEVnoTjUP1F9QXkdvhi/s800/Icon%20-%20Music%20Small.png.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 172px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HnS0b2YTNi8fVJ5w90pR1L3nXExamsglZTEQeIXx3fiCr6_hg0G3mKclKI9-SUbDU4J7KsVd3qROTATxXOGSfo-O_FTyZed0Rwz25wlzLhy433HmRcHVc6v5gkEVnoTjUP1F9QXkdvhi/s800/Icon%20-%20Music%20Small.png.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">When George Lucas released Star Wars - Episode I: The Phantom Menace in 1997, hardcore fans and media networks quickly exclaimed that a 30-year-wait was at last over. This kind of overstatement not only borders on the absurd, but also renders the speaker completely inept. However, the story of TRON: Legacy’s journey to the screen is indeed one of the longest and mostly widely publicized in the history of motion pictures.<br />In 2002, Walt Disney Home Entertainment decided to lavishly celebrate the 20th anniversary TRON’s release with a Two-Disc Collector’s Edition of the film. At the beginning of this DVD was an advertisement for a new TRON game then titled “TRON Killer App.” In addition, the feature-length documentary about the film ended with concept art and discussion about the possibilities of a “new TRON for the 21st century.” With a next generation video game already in development, it appeared that the world was finally ready for the vision that Steven Lisberger put forth in a film that was literally decades before its time.<br />The release of Monolith Games “TRON 2.0” expanded the TRON Universe by extrapolating the ENCOM System into present day by following the journey of “Jet” Son of Alan Bradley and Lora Baines into the Computer. Stylistically and Musically, TRON 2.0 is a very close adaption of the world created for the original film. Many concepts from the film are perfected and brought forward. There are some truly beautiful environments, as well as some very well written music most of which was directly inspired by Wendy Carlos’ highly experimental score.<br />With less than a week before the official release of Daft Punk’s incredible score for TRON: Legacy, I thought that E82 should take some time to reflect on the evolution of TRON’s musical landscape. When the game came out, it had NO official score release, it had NO promotional Disc, in fact very little was talked about or even discussed in regards to this truly beautiful electronic work.<br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And Now E82 is Proud to Present<br />A WORLD PREIMERE RELEASE<br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Here is the FIRST and ONLY Full Soundtrack of TRON 2.0<br /></div></span><p align="center"><a title="Tron 2.0 - Cover by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/4325815587/"><img alt="Tron 2.0 - Cover" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4325815587_14ffc67d0e_z.jpg" width="640" height="640" /></a><br /></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Re-Making the Score<br /></strong>After years of collecting music the “doesn’t technically exist,” NO was not a word I would accept in relation to this new work from the World of TRON! Not long after giving-up my search, I decided to make the soundtrack myself! I began unpacking the game’s “.rez files” and quickly discovered that reassembling the score would be no easy feat. Each theme had to be remixed piece-by-piece from 8 second long “riff tracks.” Literally hundreds of cuts! Then came the truly hard part assembly and editing.<br />Most Film Soundtracks if taken cue-by-cue are largely unlistenable. As a result, producers will often combine pieces to form larger compositions resulting in a structure that is pleasing to the ear. After playing the game several times and taking notes of all levels, scenes and plot-points, I began building the soundtrack to resemble that of a traditional soundtrack. Finally, artwork created for the game was adapted and modified to create a believable approximation of an Official Soundtrack. What you’ll hear are the results…<br /></p></span><p align="center"><a title="Tron 2.0 - Inside by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/4326552018/"><img alt="Tron 2.0 - Inside" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4326552018_ffd40ec3df_z.jpg" width="640" height="640" /></a></p><p align="center"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B--Bl9PTRDUAMjk5NjNhM2UtNmI5MC00YmVhLTg0N2YtZjRlNGUxOWM5MDI1&authkey=CPGmubMG&hl=en">Download The Soundtrack</a></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">WARNING: This album </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">WILL leave you wanting a lot more! </span></p>Joshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374147930651622680.post-7656192757598413892010-12-01T23:37:00.000-08:002010-12-01T23:46:22.871-08:00A Very Special Announcement<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Stay Tuned for<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>A WORLD PREMIERE RELEASE<br /></strong></span>from JLH Ominmedia</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Only at E82 - The Epcot Legacy!<br /><br /></span>COMING THIS FRIDAY<br /><br /><em>You've Never Heard It like this Before!</em><br /></span></div></span>Joshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374147930651622680.post-61578700096090474512010-11-29T19:59:00.000-08:002010-11-29T21:27:01.768-08:00The Complete Captain EO<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HnS0b2YTNi8fVJ5w90pR1L3nXExamsglZTEQeIXx3fiCr6_hg0G3mKclKI9-SUbDU4J7KsVd3qROTATxXOGSfo-O_FTyZed0Rwz25wlzLhy433HmRcHVc6v5gkEVnoTjUP1F9QXkdvhi/s800/Icon%20-%20Music%20Small.png.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 172px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HnS0b2YTNi8fVJ5w90pR1L3nXExamsglZTEQeIXx3fiCr6_hg0G3mKclKI9-SUbDU4J7KsVd3qROTATxXOGSfo-O_FTyZed0Rwz25wlzLhy433HmRcHVc6v5gkEVnoTjUP1F9QXkdvhi/s800/Icon%20-%20Music%20Small.png.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Today, I’ll wrap-up my coverage of all things Captain EO with the release of “Captain EO: The Complete Experience.” Sure, there are many versions of this show across the Digital Frontier (1), and I should know. I’ve downloaded just about all of them! What you’ll hear with this EP Album is the very best of all resources collected over the past 10 Years. However, this is not meant to be a literal walk-thru of the attraction as I always adopt the Thornton Philosophy (2) of creating “Listen Experiences.” So you won’t be hearing any announcements, or the “making of” video that accompanies the current presentations. (3) What you will be hearing is the a fully Re-Mastered queue mix, a Newly Restored version of the much sought after Theater Load-In Music, and Ultimately the best version of the literal soundtrack from the film. I think some of you will be quite pleased with the way James Horner’s score shines through this particular mix. In addition I’ve been able to fix the awkward way in which the soundtrack ends with a small piece of the exit music.<br />As Bonus Features, I’ve included the Epic Records (4) Version of “We Are Here Change to World” released 2004, 18 years after its creation! The Full Version of “Another Part of Me” – Exit Music. Finally, the unusual, unreleased, and unexpectedly good orchestral Version of “Change the World” produced for the much talked about and unrealized Tomorrow 2055 Concept from 1996. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></div><div align="justify"></div><br /><p align="center"><a title="Captain EO - EP Cover by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5220062328/"><img alt="Captain EO - EP Cover" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5130/5220062328_23286c7225_z.jpg" width="640" height="640" /></a></p><p align="center"><br /><span style="color:#ccccff;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">1.Overture (9:10)<br />2.The Cosmos (4:04)<br />3.Captain EO (18:41) </span></span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#ccccff;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">BONUS FEATURES<br />4.We Are Here to Change the World (2:53)<br />5.Another Part of Me – Instrumental (3:46)<br />6.Change the World – Tomorrowland 2055 (3:13)</span><br /></span><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B--Bl9PTRDUANmJkNGE0NWEtNWY2ZC00ODg0LThhOGItZGJmZDQxNDMxMjJi&hl=en">Download The Album<br /></p></a></span></span></span><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">In order to ensure proper playback, please turn-on your media device’s cross-fade feature and set to 3 seconds. </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Past Musical Releases from "E82 - The Epcot Legacy"<br /><br /><a href="http://epcot1982.blogspot.com/2010/04/future-world-soundtrack-series.html">The Future World Soundtrack Series – Journey Into Imagination<br /></p></a></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><p align="left"><br />Foot Notes:<br />(1)My new Sponsor appears to already be making demands that their terminology be mixed into the content of all posts from E82. Hence “Digital Frontier” instead of something more relatable like “the Internet”:-/<br />(2)A reference to the great Walt Disney Records Restoration Producer: Randy Thornton.<br />(3)Stay Tuned E82 for commentary on the dangers of recycling historical material in “living” attractions.<br />(4)Epic Records: The official Label for all of Michael Jackson’s Music.<br /><br /></p></span>Joshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374147930651622680.post-12912875103779014422010-11-18T21:26:00.000-08:002010-11-18T21:32:27.460-08:00And Now a Word from Our Sponsor...!<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">After lengthy and comprehensive negotiations, <a href="http://www.encominternational.com/">ENCOM International</a>, "the World’s #1 Software Provider" has agreed to sponsor E82 – The Epcot Legacy! As part of this partnership, E82 will provide additional coverage of all products and services. Encom executives have assured me that the core focus and vision of E82 will not in any way be altered or changed because of the sponsorship.<br /><br />I for one am excited about the many possibilities that this partnership can provide. The History of Encom and the History of Epcot have always been intertwined since the construction of the park. Founded in 1972, Encom Computers, provided many of the computer systems and controller units for many EPCOT Center attractions. Most notability, ENCOM provided many Computer Generated Effects for the Climax of Universe of Energy - and ENCOM also developed a demonstration of its famous digitizing effect that was later used at part of World of Motion’s SpeedRoom Finale.<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:130%;">IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE, expect to see a lot more coming from Encom International & E82 – The Epcot Legacy!</span></em> </span>Joshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374147930651622680.post-67393941267923897832010-11-15T20:43:00.000-08:002010-11-15T20:47:56.646-08:00Anonymous Benefactor<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Earlier this week, I received an email from a company expressing interest in sponsoring the E82 Project for unspecified length of time. The Project has always been transparent in its developments so I’m sharing the information as it becomes available. This maybe the start of something special for E82...<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><blockquote><span style="font-family:verdana;">Mr. Harris,<br /><br />Over the past several months we have been watching your progress of your blog. Although we believe that the overall quantity of your work is less than satisfactory, we have been impressed with what little product we’ve seen. Your personal style and reinterpretation early<br />1980s icons are of particular interest to our company.<br /><br />We are currently gearing-up for a major product release and would appreciate any assistance you could provide our marketing and design teams. In turn, we are prepared to engage in limited sponsorship of your blog.<br /><br />Please contact us at your earliest convenience, with a response. If you express interest our legal teams will contact you with the specific terms of our sponsorship.<br /><br />Thank You for<br />Consideration,<br /><em><strong>Markus Grenwald<br /></strong></em>V.P. of Marketing<br /><br />Dumont Holdings Inc.</span></blockquote></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><em>More to Follow Soon!</em></span>Joshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374147930651622680.post-1671219501738061402010-11-02T21:25:00.000-07:002010-11-02T21:53:05.303-07:00The Return of the Captain<img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 173px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0TJkMRii2SSuh3AExRUZZT5YGq0Gn6V4oMpBHDMJ8S7PdqQJh1bUN8V_fvwNmRUUY6f8H6iEgpL7s25U_KCcNIiIBn0FKZmW-a1qileILX4zNcPivNEq-rS2m4TrT6HCKBGJFpWbmpHy/s800/Icon%20-%20Art%20Small.png" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Inspired by the final logo seen in the film, this 4th Desktop in the E82 Project is a tribute to the return of the 1980s classic. Its vivid colors and high-gloss treatments are evocative of early computer animation as well as the heavily special effects driven work of ILM during the height of the “Optical Effects Era”.<br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Fun Fact</strong>: The ending logo for the film was the most expensive effects shot and was also the last effect completed for the movie. It's also the only Computer Generated Image in the film. </span><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a title="4x3 - Captain EO by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5141992636/"><img alt="4x3 - Captain EO" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1093/5141992636_aac9d3dd80_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><strong>Full Screen<br /></strong></span></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a title="16x9 - Captain EO by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5141992008/"><img alt="16x9 - Captain EO" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1108/5141992008_2419a7351d_z.jpg" width="640" height="400" /></a></p><p align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Wide Screen</span> </strong></span></p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><p align="left"><br />Display Instructions: Select the proper screen ratio (Full or Wide Screen) enlarge to original size and apply as Desktop Background, then “Fit to Screen.”<br />Finally all Desktops are designed to fill the screen so please display with an Auto-Hide Taskbar.</span></p>Joshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374147930651622680.post-7673773674424598972010-10-25T14:56:00.000-07:002011-01-30T21:59:05.303-08:00GATHER, STORE, RE-COMBINE A History of Imagination (Part 2)<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2jsSgUdXqMifbdA7RyGSU9gbtaWff7yfn6FvR04RgVmF-7P-YjsYprv6A127i1N47o2kzWIC8BUU8EF9Pw0Ekc8OLPfOMkzeODUFb654E5pBN8JJH_Ys4MFIWdq1XuZ1Ia_suhC2eT5k/s800/Icon%20-%20History%20Small.png.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 172px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2jsSgUdXqMifbdA7RyGSU9gbtaWff7yfn6FvR04RgVmF-7P-YjsYprv6A127i1N47o2kzWIC8BUU8EF9Pw0Ekc8OLPfOMkzeODUFb654E5pBN8JJH_Ys4MFIWdq1XuZ1Ia_suhC2eT5k/s800/Icon%20-%20History%20Small.png.jpg" /></a></div><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><em>OUR STORY SO FAR...<br />Disneyland’s entirely new land, Discovery Bay, is put back on the shelves to inspire many great achievements of Imagineering for the next two decades. One of these was a “Gallery of Illusions” featuring Professor Marvel and is dragon breeding experiments. The Professor and one of his baby dragons eventually became the Dreamfinder and Figment. At the Same time, genius Imagineer Tony Baxter creates yet another failed concept for EPCOT Center’s “The Land” pavilion based on ecology and featuring glass crystal architecture that would itself be recycled into the glass pyramids of Journey Into Imagination the pavilion destined to become the Fantasyland of EPCOT Center. The Pavilion contains three major attractions, The Journey Into Imagination ride, the Image Works interactive exhibit and a really tripped-out 3-D movie featuring a new and sophisticated technique for creating 3-D films. The process is awesome, the music is great, and the film no one cares to watch twice. </em></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><em><br /></p></em></span><br /><p align="center"><a title="Imagination History 10 - The Image Works by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5115031013/"><img alt="Imagination History 10 - The Image Works" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1256/5115031013_7914e02f28_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" /></a></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>The Image Works…Very Well.</strong><br /></span>Scientists, Artists, Authors, and Imagineers get the future wrong all the time. We don’t have time machines, I can’t make a down payment on a flying car, its 2010 and there’s no Discovery mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa, and I’ve been waiting for a Maglev to Mesa Verde for quite some time now. What it is amazing is when they get it right!<br />Here’s once again is the original description…<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">THE IMAGE WORKS<br /></span></strong>Described by Richard R. Beard<br />The Ride is so delightful and engaging that, when it ends, we are left with a compelling urge to create something. This reaction is spontaneous, but it is naturally provided for by the canny show planners. Immediately ahead is a magic hall called Image Works, where we may try our hand at a wondrous array of creative tools of the future, inspired by our Journey into Imagination. </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></p></span><br /><p align="center"><a title="Imagination History 11 - The Image Works by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5115030207/"><img alt="Imagination History 11 - The Image Works" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1264/5115030207_9bfacb3c22_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" /></a> <p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Warm and welcoming atmosphere is designed to overcome any hesitation caused by the sight of all that electronic wizardry. And, of course, once you dive in, you’ll be hooked. Just grab, for example, a “paintbrush” in one of the consoles of the Magic Palette and let fly on your individual screen. Paint anything you like, in “colors” you’ve never seen before. There’s a pot of rainbow colors, another of Cheshire Cat tails. One “ink” gives the impression of Cubism, another of circular candy strips. The harder you press, the thicker the line, and if you slip up, dip your brush into “ease”, which will wipe it out, and start all over.<br />Have you ever had a secret yen to conduct and orchestra? Move over to the Electronic Philharmonic, take your place on your own private podium, and face the music. With a wave of your hand, you can control the volume of the strings section, the brasses, the woodwinds, the percussion-and watch magical notes flow from the instruments.<br />Leaving your symphony-hopefully not unfinished-you wander about like a child in an enchanted toyshop.<br /></p><p align="center"><a title="Imagination History 12 - The Image Works by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5115031503/"><img alt="Imagination History 12 - The Image Works" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/5115031503_fb3b288fa5_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" /></a></p><p align="justify">Choose the elements to create a gargantuan image in a kaleidoscope: with a turn of knob, change the pattern, pick out a swirl of color for a liquid effect.<br />When you press the keys of a beautiful Bubble Organ, they not only bubble, they also bring forth brightly colored spheres that you can combine and overlap and mix and meld on a screen.<br />Play with the deliciously prickly Pin Screens, then take your turn at the Light Writer, where you, too, can create your own laser show. On the of four great plexiglass “planets,” you control the swirling, spiral laser patterns, selection size, speed and shape.<br />Now on to the Sensor Maze, subtitled “It Knows You’re There,” which provides an artistic funhouse experience. A tunnel of neon rings assigns you a personal color, which escorts you through the giant tube to the Vibrating Mirror. Made of Mylar, the crinkling, flexible mirror, lit be a strobe, shows you coming and going in an unending pattern of zany distorts. Among other oddities of the maze is the Lumia, a voice activated light show in a giant sphere that responds to the pitch and modulation of your voice, and Stepping Tones, where your tread triggers not only color and light effects but weird and wonderful sound effect as well: a jungle squawk her, a chord there, beeps or growls or spooky night wails.<br />The centerpiece of the Image Works is probably Dreamfinder’s School of Drama in the middle of the hall. It’s divided into three “theaters,” each one of which puts you and your friends on center stage in a variety of situations. Using the blue-screen technique, the apparatus projects your image onto pre-filmed background settings. While you act out and appropriate scene, spectators react to your performance.<br />The Time Machine places you in various time warps-perhaps in a cave, threatened by ferocious prehistoric beasts, or in Elizabethan England, or in the Wild West, or on a spaceship under attack by alien creatures. Sneak Preview stars you in trailers for current television shows. Stunt Show superimposes you image on scenes of dire peril: on a fraying rope bridge teetering precariously between two Himalayan peaks; on the wing of a biplane about to execute an unscheduled barrel roll.<br />The Image Works is spectacularly successful in its goal-giving you a chance to express yourself in ways you’d never thought possible. You may become so absorbed in its myriad pleasures that, were not for the promise of still another presentation around the corner, you would find it difficult to leave.</span><br /></p><p align="center"><a title="Imagination History 13 - The Image Works by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5115632036/"><img alt="Imagination History 13 - The Image Works" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1052/5115632036_b3bf37fcab_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>The Importance of Flow</strong><br />Transitions are a hallmark of Imagineering design. In many cases, these are ether found inside a single attraction or themed environments. Very rarely does this type relationship occur between attractions. Whereas, one experience naturally leads to another and to my knowledge this has only occurred in twice in the history of theme park design. (1) Journey Into Imagination (the Pavilion) is one of these examples. The original concept was basically Ride, Play, & Watch: RIDE the Attraction, PLAY in the Image Works and finally WATCH an Imaginative 3-D movie in the Magic Eye Theater.</span><br /><br /></p></span><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Looking back at the Image Works, the exhibits are amazingly forward thinking, in many ways The Image Works was over 25 years ahead of its time. (28 years to be exact.) Most of its well remembered attractions have evolved into practical applications for creative expression and entertainment. </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#ccffff;">The following is a list accurate predictions made by Image Works exhibits.<br /></span><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong>Light Writer<br /></strong>There are well over 200 products on the market specializing in at-home laser light shows, ranging in price from over $800 to less than $25.<br /></span><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong>Stepping Tones<br /></strong>Although very few of us have musical carpets, a sophisticated version Dance Dance Revolution can’t be too far in the future.<br /></span><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong>Electronic Philharmonic<br /></strong>With Xbox 360’s “Kinect,” Gesture driven games are about to become a reality. I’m sure than with its debut this Christmas conducting your favorite Music and Films Scores can’t be far behind. (It’s like Guitar Hero for air conductors).<br /></span><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong>Magic Palette<br /></strong>This was the most popular of all Image Works exhibits, and it’s not hard to see why. With Imaging software like Adobe’s Photoshop (and Illustrator which is the most accurate comparison) and a touch screen or a tablet we can live the EPCOT Center Future! (2)</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><br /></p></span><p align="center"><a title="Imagination History 14 - The Image Works by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5115032643/"><img alt="Imagination History 14 - The Image Works" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/5115032643_7cf1c0e37a_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" /></a></p></span><p align="justify"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">In the 17 years of its existence, the original Image Works would change time and time again as the popularity of exhibits fluctuated based on guest reaction, technological advances and durability. For a complete visual history of the Image Works, I highly recommend viewing the following documentary produced by noted videographer Martin Smith… </span></p><p align="justify"></p><br /><p align="center"><object width="400" height="320"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6976422&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6976422&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="320"></embed></object></p><p align="center"><a href="http://vimeo.com/6976422">Imagination 82 - The Original Imageworks</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/martinsvids">Martins Videos</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br /></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Image Works was well loved by all EPCOT Center Fans. We all had our favorite games up there. I myself recall having a particular fondness for the Electronic Philharmonic, (so much so, that I just plain ignored all other activities and always when straight there). In the years that followed its closing, Image Works would become a source of intrigue. This is because of what this extinct attraction failed to do: …disappear!<br />But that’s a story for another time. </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>A TALE OF TWO MICHAELS </strong></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">With the opening of EPCOT Center, Walt Disney Productions had, in one stroke, reached its greatest achievement and it worst nightmare. The public, and most importantly Wall Street had looked at the opening of the park as the completion of Walt’s Final Dream. Special emphasis should be placed on the word Final. The basic line of thinking is that with Walt’s last assignment “from the grave” fulfilled Walt Disney Productions had reached an end pass. Although in 1982 there were several pavilions left to complete (Imagination included), and Tokyo Disneyland still under construction, most outsiders (and some insiders) looked upon Disney as quickly reaching creative bankruptcy.<br />In 1984, this ideology came to fruition when the entire company was to be dissolved. Roy E. Disney, not one to allow this to occur, left the Company to begin searching for new leadership. He found it in a seemingly creative executive from Paramount Studios and an unsold Vice President of Warner Brothers. Michael Eisner and Frank Wells took the reins of company and quickly decided to diversify the company in both assets and development.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></p></span><br /><p align="center"><a title="Imagination History 15 - Captain EO by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5115033145/"><img alt="Imagination History 15 - Captain EO" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1349/5115033145_8a9381108d_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" /></a></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Among those Eisner sought out were individuals that had similar interests in family entertainment from across the spectrum. To this end, Michael and Frank began courting the biggest names in Hollywood and with one attraction got them all! In Randy Bright’s (3) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Disneyland-Inside-Story-Randy-Bright/dp/0810908115">Disneyland: The Inside Story </a>Randy tells the story far better than I can…</span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ccccff;">Just before the Christmas holidays in 1984, WDI’s Bongirno and Dick Nunis were discussing a call they had received from new Disney president Frank Wells. “What would your designers want to do if they could develop an attraction with Michael Jackson?” Wells has asked. Bongirno got an immediate response from his staff. Disney had developed the most sophisticated 3-D camera system in the world, a 70-millimeter system that had been used to create a stunning film for EPOCT Center ion Walt Disney World. Starring Michael Jackson in a 70-millimeter, 3-D rock adventure at Disneyland seemed to be perfect casting.<br />Shorty after the holidays, WDI received its first visit from one of the Park’s biggest fans. Accompanied by Jeffery Katzenburg, the head of Walt Disney Pictures, Michael Jackson met with the WDI design Staff and listened to the 3_D film proposal. “I think it’s a really great idea,” he observed, “but I’d like to do it with George and Steven.” Everyone around the table recognized the Hollywood shorthand for George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. Lucas had already been working with WDI on several ideas that might bright his Star Wars mythology to Tomorrowland. The timing seemed opportune. </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ccccff;"><br /></p><p align="center"><a title="Imagination History 16 - Captain EO by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5115633390/"><img alt="Imagination History 16 - Captain EO" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1127/5115633390_07cec76521_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" /></a></p><p align="justify"></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#ccccff;">WDI designer Rick Rothschild headed up a concept team that sketched out three different screen scenarios for Jackson and Lucas to consider at the next meeting. They both picked the same story-Jackson would play space pilot named Captain EO, whose mission was to bring music and dance to a distant planet to break the spell of a wicked queen.<br />Produced by Lucas and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, the production brought together an impressive array of creative talent from around the entertainment industry. Yet the show would not be limited to the screen. “While the film was being produced on one side of town, “says WDI’s Rick Rothschild, “we had to create a theater that was so laden with special effects that the audience would feel that they had been drawn right into the movie.”</span><br /></span></p><p align="center"><a title="Imagination History 17 - Captain EO by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5115633896/"><img alt="Imagination History 17 - Captain EO" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1310/5115633896_896744b342_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" /></a></p><p align="justify"></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ccccff;">Rothschild’s team created smoke effects that would roll into the theater when Jackson’s spaceship crashed. They built a fiber optic star field that enhanced and extended the film’s own galaxy beyond the screen’s dimensions. The installed laser units behind the screen that would fire over the audience’s heads during the show, “Rothschild said. “But producing the effects on the film nearly drove us crazy.”<br />The project nearly drove everybody else crazy too. Schedules slipped, budgets drained, marketing plans changed, and frustrations flourished. In other words, it was just like any other Disneyland project.<br />The opening night of “Captain EO,” however, was quite unlike any other in the long and storied past of Disneyland. It set off a party that kept the Park open for sixty straight hours- a genuine Hollywood-style premiere, which through the Eisner/Katzenburg film connections, brought out more entertainment celebrities than any other time since the park’s grand opening more than three decades earlier.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#ccccff;"><br /></span></p></span><br /><p align="center"><a title="Imagination History 18 - Captain EO by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5115634468/"><img alt="Imagination History 18 - Captain EO" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1407/5115634468_965a0832b8_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" /></a><br /></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>Walt Disney, Michael Jackson, and Healthy Obsession<br /></strong>Anyone reading this is either inspired, entertained, obsessed or all of the above by the unique brand of artistry that Walt Disney created or cultivated. Michael Jackson is no exception. Like many of us, it starts with a unique set of circumstances. In many cases, our love for Disney begins with a need for escapism. For his entire life, Michael felt a tremendous burden of his Orpheus-ness beginning with his oppressive father. Born in 1958, by the time Michael was “of age” (typically 3 to 9 years old) he was watching re-releases of the biggest classics like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1967), Pinocchio (1962) and most importantly Peter Pan (1969). It is this film/character Michael would most identify with for the rest of his life. (4) (5)<br />Later on in life, (as it does for a lot of us) entertainment transforms into collection and research. Michael went so far as to call Biographer, Bob Thomas (6) to ask as many questions as possible about Walt Disney the man himself. With the help of Thomas, Michael when even further by tracking down a very elderly Hazel George (7) and asking her questions about her old boss. Michael’s Collection of Disney memorabilia is legendary and could fully be an exhibit in its own right.<br />The first time Michael worked for </span><span style="color:#ffccff;">the Studio was as host for Disneyland’s 25th Anniversary TV Special. Before and after working on Captain EO, Michael was a regular visitor to all Disney theme parks, and in the late ninety’s was often taking up residence in the Disneyland Paris Hotel. Although he never wrote a book on the subject, Michael Jackson would surely be greatly respected by Disney Academics everywhere</span></span><span style="color:#ffccff;">.</span><br /><a title="Imagination History 19 - Captain EO by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5115035201/"><img alt="Imagination History 19 - Captain EO" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/5115035201_110c9f4f5f_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" /></a> </p><p align="center"></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Although Captain EO held its World Premiere at Disneyland, like many big budget films and plays it made its debut “out-of-town” and six days before at EPCOT Center. The park hours were extended to 10:00pm that Friday and Saturday to accommodate the “Captain EO Blast-Off party” where special bands, singers and dancers performed in front of the Journey into Imagination all afternoon. The festivities were capped by a specially produced laser show at the end of both nights. (OS 9/14/86)<br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></p><span style="color:#ffccff;"></span></span><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><strong>The <em>Other</em> Michael Jackson 3D Films<br /></strong>When Michael Eisner charged Rick Rothschild and his team with creating the appropriate vehicle for a Michael Jackson 3D film several concepts were tired. One such concept had Michael performing a “Thriller” Style dance with the Pirates of the Caribbean. (8) The film for Captain EO is really a mix between the two remaining concepts. The first was for a Pan-like character that defeated an Ice Queen with power of music and dance, and a space opera originally titled “Intergalactic Music Man.” (9)<br /><br /></p></span></span><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Ultimately, Michael Eisner’s concept worked out very well for both Disneyland and especially EPCOT Center. Up until 1986, EPCOT Center, although beautiful and futuristic, was severely lacking in energy and youthful enthusiasm. (10) Captain EO provided both and was a welcome addition to the list of EPCOT offerings. This is also the first time that the Eisner publicity machine was used to its maximum ability. As part of the media campaign, the new Disney Channel broadcasted a 45 minute special on “The Making of Captain EO” hosted by Whoopi Goldberg. The show itself was nothing short of spectacular and the sheer number of in-theater effects really did elevate the status of this film to a true Attraction.<br /></p></span><br /><p align="center"><a title="Imagination History 20 - Captain EO by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5115035769/"><img alt="Imagination History 20 - Captain EO" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1177/5115035769_9e9bea673d_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" /></a></p><p align="justify"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><em>IN OUR FINAL CHAPTER, we’ll explore the evolution of the Imagination Institute and speculate about future journeys.<br /></em></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">In Case You missed it...</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://epcot1982.blogspot.com/2010/06/gather-store-re-combine-history-of.html">Gather, Store, Re-Combine: A History of Imagination (Part 1)</a><br /></p></span><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Foot Notes<br />(1) The two occurrences have been in attractions created for the original EPCOT Center. And, this concept applies to all of the original Disney-MGM Studios. In that, one first experiences the history of Hollywood (The Great Movie Ride and Superstar Television,) then moves to the back of park for The Making Of and processes surrounding modern screen productions.<br />(2) On a personal note, my research and graphic design combined to enlighten me as to the prophetic wonders of the original Image Works. Many a time I’m working on a vector logo (or a Figment:) and thinking about how the Magic Palette is so closely related to my calling and the careers of many others.<br />(3) Randy Bright was quite literally the heart and soul of EPCOT Center, much more on this later on in E82. For my fellow “<a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=lostie">LOSTies</a>” out there Randy is “Jacob” in the E82 Project.<br />(4) Interestingly enough Peter Pan’s first re-release was in Michael’s birth year 1958.<br />(5) Whenever anyone writes anything about Michael Jackson and Disney you have to mention the appropriately named Neverland Ranch. There’s your quota!<br />(6) Bob Thomas wrote the “<a href="http://www.amazon.com/WALT-DISNEY-AMERICAN-Bob-Thomas/dp/0786860278/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288046715&sr=1-1">Walt Disney: An American Original</a>” Originally released in 1976 it was the definitive biography on Walt for 30 years until the release of “<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Walt-Disney-Triumph-American-Imagination/dp/0679757473/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b">Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination</a>” by Neal Gabler in 2006.<br />(7) Hazel George was the studio nurse and Walt’s closest confidante. At the end of every work day she would treat Walt’s old polo injury by giving him a diathermy treatment or a massage. During this time he would discuss many of the events of the day. She would later become one of Thomas’ primary resources in writing his Biography.<br />(8) Ironically Michael did end-up doing “Thriller” in the Haunted Mansion for his unrealized “This Is It” Concert.<br />(9) For a more complete telling of this story please visit <a href="http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2010/03/23/captain-eo-article.aspx">Jim Hill Media</a>.<br />(10) 1986 was a very important year for EPCOT Center. Not only did Captain EO open, but Spaceship Earth was changed to include a more cohesive and uplifting ending with “Tomorrow’s Child” and new narration by Walter Cronkite. Lastly, four years after opening Future World was finally completed with the opening of The Living Seas.<br /></p></span>Joshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374147930651622680.post-25682262941035370662010-10-11T22:54:00.000-07:002010-10-11T23:22:01.582-07:00A Re-Written History<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Greetings Everyone,<br /><br />And Happy Columbus Day! (Seriously, who creates these holidays?) Anyway, on this "Day of Discovery" I challenge you to re-read </span><a href="http://epcot1982.blogspot.com/2010/06/gather-store-re-combine-history-of.html"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A History of Imagination</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. It's now 50% larger with new features including...<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><ul><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Beginnings of Dreamfinder</span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Birth of Figment</span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Musicology of Imagination</span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">An indepth and still concise lession in Disney and 3D Films </span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Creation of Magic Journeys with the Sherman Brothers.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">and many more historical insights into this most whimsical of all Future World pavilions.</span><br /></li></ul><p align="center"><a title="Imagination History 00 - Title by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5073916545/"><img alt="Imagination History 00 - Title" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/5073916545_f32def86d9_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" /></a></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></p><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Sidenote: Okay, I know that was a horrible segue up there, but I'm writing this on-the-fly and at 2am it sounded cool to me:)</span>Joshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374147930651622680.post-21685218094013488362010-10-06T02:00:00.000-07:002010-10-06T02:00:05.460-07:00Things to Come (part two)<p align="center"><a title="E82 Project October Preview by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5046470488/"><img alt="E82 Project October Preview " src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/5046470488_c98d2c47a3_o.jpg" width="600" height="1000" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Intrigued Yet?</span> </p>Joshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374147930651622680.post-23190291714105588842010-10-04T06:00:00.000-07:002010-10-04T06:00:07.865-07:00Things to Come (part one)<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Preface<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I’m one of “those people” that loves getting surprises, but not at much as I love giving them. Most of the direction I have for this project has been intentionally shrouded in mystery. But after much thought on the issue I’ve determined that it’s time to go back to the future by abandoning the Eisner-like secrecy in favor of the time honored Walt Disney practice of letting people know what’s going on behind the scenes…<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I would first like to thank those 15 or so followers that still regularly checked the site in the hopes that an update would occur ahead of schedule. And even in my absence I’ve received both interest and support for The Project. As a Thank You I’d like to give you all a preview of the many upcoming features of E82...<br /></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Starting next week we’ll recap the History of Imagination Part 1 with new material that was left out of the original post.<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Then we will dive into the History of Imagination Part 2 covering the remarkably forward-thinking Image Works and the pivotal production of Captain EO.<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Speaking of Captain EO, thanks to some newly discovered material, plans are currently in the works for an “EP” mini-Album featuring fresher mixes and newly restored soundtrack elements.<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And just in time for the Holiday Season a new section will be added to accommodate special events that really have nothing to do with Epcot tentatively titled the “E82 Annex” (if anyone has a one or two word suggestion I’d love to hear it.)<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">In November, we’ll complete our Journey through Imagination History with Part 3 (This is probably the most complicated and sensitive part of any history I will write.)<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And Starting 11/17/10, be prepared to go in an entirely different direction with and E82 “Cross-Over Event” which is probably the Worse Kept Secret since DVC :)<br /></span></li></ul><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">One of the things you’re not seeing on this is the artwork being developed for E82. Well, it’s one thing to talk about it, but it’s a whole another thing to SHOW IT!<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><strong><em><span style="color:#ccccff;">In Just a Few Days, Join Us for Limited Preview of ALL Artwork Currently In Production for “The Legacy of Tomorrow!”</span> </em></strong></span>Joshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374147930651622680.post-60484553116950457292010-10-01T02:00:00.000-07:002010-10-01T02:00:04.195-07:00E @ 28<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Greetings Fellow Futurists,<br />Epcot is 28 Years Old Today! So it seems only fitting that the next “season” of The E82 Project should begin again today. (1) In addition, it’s also Friday so why not start things off with a Figment’s Fun Fact...</span><br /><br /><p align="center"><a title="Figment's Fun Facts 02 by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/5040926626/"><img alt="Figment's Fun Facts 02" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4150/5040926626_47b377896a_o.jpg" width="700" height="700" /></a></p><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">No other project in the history of Walt Disney Productions received so much world-wide attention as Walt’s last dream, one reason is its’ astronomical budget. (2) To put this into perspective, if adjusted for inflation EPCOT Center would cost between $2.67 Billion (3) to $5.26 Billion (4) in 2010 dollars.<br /><br /><em>Figment’s Fun Fact Follow-up<br />There was quite a response to the first of <a href="http://epcot1982.blogspot.com/2010/07/figments-friday-fun-facts.html">Figment’s Fun Facts</a>. After more research I discovered that there were a lot more than 200 Special Effects at the opening of EPCOT Center; 274 to be exact. More than five times the number in the Magic Kingdom!<br /><br /></em>Side Notes<br />(1)Yes, I’m treating the blog like a TV series. Although considering my history, the first few months seem more like a mid-season replacement that took-off. But this whole analogy is silly enough to begin with<br />(2)A budget that, might I add, was created during the largest energy crisis in US history.<br />(3)Based on Consumer Price Index<br />(4)Based on Relative Share of GDP </span>Joshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374147930651622680.post-37243195133692152432010-08-26T09:34:00.000-07:002010-08-26T09:39:49.319-07:00E82 Is Moving!<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Ok, well not exactly. The website will stay in the same place, however in a few days I’ll be moving from the southwest to the southeast of Disney Property. I’ll actually be 10 minutes (or exactly 5 miles) from the Gate of Epcot! I’ve been packing for the last several weeks, and I’ll soon be going off-online. This is also the reason why both the quality and quantity of my posts have been somewhat lacking lately. As a result, E82 will be taking an unscheduled break and return to faster-than-normal postings <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">October 1st</span></strong>. AND THEN be prepared for a blitzkrieg of new Desktops, Artwork, History and of course Music!<br /><br />See You All In less than 35 days!</span>Joshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374147930651622680.post-32953272309574443652010-08-16T04:00:00.000-07:002010-08-16T14:26:22.338-07:00Constructing the Future<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Although you may not notice it, things have been very busy for the E82 Project in the past month. Currently I’ve been very busy working on the next installment of </span><a href="http://epcot1982.blogspot.com/2010/06/gather-store-re-combine-history-of.html"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The History of Imagination</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, Perfecting some desktop wallpapers to come, developing artwork for "An E82 Special Event" this Winter, as well as planning E82’s second year of discoveries. So while I’m busy “Constructing the Future” of E82 I thought this would be a perfect time to begin a new series based the final Construction of the Park itself.<br />30 days before opening of the “Newest Wonder of the World,” The EPCOT Center News Briefs provided daily progress reports for the many facets in bringing 21st century to life in 1982. (1) The following is the first in the series…</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a title="EPCOT Center News Brief (9-1-82) by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/4883990881/"><img height="1024" alt="EPCOT Center News Brief (9-1-82)" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4883990881_61c68d4e11_b.jpg" width="791" /></a></p><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">COMMENTARY<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This flyer briefly (no pun intended) touches on one of the most impressive and underappreciated accomplishments of the EPCOT Center Project: the Concrete Pour. As was said in David Koenig’s </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Realityland-True-Life-Adventures-Disney-World/dp/0964060523/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1281590775&sr=8-1"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Realityland: True-Life Adventures at Walt Disney World</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">; the job was so massive that it was split between several contractors. All of them having to re-adapt to working around other disciplines simultaneous finishing their own works. So as not to be disturbed (or be disturbed by others) most of the work was done at night. <em>“To accommodate around-the-clock construction in areas where electricity had yet to be installed, Disney bought in a hook-and-ladder fire truck to shine enough light to allow more than 100 concrete finishers to keep working. Disney chefs also showed up in the middle of the night to grill hamburgers for the graveyard shift laborers. To maximize every second, The Disney World weather station sent weather reports of the EPCOT jobsite every ten minutes. Construction workers then had advance notice to protect their freshly poured concrete from an approaching thunderstorm.”</em> In order to accommodate the complex construction sites of Future World, World Showcase was completed first, and then zigzag out as other areas became available.<br />The Color of the pavement was one of many decisions made personally by John Hench. In his book, </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Designing-Disney-John-Hench/dp/1423119150/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1281590844&sr=1-1"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Designing Disney</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> John described Pink as a very optimistic color. This, in addition other qualities including its neutral reflectiveness and contemporary feel, lead to his decision to make pink the overriding color for the pathways of tomorrow.<br /><br />Foot Note<br />1. As part of a Cast Celebration, these flyers were reprinted daily as a countdown to the October 1st Anniversary of Epcot’s 25th year in 2007. I was working at Epcot at the time and these flyers although simple, were one of the coolest aspects of the celebration. I was always excited to come to work and read what interesting things happened on that same day 25 years ago.</span>Joshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374147930651622680.post-12284077366970288442010-08-08T16:36:00.000-07:002010-08-09T21:17:41.725-07:00Commerce in the 21st Century<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0TJkMRii2SSuh3AExRUZZT5YGq0Gn6V4oMpBHDMJ8S7PdqQJh1bUN8V_fvwNmRUUY6f8H6iEgpL7s25U_KCcNIiIBn0FKZmW-a1qileILX4zNcPivNEq-rS2m4TrT6HCKBGJFpWbmpHy/s800/Icon%20-%20Art%20Small.png"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 173px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0TJkMRii2SSuh3AExRUZZT5YGq0Gn6V4oMpBHDMJ8S7PdqQJh1bUN8V_fvwNmRUUY6f8H6iEgpL7s25U_KCcNIiIBn0FKZmW-a1qileILX4zNcPivNEq-rS2m4TrT6HCKBGJFpWbmpHy/s800/Icon%20-%20Art%20Small.png" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A FEW YEARS AGO when E82 wasn’t even named yet, one aspect of this Project was always going to be collectable merchandise. As a graphic designer, I’ve always enjoyed seeing my designs exist beyond the computer screen and this Café-Press-World of easy customization has made such niche markets possible. The Centorium store was created to celebrate the World of E82 by providing followers and myself a marketplace for products that pay tribute to the Epcot that Was, Is and What Could Be. My decision to open a store on Zazzle.com was not done lightly, as I had been warned about such nasty and frightening things like copyright infringement, and licensing. However, after researching the site numerous times I noticed a few contradictory business practices. Zazzle has an official Walt Disney Company store, yet a simple search reveals over 200 products relating to Epcot all of which are not official products. So, through deductive reasoning I thought that ether it was completely legal to post products or The Company simply did not care about Epcot Products. Either way Zazzle did allow me to post products for sale, or so I thought.<br />Last week, as I was trying to buy one of my own products my order was cancelled for “Content” concerns. I’m usually very English about these things. (I don’t complain, I just don’t come back.) but in this case the E82 Poster is so (legally) abstract that I had to find out what the problem was. Several emails later I discovered that ANYTHING can be posted for sale and only when someone purchases an item is it reviewed. (1)<br />As a result, the Centorium is (once again) closed. My only true concern is that some of you may have received similar emails in attempting to purchase my products. (By the Way, did ANYONE every try to buy something?) THE GOOD NEWS is that several designs are now free to be posted on my Flickr account. This also allows me to explain some of the finer details of some works without appearing too commercial. Works like this…<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><p align="center"><a title="E82 SSE Dawn Poster by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/4873787134/"><img alt="E82 SSE Dawn Poster" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4873787134_2ccdf8c2a8_b.jpg" width="683" height="1024" /></a></p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Original Poster launching The E82 Project on January 11th 2010 Features an accurate Credit Roll containing many of the individuals involved with the creation of EPCOT Center. If the park was a motion picture it would look like this (sans the final credit:).<br /><br />Footnote:<br />1. This does clear up a mystery: that to spite my “Kick Ass Original Merchandise Designs” (Thank You, Mesa Verde Times) NO ONE has ever bought any of my products. </span><br /><br /></span>Joshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374147930651622680.post-9378897473348441892010-07-23T17:47:00.000-07:002010-07-23T23:48:19.765-07:00Figment's Fun Facts Friday<p align="center"><a title="Figment's Fun Facts 01 by EpcotLegacy, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453298@N07/4822638272/"><img alt="Figment's Fun Facts 01" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4822638272_e46d6a4488_b.jpg" width="700" height="700" /></a></p>Joshua L Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656188260669775422noreply@blogger.com4