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In the lobby of Philadelphia’s glossy new Comcast Technology Center, you will find all the elements you might expect in a $1.5 billion, state-of-the-art skyscraper. Two groves of trees have been planted just inside the entrance, giving way to striking works of art: an 18-foot mirrored-steel sculpture by British artist Conrad Shawcross and, floating across the soaring ceiling, a digital art installation by conceptual artist Jenny Holzer. Up the escalator in the sky lobby, there’s a restaurant by a James Beard Award–winning chef, serving pour-over coffee to go and classic chicken ballotine to stay.
But there’s something else here you probably wouldn’t expect: a three-story, luminescent white orb, which is home to the latest project by one of the world’s most influential filmmakers.
The attraction, named the Universal Sphere, is executive-produced by Steven Spielberg and opened just weeks ago, though it’s been years in the making. Telecommunications giant Comcast, which launched in 1963 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, set out to expand its footprint in the city.
“The first 50 years for our company were about finance and entrepreneurship,” says Comcast CEO Brian Roberts. “If we’re going to thrive for the next 50 years, it’s going to be about innovation, media, and technology.”
With that in mind, the media conglomerate hired Foster + Partners in London裙底 偷拍, helmed by famed architect Norman Foster, to design the new Comcast Technology Center. When it came time to map out the expansive lobby, concepts ranged from a Comcast store to more seating for restaurant Vernick Coffee Bar. But during construction there was still no definitive plan for the space. An architect assigned to the project shared a new idea he had come across from London-based company Immersive: a visionary new mode of storytelling, using a sphere as a form of virtual reality without the headset or glasses. Roberts immediately saw the possibilities, and he reached out to someone with filmmaking experience for advice on how to proceed. “I asked Steven, ‘Who’s someone who could take this new sphere and help us make a film?’” recalls Roberts. “When he offered to partner with us himself, we were blown away. What an amazing privilege to work with Steven Spielberg to explore a new form of moviemaking.”
费城这座明慧着熠熠明后的新康卡斯特技艺中心（Comcast Technology Center）的大厅，不错安闲你关于造价15亿好意思元的好意思国顶级摩天大楼的一切期待。进口旁栽着两片小树林，往里走则是令东说念主咋舌的艺术作品：出自于英国艺术家康拉德·肖克罗斯之手、高达18英尺的镜面钢铁雕琢，以及由倡导派艺术家珍妮·霍尔泽设计、飞舞在高高天花板上的数字艺术安装。在空中大厅的自动扶梯上头还有一家荣获詹姆士比尔德奖的大厨开设的餐厅，那处提供外带的手冲咖啡和在店内享用的经典法师鸡肉卷。
不外这里可能还有些东西超出了你的期待：一个懒散着寒光的三层白色球体，内部有民众最具影响力的制片东说念主之一推出的最新样式。
这一景不雅名为“环球寰宇”（Universal Sphere），由斯蒂芬·斯皮尔伯格推论监制，前几周刚刚对外绽开。打造它挥霍了数年时分。建设于1963年、总部位于费城的电信巨头康卡斯特（Comcast）但愿借此普及市内的影响力。
康卡斯特的首席推论官布莱恩·罗伯茨示意：“咱们公司出死后的前50年，主题是财务和企业家精神。若是咱们要在昔日50年里继续茁壮发展，主题将会是翻新、媒体和技艺。”
基于这一念念想，这家媒体巨头礼聘了伦敦的Foster + Partners责任室来设计新的康卡斯特技艺中心。责任室由知名建筑师诺曼·福斯特领衔。在权谋辽远的大厅时，他们提议的设计念念路包括开设一家康卡斯特门店，或是给Vernick Coffee Bar建设更多座位。不外在建造场馆的经过中，对这块区域的谋划恒久悬而未决。伦敦公司Immersive的一位参与项谋划建筑师共享了他的新点子：诈欺球体动作造谣实验的场景，在抛开始盔或眼镜的情况下，以创见性的全新模式敷陈故事。罗伯茨坐窝看到了终了的可能性，并开动请问领有制片告诫的众人奈何落实。他回忆说念：“我问斯蒂芬，谁能肃肃这个球体，匡助咱们拍部电影。当他提议我方不错与咱们协作时，咱们惊怖了。与斯蒂芬·斯皮尔伯格协作来探索新的制片步地，这是何等令东说念主咋舌的优待。”
To experience the Universal Sphere firsthand, you must reserve a complimentary ticket online. The 34-foot orb sits just feet from the turnstiles streaming with Comcast employees headed to their offices above. When it’s time to enter, hydraulic doors seamlessly emerge and slide open, like an episode of Star Trek come to life. Inside there are a few rows of seats that move along with the film, surrounded by a 360-degree dome theater. By design, it’s impossible to take in the whole film, called The Power of I, at once. But come back to experience in each subsequent viewing elements you might have missed.
马来西亚文爱The final product took about two years to create. Comcast brought Spielberg in and rented out the Fels Planetarium at The Franklin Institute Science Museum—the closest thing in Philadelphia (or maybe anywhere) to what the Sphere would become—to kick-start the brainstorming process. It was during the first one of these planning sessions that Spielberg got the idea to make a film about the origin and power of ideas.
Striking the right tone in a seven-minute film can be challenging, but the team—which also included Academy Award–winning film composers Mychael and Jeff Danna, as well as creative professionals at DreamWorks Animation, Universal Parks & Resorts, and Comcast Labs—was up to the task. The end result feels both profound and playful. And in a city well known for its rich history, it’s also a groundbreaking and visually stunning new attraction for Philadelphia.
“We wanted to find a narrative that was everything from visually stunning to truly thought-provoking, that had real emotion and purpose, and ultimately, was just an unexpected experience that’s not a commercial for Comcast NBCUniversal in any way, shape, or form,” Roberts says. “It’s a celebration of all that can be.”
要切身体验Universal Sphere，你必须在网上预约优待券。这个高达34英尺的球体就坐落在康卡斯特职工赶赴表层办公室的十字转门傍边。到了绽开时分，球体上的液压门会表示出来并运动滑开，就像《星际迷航》（Star Trek）中的情节走进了实验。球体内有几排会跟着电影情节而出动的座椅，周围是360度的穹顶影院。按照设计，不雅众不成能一次性将其中上映的电影《我的力量》（The Power of I）完全收入眼帘。你需要屡次不雅看，智力够体验到可能错失的不雅影元素。
打造这个最终居品花了两年时分。为了启动这个头脑风暴样式，康卡斯特邀请了斯皮尔伯格加盟，还租用了富兰克林接头员科学博物馆（The Franklin Institute Science Museum）中的菲尔斯天文馆（Fels Planetarium）。这是费城（大略是宇宙上）最接近Universal Sphere制品的处所。在最早的权谋商酌会上，斯皮尔伯格出身了灵感，决定拍摄一部影片敷陈这些设计的起因和力量。
想在7分钟的电影里拨动不雅众的心弦充满了挑战。不外由获取奥斯卡奖的电影作曲家迈克尔和杰夫·丹娜携手梦工场动画公司（DreamWorks Animation）、环球影城度假村公司（Universal Parks & Resorts）和康卡斯特实验室（Comcast Labs）充满创造力的众人所构成的团队足以胜任。终末出身的这部电影既意味深入又乐趣完好意思。它也成为了充满历史底蕴的费城里的扫数创始性的炫目新景。
罗伯茨示意：“咱们但愿这部电影的叙事既具视觉颠簸，又能发东说念主深念念；既真情实感，又谋划明确，最终营造出一种惊喜的体验，它与康卡斯特NBC环球（Comcast NBC Universal）的买卖片在职何方式、形态和步地上都有所不同。它是对一切都有可能的共识。”（资产中语网）
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