Behind the Scenes of the Event Horizon | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

National Geographic Channel presents an

National Geographic Channel presents an exclusive deeper dive into cosmos the

exclusive deeper dive into cosmos the

exclusive deeper dive into cosmos the black hole sequence is where the ship of

black hole sequence is where the ship of

black hole sequence is where the ship of the imagination really pays off because

the imagination really pays off because

the imagination really pays off because you can talk about the black hole and

you can talk about the black hole and

you can talk about the black hole and the event horizon but it’s a whole

the event horizon but it’s a whole

the event horizon but it’s a whole different experience when you’re on a

different experience when you’re on a

different experience when you’re on a ship and you’re in it I love the black

ship and you’re in it I love the black

ship and you’re in it I love the black hole sequence and just the drama of

hole sequence and just the drama of

hole sequence and just the drama of plunging into the black hole but at the

plunging into the black hole but at the

plunging into the black hole but at the same time seeing the spectacular VFX

same time seeing the spectacular VFX

same time seeing the spectacular VFX that really make feel like there’s

that really make feel like there’s

that really make feel like there’s something dreamlike is the only way I

something dreamlike is the only way I

something dreamlike is the only way I can describe it we had to come up with

can describe it we had to come up with

can describe it we had to come up with some effects that would show how these

some effects that would show how these

some effects that would show how these are the world just gets around the black

are the world just gets around the black

are the world just gets around the black hole we knew we wanted to give you that

hole we knew we wanted to give you that

hole we knew we wanted to give you that sense that he was being stretched across

sense that he was being stretched across

sense that he was being stretched across time and across space so Neil is in the

time and across space so Neil is in the

time and across space so Neil is in the captain’s chair and he’s making kind of

captain’s chair and he’s making kind of

captain’s chair and he’s making kind of the faces that he’s making on the screen

the faces that he’s making on the screen

the faces that he’s making on the screen that you’re seeing but then from there

that you’re seeing but then from there

that you’re seeing but then from there we manipulate the image in 2d and in 3d

we manipulate the image in 2d and in 3d

we manipulate the image in 2d and in 3d and stretch it and shake it so you

and stretch it and shake it so you

and stretch it and shake it so you really feel like you’re in some

really feel like you’re in some

really feel like you’re in some otherworldly part of space and we wanted

otherworldly part of space and we wanted

otherworldly part of space and we wanted to have a dramatic end point for the

to have a dramatic end point for the

to have a dramatic end point for the sequence so we’re approaching the black

sequence so we’re approaching the black

sequence so we’re approaching the black hole we’re not quite going in and time

hole we’re not quite going in and time

hole we’re not quite going in and time is being distorted and the image is

is being distorted and the image is

is being distorted and the image is being distorted and then we go in and

being distorted and then we go in and

being distorted and then we go in and then it gets really crazy

then it gets really crazy

then it gets really crazy well black holes are fascinating

well black holes are fascinating

well black holes are fascinating everybody who studies astronomy every

everybody who studies astronomy every

everybody who studies astronomy every kid who learns about black holes they

kid who learns about black holes they

kid who learns about black holes they want to know what happens inside a black

want to know what happens inside a black

want to know what happens inside a black hole and that is a realm of speculation

hole and that is a realm of speculation

hole and that is a realm of speculation at this point but there’s also a lot of

at this point but there’s also a lot of

at this point but there’s also a lot of research that feeds into what we think a

research that feeds into what we think a

research that feeds into what we think a black hole might be but speculation is a

black hole might be but speculation is a

black hole might be but speculation is a big part of what we do as scientists we

big part of what we do as scientists we

big part of what we do as scientists we dream about what things might be going

dream about what things might be going

dream about what things might be going on in areas that we just don’t

on in areas that we just don’t

on in areas that we just don’t understand yet and that’s what motivates

understand yet and that’s what motivates

understand yet and that’s what motivates the questions and the research that lead

the questions and the research that lead

the questions and the research that lead to our greater understanding down the

to our greater understanding down the

to our greater understanding down the road