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Breakthrough / produced for National Geographic Channels by Asylum Entertainment, Imagine Entertainment, DDCD Partners, GE.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextDescription: 2 videodiscs (approximately 262 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 9781426381461
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • Q180.55.D57
Production credits:
  • Episode 1: editor, Gina Vecchione ; directors of photography, David Goulding, Darron Keet, Jon Danovic ; Episode 2: editors, David Jacobson, James Seligman ; directors of photography, Wolfgang Held [and 7 others] ; Episode 3: editor, David LaMattina ; directors of photography, David Goulding [and 6 others] ; Episode 4: editors, Ravi Subramanian, Jeremy Lusk, Adrienne Gits ; directors of photography, Jonathan Furmanski, Tony Hardmon, Luke McMoubrey ; Episode 5: editors, Joe LaMattina [and 3 others] ; directors of photography, Kris Denton [and 4 others] ; Episode 6: editors, Asako Ushio, Martyn Watts, Rich Winkler ; directors of photography, Steve Robson [and 6 others].
Angela Bassett, Peter Berg, Paul Giamatti, Ron Howard, Brett Ratner. Summary: Examines cutting edge developments in science, technology, and medicine, covering a variety of topics that include: new findings in pandemic research; cyborg technologies; new developments in understanding the brain; the latest advances in extending human life; innovations in energy resources; developments under way to countervail potential water shortages.
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Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) DLSU-D HS Learning Resource Center Audio Visual Audio Visual Materials Q180.55.D57 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan 3DVD2016000163

Disc 1, episode 1. Fighting pandemics / directed & narrated by Peter Berg ; written by Kurt Sayenga ; producers, Gina Vecchione, Paul Haddad--
episode 2. More than human / directed & written by Paul Giamatti ; written & produced by David Jacobson ; producers, Dan Carey, Paul Haddad --
episode 3. Decoding the brain / directed by Brett Ratner ; narrated by Adrien Brody ; written by Kurt Sayenga ; producers, David LeMattina, Max Salomon, Paul Haddad -- Disc 2,
episode 4. The age of aging / directed & narrated by Ron Howard ; written by Jonathan Silberberg ; producers, Joel Dobzewitz, Andy Flakelar, Paul Haddad --
episode 5. Energy on the edge / directed by Akiva Goldsman ; narrated by Jason Bateman ; written by Tony Lund, Kurt Sayenga ; producers, Tony Lund, Joe LaMattina, David LaMattina, Paul Haddad --
episode 6. Water apocalypse / directed & narrated by Angela Bassett ; writtten by Kurt Sayenga, Steve Hoggard ; producers, John Dunton, Catherine Yrisarri.

Originally produced as episodes of the television series: Breakthrough.

Episode 1: editor, Gina Vecchione ; directors of photography, David Goulding, Darron Keet, Jon Danovic ; Episode 2: editors, David Jacobson, James Seligman ; directors of photography, Wolfgang Held [and 7 others] ; Episode 3: editor, David LaMattina ; directors of photography, David Goulding [and 6 others] ; Episode 4: editors, Ravi Subramanian, Jeremy Lusk, Adrienne Gits ; directors of photography, Jonathan Furmanski, Tony Hardmon, Luke McMoubrey ; Episode 5: editors, Joe LaMattina [and 3 others] ; directors of photography, Kris Denton [and 4 others] ; Episode 6: editors, Asako Ushio, Martyn Watts, Rich Winkler ; directors of photography, Steve Robson [and 6 others].

Angela Bassett, Peter Berg, Paul Giamatti, Ron Howard, Brett Ratner.

Examines cutting edge developments in science, technology, and medicine, covering a variety of topics that include: new findings in pandemic research; cyborg technologies; new developments in understanding the brain; the latest advances in extending human life; innovations in energy resources; developments under way to countervail potential water shortages.

DVD; NTSC; all regions; 16:9 widescreen presentation; Dolby digital 5.1.

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