Topic: Toni Myers, IMAX space director (1943-2019)
Robert Pearlman Editor
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posted 02-18-2019 01:21 PM
Toni Myers, who as a producer, director, editor and writer pioneered the use of IMAX cameras to deliver audiences the view from space, has died.
Myers' space films included "Hail Columbia," "The Dream is Alive," "Destiny in Space," "Mission to Mir," "Space Station 3D," "Hubble 3D" and "A Beautiful Planet."
Former NASA astronaut Tom Jones paid tribute to Myers on Facebook:
Toni Myers, IMAX genius as editor, writer, director, producer, has passed away. Her space films did more to connect people to NASA's space exploration program than anyone; her vision produced memorable IMAX movies for decades. The first film on the space shuttle I recall seeing – Toni's "The Dream is Alive" – blew me away. I wanted to be a part of that adventure. We’ll miss Toni, but her films will never be eclipsed.
Last week, Myers was awarded the NASA Exceptional Public Achievement Award and the Order of Canada during a private ceremony in Toronto.
Above: Writer and director Toni Myers at the world premiere of her IMAX film "A Beautiful Planet" in April 2016. (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
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Robert Pearlman Editor
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posted 02-18-2019 07:36 PM
I was very sorry to learn of Toni's passing. I first met her in the lead up to "Space Station 3D" and interviewed her on a number of occasions, but it was her earlier films, especially "The Dream is Alive," that helped shape my interest in the way the public is exposed to spaceflight through multi-media and pop culture. A clip from "The Dream is Alive" score has been my iPhone ringtone for years.
Here is a brief clip of Toni and cinematographer James Neihouse talking about training astronauts while at the Kennedy Space Center press site for the launch of STS-125 in May 2009.
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