影片简介《活力太阳》为一扣人心弦的大银幕电影，探讨人类在致力认识太阳方面所作的努力，让我们了解这颗充满神秘力量而又最接近地球的恒星。
观众可以破天荒首次直接正视太阳，并且通过全天域的画面，以崭新角度一睹前所未见的太阳面貌。片中将「太阳轨道卫星」搜集的太阳影像转为大银幕影像，让观众有身历其境的快感。
《活力太阳》描述太阳貌似宁静但极为活跃的一面，观众可藉此亲身感受太阳前所未见的威力和姿采。本片带你从「追」号星的X-光眼，到利用位于亚里桑那州基特峰天文台上的太阳望远镜观看太阳，藉此探索人类从古至今对太阳观点的改变。观众可以藉此了解亚里士多德、哥白尼、伽利略和开普勒对太阳正确和错误的观点，以及他们如何继往开来地大大改变人们对太阳的看法。
《活力太阳》由日冕仪制作公司与美国芝加哥科学及工业博物馆联合制作，并获美国国家科学基金赞助拍摄。
《活力太阳》在摄制方面达到了惊人的成就。它成功的呈现了不同波长里的太阳以及活动中的北极光极为清晰的图像。在看到这部电影前，我不知道原来北极光速度有那么快。暗淡的，快速移动的光是摄影机很难捕捉的，影片的技术当然是许多年在这领域孜孜不倦研究的结果。
为了使得科学平易近人，《活力太阳》还讲述了人类和太阳的关系。它带领我们参观许多人类遗址，并讲述它们建造者的故事。图片和音乐都非常动人。
制片和导演的讲解如同影片本身一样吸引人。并且还有一部20世纪60年代描绘北极光的短片，也很有观赏性。
影片信息名称 活力太阳
外文名称 Solarmax
更多外文片名：
Solarmax.....Denmark
Solarmax - Die Sonne lebt!.....Germany
导演： John Weiley
编剧： John Weiley
主演： Alex Scott ....Narrator
制作人 Produced by：
Robert Eather ....co-producer (as Dr. Robert Eather)
David Mosena ....executive producer
John Weiley ....producer
John Wickstrom ....executive producer
原创音乐 Original Music：Nigel Westlake
摄影 Cinematography：
Peter Coleman ....(director of photography)
Tom Cowan ....(director of photography)
Robert Eather ....(director of photography)
Peter Hannan ....(director of photography)
Tristan Milani ....(director of photography)
Paul Ree ....(director of photography)
剪辑 Film Editing：Nicholas Holmes
视觉特效 Visual Effects Supervisor：Alan G. Markowitz ....(for Imagica USA, Inc.) (as Alan Markowitz)
副导演/助理导演 Assistant Director：麦克·罗布 Michael Rubbo ....second unit director: Peru
影片类型：短片/纪录片
片长：Denmark:40 min / Norway:40 min / UK:40 min / USA:38 min
国家/地区：澳大利亚
上映 2000年
对白语言：丹麦语/法语/英语/ 汉语普通话 /挪威语/日语/粤语/西班牙语
色彩：彩色
混音：杜比数码环绕声
级别：Australia:G / Denmark:7 / Norway:7
版权所有：(2000 Heliograph Pty Ltd.)
摄制格式： 65 mm .....(horizontal)
洗印格式： 70 mm .....(horizontal)
胶片长度： 4257 m
制作公司：
Heliograph Productions
Java Films
发行公司：
La Géode [法国] (France)
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
特技制作公司：
Advanced Visualisation Lab, University of Maryland (scientific imaging) (as Advanced Visualization, Lab Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland
Applied Physics Laboratory, John Hopkins University (scientific imaging) (as Applied Physics Lab, Johns Hopkins University)
Imagica USA Inc. [美国] (digital effects, opticals and titles)
Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Lab (scientific imaging)
Lux Monkey (visual effects)
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Instituto Astrofisica de Canarias (scientific imaging)
其他公司：
Aer Lingus [爱尔兰] special thanks
Astra Film thanks
Audioloc Sound Design [澳大利亚] sound post-production (as Audio Loc Sound Design)
BP Solar, Tenerife thanks (Canary Islands)
Bentleys MRI Chartered Accountants production company accountant
The British Museum [英国] photos of Babylonian Eclipse Tablet 136BC
California Institute of Technology (Caltech) [美国] images from Big Bear Solar Observatory courtesy of
Canarias Film Commission thanks: Canary Islands
Cinema Plus 70 mm screenings: Sydney
Cinesure Underwriting Services insurance broker
Conacine thanks
DKP 70mm Inc. [美国] 70 mm screenings: Los Angeles
Duchas, The Heritage Service [爱尔兰] thanks
Emufec thanks
European Space Agency (ESA) special assistance
Film Australia Pty. Ltd. [澳大利亚] 35 mm screenings (as Film Australia)
Frameworks [澳大利亚] editing facilities (as Frameworks Pty. Ltd.)
Heli Cusco thanks
IMAX Corporation [加拿大] camera equipment provided by
Imagica USA Inc. [美国] 65 mm film scanning and recording
Iwerks additional post-production services
Keo Consultants camera equipment provided by
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago executive producer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) [美国] special assistance/special thanks: for providing 70 mm footage
National Science Foundation [美国] major funding
National Solar Observatory spectral image courtesy of
Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands thanks: Hawaii
Pacific Title Digital [美国] additional post-production services
Prime Cut Systems negative cutting
Quality Lithographics stills scanning
RPG Productions Inc. [美国] 35 mm prints (as RPG Productions)
Saturno thanks: Canary Islands
Sonics digital sound
Tambo Treks thanks
The National Optical Astronomy Observatories spectral image courtesy of
Video-8 Broadcast [澳大利亚] telecines
Volcano Productions thanks: Canary Islands
World Expeditions special thanks
