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Ancient Egypt began
more than 5,000 years ago
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and its remarkable
civilization lasted 3,000 years.
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The magnificent remains of
Egypt's glorious past
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include the pyramids...tempes
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Tut's tomb and its treasures
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yet the people that created
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them were a mystery to us.
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But today we know more than
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ever about life in ancient Egypt
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and director Bruce Neibaur is
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celebrating our knowledge
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in a larger-than-life film.
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The thing that draws me
to history is the fact
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that we are all part of the
same human experience
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we're all linked together
in some way.
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What's happened in the past
is bringing itself
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to bear on what's happening
in the present.
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Bruce is filming the
"Mysteries of Egypt",
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a giant-screen
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Imax feature for National Geographic
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and destination cinema.
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It's a monumental undertaking
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there are hundreds of extras
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thousands of costumes and props
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and over eight tons of
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specialized equipment designed
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to shoot the biggest film
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stock in the world.
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A standard 35mm frame
is about this big
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70mm is about this big,
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Imax is about this big and
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it's thrown up on a screen
six stories high...
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every detail shows up.
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Authenticity is everything.
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And the crew is under constant
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pressure to achieve perfection.