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Aired August 22, 2003 - 11:50   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: All right, the Imax film "Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey" is capturing the audiences with its fancy footwork. This film is based on the popular stage show "Stomp." But it takes the concept to the next step. Shot on five different continents, this movie sends the unescapable message that the world really is a place without borders, and there are a lot more things we have in common than you might believe.
Fiona Wilkes and Jason Mills makes some pretty fancy moves in "Stomp" onstage. They're also in the movies, as I understand it, as well. They've got larger than life roles in the Imax version, and they are here with us in the studio here in Atlanta, as you can see right here, to talk more about this film which is -- has it premiered already?

JASON MILLS: It has premiered. It started showing in New York in October and is opening in various cities around the country.

HARRIS: And the responses so far have been?

FIONA WILKES: Really good, really good.

HARRIS: All right, you say it so calmly, as if this is just another run of the mill kind of movie, but I can't imagine -- I would imagine that the idea of doing "Stomp" as a film or doing a "Stomp," project. I shouldn't say "Stomp" the film because this is not the same stage show, right. As a matter of fact, you are seeing right now on the screen some of the images from this movie. This is a very different concept. Where did this idea come from to take this and put it on the Imax form?

MILLS: I think there was a desire to sort of see what inspires us to do what we do, so where it comes from and the fact that it's all over the place, it's all over the world.

HARRIS: So that's what we're seeing here. We're seeing scenes from big cities to being out the countryside and other continents.

MILLS: That's right. This is Flamenco in Spain. Koto (ph) drummers.

WILKES: Basically, it takes you on a different journey, and "Stomp" basically just becomes a narrator through that.

HARRIS: Why the Imax, thought? Why the big-screen version? I would imagine this is more of an audio? MILLS: The audio is really phenomenal with Imax. I think it's 5.0 surround sound. So all of the stuff is live sync, live it's recorded, in the field, everywhere that they went. This is in Brazil. So it's a spectacle audio, as well as visual. And the Imax is the closest to actually being there.

HARRIS: Yes, OK.

Now, can you tell us what you two do in the movie?

MILLS: A number of things.

FIONA WILKES: A number of things. We didn't actually get to travel to all the places, we did to the New York and the L.A. leg of that.

MILLS: Underwater. The first underwater scuba stomp we did.

HARRIS: Wait a second. Back up a second. Underwater scuba stomp?

MILLS: yes, we got ahold of one of the mikes that they record whale songs with, and tied a bunch of stuff down underwater, and messed around and just found out how things sounded.

HARRIS: That is the kind of thing I'm sure will surprise a lot of people that come out and check out this show. I tell you what, before we get out of here, can you guys give us a sample of some more "Stomp?"

MILLS: Sure.

HARRIS: Let's hear it. Here we go.

Fiona Wilkes, Jason Mills, thanks for taking care of our CNN roach problem. We sure do appreciate it.

You guys are great.

MILLS: No problem.

HARRIS: Good luck with the show.

WILKES: Thank you very much.

HARRIS: "Stomp," check out the Imax film, folks. It looks and sounds great.

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Aired August 22, 2003 - 11:50   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: All right, the Imax film "Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey" is capturing the audiences with its fancy footwork. This film is based on the popular stage show "Stomp." But it takes the concept to the next step. Shot on five different continents, this movie sends the unescapable message that the world really is a place without borders, and there are a lot more things we have in common than you might believe.
Fiona Wilkes and Jason Mills makes some pretty fancy moves in "Stomp" onstage. They're also in the movies, as I understand it, as well. They've got larger than life roles in the Imax version, and they are here with us in the studio here in Atlanta, as you can see right here, to talk more about this film which is -- has it premiered already?

JASON MILLS: It has premiered. It started showing in New York in October and is opening in various cities around the country.

HARRIS: And the responses so far have been?

FIONA WILKES: Really good, really good.

HARRIS: All right, you say it so calmly, as if this is just another run of the mill kind of movie, but I can't imagine -- I would imagine that the idea of doing "Stomp" as a film or doing a "Stomp," project. I shouldn't say "Stomp" the film because this is not the same stage show, right. As a matter of fact, you are seeing right now on the screen some of the images from this movie. This is a very different concept. Where did this idea come from to take this and put it on the Imax form?

MILLS: I think there was a desire to sort of see what inspires us to do what we do, so where it comes from and the fact that it's all over the place, it's all over the world.

HARRIS: So that's what we're seeing here. We're seeing scenes from big cities to being out the countryside and other continents.

MILLS: That's right. This is Flamenco in Spain. Koto (ph) drummers.

WILKES: Basically, it takes you on a different journey, and "Stomp" basically just becomes a narrator through that.

HARRIS: Why the Imax, thought? Why the big-screen version? I would imagine this is more of an audio? MILLS: The audio is really phenomenal with Imax. I think it's 5.0 surround sound. So all of the stuff is live sync, live it's recorded, in the field, everywhere that they went. This is in Brazil. So it's a spectacle audio, as well as visual. And the Imax is the closest to actually being there.

HARRIS: Yes, OK.

Now, can you tell us what you two do in the movie?

MILLS: A number of things.

FIONA WILKES: A number of things. We didn't actually get to travel to all the places, we did to the New York and the L.A. leg of that.

MILLS: Underwater. The first underwater scuba stomp we did.

HARRIS: Wait a second. Back up a second. Underwater scuba stomp?

MILLS: yes, we got ahold of one of the mikes that they record whale songs with, and tied a bunch of stuff down underwater, and messed around and just found out how things sounded.

HARRIS: That is the kind of thing I'm sure will surprise a lot of people that come out and check out this show. I tell you what, before we get out of here, can you guys give us a sample of some more "Stomp?"

MILLS: Sure.

HARRIS: Let's hear it. Here we go.

Fiona Wilkes, Jason Mills, thanks for taking care of our CNN roach problem. We sure do appreciate it.

You guys are great.

MILLS: No problem.

HARRIS: Good luck with the show.

WILKES: Thank you very much.

HARRIS: "Stomp," check out the Imax film, folks. It looks and sounds great.

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com