Action!

A new exhibit just opened at the Museum of Science and Industry here in Chicago: Action! An Adventure in Moviemaking. The exhibit deals mainly with showing how movies are made; the steps in pre-production, how stunts are preformed, and special effects process. The museum has got a whole bunch of artifacts from past films, including some of the models Industrial Light and Magic used to create the special effect shots in the Star Wars films. They've even built a small sound stage where visitors will be able to film their own action flick and purchase or download the movie to keep for themselves.

I couldn't tell from looking at the website how long the exhibit will be there, but it clearly will be there through the summer. Hopefully we can get out there to take a look. I think Ian would really enjoy this. I know I would.