Christopher Nolan on his preference for using motion picture film. His forthcoming film Interstellar is about to be pre-released on 15-perf 70mm (IMAX), 5-perf 70mm and 4 perf 35mm on Nov. 5, i.e For the last 10 years, Ive felt increasing pressure to stop shooting film and start shooting video, but Ive never understood why. Its cheaper to work on film, its far better looking, it’s the technology thats been known and understood for a hundred years, and its extremely reliable. I think, truthfully, it boils down to the economic interest of manufacturers and [a production] industry that makes more money through change rather than through maintaining the status quo. We save a lot of money shooting on film and projecting film and not doing digital intermediates. In fact, Ive never done a digital intermediate. Photochemically, you can time film with a good timer in three or four passes, which takes about 12 to 14 hours as opposed to seven or eight weeks in a DI suite. That’s the way everyone was doing it 10 years ago, and Ive just carried on making films in the way that works best and waiting until there’s a good reason to change. But I havent seen that reason yet. Read more at hitfix/in-contention/theater-owners-decry-christopher-nolans-interstellar-35mm-rollout-quentin-tarantino-calls-them-barbarianstheater-owners-decry-interstellar-35mm-rollout-as-tarantino-calls-them-barbarians#dp4jlriuEZM4BYj2.99 The hitfix article references the original quote extracted from a lengthly interview with the Directors Guild of America (DGA), i.e. dga.org/craft/dgaq/all-articles/1202-spring-2012/dga-interview-christopher-nolan.aspx
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