Maybe youve heard that Interstellar is opening early to IMAX to encourage audiences to see Christopher Nolans latest in the 70mm glory he intended. But do you actually know what screening a 70mm film print entails? If not, let this expert projectionist break it down in this detailed video. AutoNation IMAX Theater Chief Projectionist Armando Mena tells us, this is the true way that you can experience the IMAX experience, as he cuts together on a single 6-foot platter the 48 separate reels that make up Interstellars 169-minute running time. Yahoo tells us that is more than 11 miles of footage, the length of 200 football fields. And all that film weighs more than 600 pounds. Meaning every IMAX screening of Interstellar is a very physical activity, involving a lot of crucial moving parts. All this is part of the romance of film prints, a romance that is ending as studios turn their backs on film print releases, stock makers close, and movie theaters switch to digital. But this environment only adds the appeal of Interstellar, which will screen on 760 IMAX screens all over the world ahead of its wider theatrical release this Friday. The caption on the video reads in part: Christopher Nolan shot Interstellar in 70mm film format, which offers the biggest, brightest, clearest images at ten times the resolution of 35 millimeter film shown on a new giant five-story-tall screen. Christopher Nolan has embraced IMAX technology to provide moviegoers a differentiated experience by capturing sequences of Interstellar with IMAX’s extremely high resolution cameras to deliver IMAX audiences greater scope and breathtaking image quality. Director Nolan filmed over one hour of Interstellar using 70mm IMAX cameras. Exclusively in IMAX® 70mm theaters, these sequences will expand vertically to fill the entire IMAX screen – delivering unprecedented crispness, clarity and color for a truly immersive experience. Ken Saunders III
Posted on: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 15:19:43 +0000
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