Diane Beam

Writer, filmmaker and physicist Diane Beam was born in San Francisco. She currently lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. She has a bachelors degree in physics and is working on a second degree in film at the University of Utah. Beam has been involved in productions as a writer, director, producer, 1st AD, crew, and photographer. She is an instructor, lecturer, science and production adviser.

Beam is the originator, co-producer and co-writer of the Imax Film, Stephen Hawking's Beyond the Horizon. Hawking and Beam co-wrote and produced Fate of the Universe. Beam is writing a book about her ten-year experience working with Professor Hawking and their productions on the subject of modern cosmology.

Beam is the founder and president of Imaginary Universe Inc, a member of iworlds.com advisory board, a member of SETI and a partner in universepartners.net

Contact Diane Beam beam.diane@gmail.com

Select list of Beam's writing, productions, special events and lectures

House of Hope 2010, Short in HD Video
  writer, director, co-producer

Diva Force 2009, Short, on Red Camera
  1st AD

Soul-Less 2009, Feature, on Red Camera,
  2nd AD

Here I Stand 2009
  Camera & Electric Assist

Concrete Jungles 2009
  writer, director, producer

Between 2009
  writer, director, producer

Dark Matter 2008
   Feature Film
   Starring Meryl Streep
   Starring Val Kilmer
   Role: Science Advisor

Stephen Hawking Imax Film 2008
   Production
   Role: Producer, Co-Writer, Project Originator

The Power of Three 2007
   Film Short
   Role: Producer, writer, editor

iworlds.com 2006
   Role: Advisery Board Member

Utah Science Center 2004-2006
   Title: Creative Visionary
   Role: Writer

True Story 2006
   Film Short
   2nd AD

Ring World Feature 2004
A NASA Production
   National Distribution Science Theaters
   Science and Production Advisor

Leonardo in Our Time 2003
  Screenwriter

Pool Hall Junkies 2002
 Feature Film
 Key Set Production Assistant

Premonition 2001
  Video Short
  Writer, Director, Producer

Four Seasons Constellations 2000
  Four Shorts
  International Distribution Science Theaters
  Write

Mysterious Worlds Feature 1999
 Minolta Planetarium Toyokawa, Japan
 Asian Distribution Science Theaters
 Co-Producer

Paradigm Shifts Short 1999
  ILDA Award Winner
  International Distribution Science Theaters
  Originator, Write

Does God Throw Dice 1996
  Special Event with Scientist Stephen Hawking
  Event Coordinator
  12,000 in attendance
  Lecture Video
  Producer

Orion Rendezvous 1995
  Commercial and Documentary Short
  Producer

Stephen Hawking Black Holes and Baby Universes Event 1994
  Special Event with Stephen Hawking
  Event Coordinator
  3000 attendance

Stephen Hawking Black Holes and Baby Universes Video
  Lecture Video
  Executive Producer Geneva Steel
  Producer

Quantum Leap Feature 1994
  Science Theater
  Executive Producer Evans and Sutherland
  Originator, Writer, Producer

Fate of the Universe 2004
  Public Lecture

Fate of the Universe Feature 1994
  Science Theater
  Originator, Producer
  Co-writer with Stephen Hawking

The Endless Horizon Feature 1993
  Internationally Distributed Science Theaters

 Narrated by Patrick Stewart   Funded by the National Science Foundation
  Producer, Voice Over Director

COSI Scientific Visualization Short 1993
  Internationally Distributed to Science Theaters
  Executive Producer Evans & Sutherland
  Programmer

International Planetarium Society Short 1993
  Internationally Distributed to Science Theaters
  Executive Producer Evans & Sutherland
  Programmer

Cosmic Catastrophes Feature 1993
  Internationally Distributed to Science Theaters
  Funded by the National Science Foundation
  Producer

Starflight Feature 1992
  Internationally Distributed to Science Theaters
  Originator, Writer, Producer

Dreamwings Feature 1991
  Science Theaters
  Originator, Writer, Producer

Light Flight Feature 1990
  Science Theater
  Originator, Writer, Producer

Time Travels Feature 1990
  Science Theater
  Originator, Writer, Producer