Capturing the storm's soul
Filmmaker Su Dike talks about turning a dream into a reality and driving into the heart of a typhoon, Xu Fan reports.
Trees collapse after being hit by the roaring super Typhoon Yagi, a moment captured in the documentary. [Photo provided to China Daily]
These journeys initially culminated in his directorial debut, the short documentary Soul of the Storm, which propelled him to internet fame in 2022. Its feature-length sequel, Soul of the Storm 2: Cruise — expanded to 130 minutes — has been streamed on the popular video-sharing platform Bilibili in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos formats since July 25, generating over 430 million views as of Monday.
Recently, Su and his fellow creators — all passionate storm chasers in their 20s — attended a special screening event at a Dolby Cinema in downtown Beijing. The event showcased their work on a giant screen with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, creating a more lifelike and immersive audiovisual experience.
David Zhou, business strategy director at Dolby Laboratories, likens Dolby's innovations to an extensive "color palette" capable of rendering nature's extremes with remarkable realism.
