NASA GURU HELPS HOLLYWOOD WITH SPACE When Hollywood wants to visit outer space, it often turns to NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Bert Ulrich to help them. As the agency’s multimedia liaison for film and TV, Ulrich helps facilitate and guide the massive demand for resources, insight, and permissions that NASA receives. Ulrich deals with over 100 documentaries and more than a handful of films a year, and says that in the 9 years he’s worked in the department, he’s busier than ever. Most productions approach NASA, but occasionally, the agency will reach out on its own. Notably, the agency was hardly involved with Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Interstellar. “We did help them with footage, clearing footage and rights and stuff like that, although we really weren’t involved with the actual production,” Ulrich explained. Some producers ask for far more involvement. Michael Bay worked closely with NASA on Armageddon and then returned to the agency for help on Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The agencys own tragedies are often fodder for shows both fact and fiction. Ulrich says NASA does its best to accommodate the producers of those films, as well. https://yahoo/movies/nasa-movies-tv-shows-about-space-101691248232.html
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 09:20:48 +0000
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