How Nolan's OPPENHEIMER is Changing IMAX Forever
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2023
- IMAX 70mm film is highly significant, particularly when a major film like Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer is scheduled to release in this format. Comparing the sizes of 70mm, 35mm, and IMAX film highlights the reasons why it is essential to watch any movie in IMAX 15/70 (IMAX 1570) film whenever possible, especially with the all star cast Oppenheimer possesses. In this video essay I provide a detailed examination of various film formats, including 8mm, 16mm, 35mm, VISTA VISION (35mm 8 perf) 70mm 5/70 (5 perf 70mm), and 15/70 (15 perf 70mm).
Use this website to see if a real IMAX theater with a 15/70 projector is near you: lfexaminer.com/theaters/
The Oppenheimer website may provide additional information on 70 IMAX screenings as well: www.oppenheimermovie.com/
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lol when watching i thought that i was watching a thousand-subscriber big channel, and then i saw that you only had 695. really well done video, i loved it!
Thanks so much for watching and the kind words, glad you enjoyed!
Wtf? Why did he loose so many already? It's less now. Atleast I subscribed 👍. Their loss I guess
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Yeah, I noticed that. Its weird.
As a photographer the fact that Kodak seems to be involved in this project is very good sign. Them helping with the development means they could confidently ensure the availability of film on this grand scale going forward. This is great news for cinema but also film itself and photography.
Great news for photography ? Technically, maybe, but for us, simple customers, kodak films getting more expensive every three months is slowly but surely pushing us towards digital (or cheaper brands, often meaning poor films quality). Photo film has become a luxury product.
@@sebastiengerber146 Well the most important thing is that Kodak will keep on making color film. If not color film will probably be lost forever. As for the price of film… there is a theory floating around that once Kodak Rochester manages to buy back the now bankrupt Kodak Alaris, the availability of film might go up and the prices could come down a bit since there would be less middleman taking their cut on film.
@@sebastiengerber146 bruh film hasn't been competitive with digital on an ongoing cost basis for 20 years. cheapness is not why people shoot film today, and the expense of film is by far not the only reason digital is better. That said, I don't like paying more for film but if that's what is needed to keep it available then i'll do it
@@chrismofer I'm not talking about film being not competitive with digital. I know it's not and never will be again and I don't care. I'm talking about that fact that prices are getting so high that even for people who are still shooting in analog (like me), it's becoming litteraly impossible to pay. The previous price raises were done because of supply problems (due to the pandemic) and now because Eastman Kodak in massively investing in film production. So yes, maybe it's what is needed to keep film alive, but making it a luxury good is probably not the best idea. So again, I really don't see how this is great news for photo, because it's either shooting with cheap films, or selling a kidney to pay for portra (not even talking about processing costs with that).
@@sebastiengerber146 I think relatively to film prices before the digital revolution, film nowadays is just as expensive as it was in the 80s-90s. Although it sucks not having 3 Dollar Gold anymore, the current prices are needed to sustain the industry. Our only choice is to treat film... like a luxury object. Just as it was before digital made photography disposable.
Nice of you to start with the opening scene from the first public IMAX film "North of Superior" which introduced the large format with pounding native drums and a nausea-inducing flight over the spectacular Northern Ontario scenery. Having worked at Ontario Place around that time I was able to watch it literally hundreds of times and the collective gasp from the audience never got old.
That's awesome to hear! Wish I could watch that docu in 70 imax to see it in all its glory. Thanks for watching!
The most iconic IMAX experience for us Toronto folks was either at Ontario Place in the west end, or the Ontario Science Center in the east.
I'll never forget my first curved screen experience.
@@RiverBeNile Seeing Top Gun (yes I know it wasn't IMAX) at the Cinesphere....30 years ago...I was getting motion sickness. Seeing Tenet and Interstellar at the Cinesphere.....Wow, nothing compares...I feel cheated watching thoses movies on my normal TV.
I was a kid from Texas living in suburban Toronto from 1971 to ‘73. My 8th grade class went to see “North of Superior” at the Cinesphere at Ontario Place. The opening scenes were actually kind of terrifying. As was the steepness of the auditorium. I certainly never forgot the experience. I’ve always felt lucky to have been there at that time.
A desirable side effect (for me) of more movies being shot on film would be a return to film lighting. It is wonderful that digital can capture very dark, realistic, naturally lit scenes that could not be accomplished with film. There is a place for that, for sure. But it is often way overdone and leads to too-dark movies that are fatiguing to watch.
Natural Grain is important as well..
The extra grain when using film in the dark helps to set the mood..
@@zakofrx You can simulate grain on digital too, its very easy and you can't tell the difference.
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I hope Nolan can convince Kodak to develop more film cameras like the prototype Super 8 they announced in 2018. That’ll be a cool way for enthusiasts & young filmmakers to get into film.
It would be great if they could drop film prices back down.
They went from not being able to make enough film to making it so expensive that people can't afford it..
Yeah, let young film makers waste their time with outdated and cost prohibitive products. That way they can become proficient with a format that is all but completely obsolete, while their peers and competitors become more proficient with the digital technologies that are affordable and widespread..
Just because you are nostalgic for it doesn't mean its better. It's objectively inferior in nearly all aspects.
@@gstylez0107Relax. Try dating when you’re old enough.
@@WinstonSmithGPT My UA-cam profile that I created when I was twenty years old is still seven years older than yours, Winston.. Nice try..
It's a shame that Udvar Hazy Air and Space museum removed their 15/70 projector. I had the privilege of a school tour of their projection booth quite a few years ago. The sights and noise that projector made will never leave me. Absolutely inspiring. Hopefully Oppenheimer is shown on that screen, I'd love to see "real" IMAX again. (and maybe compare the difference in resolution myself, albeit the last time I had seen that theater was when I was a child, through the rose tinted lenses of the past)
NOOOOOOOO I was counting on them still having it :(
My local science museum's biggest draw is its theater, and unfortunately they just replaced theirs with a digital projector. I understand it makes sense for a museum but I'm still disappointed.
@@ArsenioDev they haven't had it since 2017 I believe, sadly :(
Usually, I just look at movies and I'm like, "Oh nice or oh, not so good," and never really care about all these technical things, formats and stuff like that. But watching this video was really enjoyable informative and entertaining at the same time. Really well done and also great for "inexperienced" users. Thank you for that. You can tell from this video that it was created by a person who really loves films and film cameras, etc. That's why I give it a thumbs up, a comment and a subscription.
I had a chance to see Vertigo at Cinerama in Seattle which was originally vistavision but was restored to 70mm since the vistavision projects have gone the way of the dinosaur. It was quite an experience, there’s a whole story online about the restoration they did.
What theater was this at?
@@brycemanley5660 it was Cinerama, Paul Allen’s pet project. It’s been purchased and will theoretically be reopening.
Awesome video!! Looking forward to more! I had the privilege of viewing Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet when it was released in theaters on a huge screen and the 70mm format had stunning detail!! Can't wait to see more movies shot on these larger formats.
I’ve been to 40 different theaters in the past 6 months and I have to say for clarity and resolution, nothing beats IMAX. All the other laser projectors feel as if I’m watching a blown up 1080p image as opposed to 4k.
Damn, you get around! I haven't even been to 10 different movie theatres in my entire life.
What an amazing video! Super exciting to see that the VistaVision format is coming back. First Man was fricken gorgeous in theaters.
Appreciate the kind words and thank you so much for watching! Yeah Vista Vision is my favorite film format so it’s super exciting. Saw first man in 1.90 IMAX back in 2018 and yeah it was beautiful. Will try and get better at my intonation and such so the videos will hopefully get better!
It's been a while. Cinema is on the brink of more significant and for the first time in a while, exciting change. Oppenheimer is practically 2 months out! Let me know what you think!
Excellent work on this video essay! I have had the fortune opportunity to speak with the aerial cinematographer for all of Nolan’s movies for quite some time. In turn I shifted my second career in aviation towards becoming an aerial cinematography pilot. It’s fascinating to see Nolan’s use of different types of medium to capture different scenes. As an aircraft’s payload is limited by size and weight, it’s also interesting to see what medium is able to be shot from the air.
I’m thoroughly impressed by your production work. You got an easy subscription from me.
What do you think about a video essay on why film is still used today in a world full of incredible digital capturing? Is it nostalgia? Is it because there is still nothing digital that can capture 18k RAW? I would love to hear/see your thoughts!
Would you mind telling us what is the music in the background of your great essay ? Really love it but can't shazam it ! :/
@@posthumankid came looking for same info here.
@TweetBomb - any information on music bed tracks you used? They seem very familiar, but can't place them.
This is a well researched, well presented and most importantly, interesting video. Keep doing these please. 👍🏾
However the fact that IMAX is a Canadian invention was let out.
I’ve gone to many different movie theaters in my life watched standard 3-D 4K, but IMAX formatted movie and movie theater especially with Dolby surround sound is just the best and can never be talked.
IMAX doesn't use Dolby sound.
Excellent video, really well presented and succint enough. Keep up the good work.
But I still think it will still be a very niche product because of the enormous expense of these specialized cameras. Nolan and a few others may be among the last of their kind to regularly shoot on film stock, especially now with the dramatic improvements in digital cameras even for recording IMAX-sized images in the last 15 years.
None of this is designed for indie projects. Bro, you would be lucky to find an average person that would shell out $1800 to record a feature film on 8mm or 16mm and then the digitisation process for 4k which would add about $4000. We all know $6000 would get you a fairly decent Sony or Canon dedicated cinema camera (which is beside the point really) there are other things that cannot be reproduced on digital.
Film looks different because it's actually recorded using live inks (dyes) its colour space is completely different, and it cant be reproduced with LUTS. Not that you should be using LUTs anyway. You get it right you do it once. "we'll fix it in post" is one of the most hated phrases for VFX people and colourists.
You come across as someone who has never been involved in doing any colour timing science. Or has ever operated a camera to realise your cinematographer is getting it right in camera now, or kinda ya know, they get fired....
There are reasons to use film and there are reasons to use digital, none of them are "because you are Christopher Nolan, or Quentin Tarantino" by the way. One looks organic because it is organic and no amount of pro mist filters are gonna help you with that once you realise what live ink looks like. No amount of Pro Mist filters are gonna help you work out what the difference is either.
@@orestes1984 bro Soderbergh shot Unsane entirely on iphone6 just to prove one doesn't need pro gear to make a good film.
@@print-master thanks for the completely unrelated social commentary. In fact most phone cameras these days have a better sensor (since the iPhone 12) than what George Lucas used for his Attack of The Clones camera.
I am aware of what you're saying. But where this issue becomes problematic is low light shooting.
You might not be able to tell in well lit conditions. where you still need a 35mm camera is when the light begins to fail. Push the ISO up on your phone camera using professional software such as Filmic Pro and watch what happens to your image quality.
What you're missing is that film was always expensive. Always. Even if you were just taking photos at a birthday. So what did that mean? You couldn't shoot 500 frames and choose the very best one. You had to be thoughtful and deliberate and compose your shots in your mind and work it out before you pulled the trigger. It also meant you had to be more creative and you sometimes had to use things that weren't "perfect." At times that was a problem but more often than not it created things you hadn't imagined and there was a portion of it all that wasn't totally in your control, and totally and infinitely manipulable. Even the early days of video had some of this as good quality tape wasn't free. You think the infinite nature of digital is freeing but I think you're wrong. I think it's become an albatross around the necks of filmmakers. You tell me, are films generally better today, or twenty years ago? Why do you suppose that might be?
Edit: One last note. Film creates perceived value. The same way a vinly LP does. You only have so much money so whatever you bought, that's yours, and you care about it so an album you might not have loved at first, you learn to love. If you disagree with me you're not really disagreeing with me, you're disagreeing with Seal in his Amoeba interview. Go check it out.
@@OTOss8 I'm not missing that, the fact your broke ass can't afford film is not my problem.
This explained and made me think about film in so navy ways. I’m in awe
I recently got back into film after a somewhat lengthy hiatus. It’s interesting how the market for film experienced a trough around 2015 and suddenly the price of anything film related is skyrocketing again. I’ve always enjoyed the experience of leaving the cell phone outside the darkroom and listening to some disco music while going through the process of printing a negative. Vaguely cathartic, perhaps as close as I’ll ever get to meditation.
The switch to digital was a huge boon for a lot of studios, but I think producers and directors realized that film still can't be beat when money is no object. So more people are going back to it and the prices are kinda going up again. If there's a huge breakthrough in the dynamic range of large format digital sensors, maybe we'll see everything tilt back in that direction again. Though I wouldn't expect to see something like that anytime soon. I will say, though, digital makes really high-quality movie making _accessible_ and I'd rather see more movies being made, period.
I do wish people recording in pure digital weren't so damn _lazy_ though. Editors cropping the shit out of scenes, then slapping oversaturated LUTs on the footage and calling it a day. Too many bad habits forming.
Okay i dont know much about working with actual film besides how cool they make it look in movies with detectives, or Blow Out. Either way, listening to disco while developing film sounds weirdly awesome, like something you’d see a character do in a movie, tbf any moment with good disco feels great,
Dude... Even before finishing, very well constructed presentation. Learning a LOT.
Great video. Great editing and narration. Top quality
This was a video very informative, well done 👏👏
Great video, left you a sub. So hyped seeing Oppenheimer in IMAX 🎉
Greetings from Germany! you have the perfect voice for this kind of video.
In Germany we have only a handfull IMAX Cinemas…i hope i get the chance to see Oppenheimer on one of it!
Great video. Thank you for answering a bunch of questions I had in my mind.
Excellent video, very informative, feel like a class in film school, really enjoyed it.
Awesome my dude! Love it
Exceptionally done and educational. Thank you. Looking forward to many more. 👍
Clearly your love of film is reflected in this excellent documentary. Loved it, even tho not a camera techie. Thanks!
incredible video ! awesome music and voice!
awesome video, very exited to see how this all plays out in the coming years
I work at panavision, and it's really interesting to get a glimpse of the engineering behind the next gen IMAX cameras, although tangentially.
Never watched anything on film but this was so interesting and your editing is very nice keeps me drawn it
Great in-depth explanation of both iMax and VV formats. I look forward to seeing whether Oppenheimer warrants this resolution, given the seemingly low action subject matter. But as a huge fan of Hitchcock films like "Vertigo", I am well aware of the effect on storytelling that format choice can provide.
This is a really great video. Kudos for this.
Counting the days till my eyes witness this masterpiece
congrats to a great video on my favorite format.
TY so much for an incredible insight of the current status of cinematography! An excellent piece of work. I’ve subscribed now to be educated even more 👊🏻
Thank you for watching! 🤝
this has allowed me to realise that I want to go into the camera side of production. Thank you so much, my i am forever in your debt.
Good job on the video man ❤
Thanks for the great video, keep it up!❤
Amazing! Please keep posting!!
I will! Thank you for watching!
I'm seeing OPPENHEIMER 1570 @ IMAX Melbourne, Australia (which has both 1570, dual 4K Laser projectors & 2nd largest IMAX screen in the world) in early August & DUNKIRK 1570 next week - can't wait!
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You deserve more subs. Great presentation.
Great video man!!
what a hilarious cadence in the way you read the script.
This was a very informative video. Nice editing
Thank you so much for the kind words, I really appreciate it! Thanks for watching as well!
Outstanding vid 👏
60/70mm formats are older than you might think. The first movie actually shot on film used a 60mm format back in 1888. Around 1898, the Bioscope company shot a bunch of footage on 60mm, at around 30fps. If you watch some of the recent transfers of these prints, the quality is pretty stunning.
Raoul Walsh's The Big Trail, with John Wayne, and shot in 70mm, is pretty stunning compared to other films of the time. The BluRay has both 70mm and 35mm versions of the film.
@@chrislrenaud I watched that movie quite recently. It really does have some stunning cinematography.
I’m so sad the Chicago IMAX closed. The nearest 15/70 IMAX is in Indianapolis. But, Music Box is screening Oppenheimer in classic 70mm, which will still be awesome as hell.
As someone who studied film…I learned more about actual film, cameras and the history of the technology than I ever had in any of my classes.
Not like I went to USC 😂 but still. Very informative.
I feel like I'm early at a great channel. Bravo.
We need more videos from you!!
900th subscriber! Also amazing video, very comprehensive
Your channel brings all the right film lovers together. ❤️
Cool! Can’t wait to see this on Netflix.
So much history, and precision, and passion, you would make me think you could be Chris Nolan in person doing PR job promoting IMAX stuffs 😂❤
Great content. Well done. Thank you.
Keep doing stuff like that and you'll have a lot of success. Guaranteed.
Great video!
Thanks for the vid, i tough u were a big UA-camr until i saw ur subs. Great qualiti keep it up!
Thank you so much for the kind words and taking time out of your day to watch!
Excellent video! Can't wait to see Oppenheimer in IMAX 70MM.
now thats a really high quality youtube channel. Keep it up!
Thank for the kind words and thank you for watching!!
this is cool. it seems movies are coming back bigtime, which is surprising after covid, where it seemed they would die out as a meaningful artform
Things felt all but dead with the rise of streaming and many theaters closing down due to Covid. Fast forward 3 years and we’re seeing significant change in the cinema realm that most could have only dreamed of even 2 years ago. So so exciting!
@@TweetBomb a video about what this comment is talking about would blow up
Great video! Keep it up! Just a bit of constructive criticism: for me, it feels like you're talking a bit pausedly. It's not like it's unwatchable, but is for sure a little annoying. Anyways, keep up the work, this is really well-done and professional.
Excellent info, analysis, & content! This is the quality I see in 100k+ subscriber channels. The only minor suggestion I have is slightly shorter pauses between words. 1.25x speed would be perfect imo.
please no. its the perfect talking speed.
How about next video on the whole James gunn's situation with, DC, Henry Cavill, new rebooted DCU but gunn's suicide squad and gunn's DCU slate. Also talk about WBD's current situation with DC.
Great video! Hoping to see Oppenheimer on 15/70. I’ll drive to LA if that’s what it takes!
I’ll be at the AMC Citywalk in LA to see it in 15/70!
@@TweetBomb Nice!! I might just have to join :) do you know of any other locations it will be playing in that format? It’s so hard to find a definitive answer as to what theaters actually have it! Edit: I’ve seen the sites in the description but any other resources would be so helpful! If it’s too much of a chore then don’t worry about it haha :)
@@michaelscott8901So I do know that the Regal Irvine Spectrum have a proper 1.43 screen and a 15/70 projector, but when Nolan visited for the opening of Tenet during the pandemic, it didn’t seem they were doing any 70 IMAX screenings which is a shame. That theater and Citywalk are the only theaters in SoCal that have 15/70 projectors with real 1.43 screens I believe. I’m hoping Irvine will pull theirs out this year for Oppenheimer. There is supposed to be waaaay more 70 IMAX screenings this time around, probably the most we’ve seen since Interstellar.
@@TweetBombfrom what I’ve seen posted on Twitter and Fandango Ontario will screen Oppenheimer in IMAX 70mm so I suspect they had the projectors but stored them. I live near Ontario so that will be my spot to watch the film. Glad that I don’t need to drive all the way to City Walk and watch the film.
Woahh. I didn't know they were working on making it much quieter. Loved the video & subscribed great work 👏🙌❤️
Ps: a video on lenses used by imax 1570 cameras would be great as there's little to info on that. Also I don't understand how they even make those lenses the image circle has to be so huge considering the size of the sensor/film itself. Even if we could make a imax size sensor in future I still don't think lenses can be feasible especially fast enough lenses.
Pps: imagine a imax 1570 film photography camera 😱 they should consider it. It would really be legendary.
You earned a sub and a 👍🏼
Great video!
Great work !
my mans really said “in-famous”. great video. some super interesting stuff
Looking forward to this new VistaVision camera. I’ve never known why they pay through the nose for 70mm when they can use regular 35mm and get twice the definition of Super 35.
This Video Was Amazing
this is literally a free film class. thanks!
This is coinciding with the resurgence of film photography and Pentax's announcement of a new film camera: a point and shoot camera that looks like an SLR. Kodak has made film with an Estar base, which is simply polyester. It's tough enough to end up destroying movie cameras, so they don't use it.
Apparently if things go well, Pentax will eventually use the same mechanism for an SLR.
As a composer, I know little to nothing about cameras and technology in cinematography, but this was very engaging and exciting! Thank you for making and sharing this video
Thank you so much for the kind words and taking the time to watch!
Wow man how do you only have 500 subs? That was an exceptionally well scripted and edited video.
This's a very exciting development!
Fantastic video! I know Tyler Purcell from various internet groups and his channel. He is very knowledgeable, skilled and a great guy! I never ever accepted digital video. I may be biased, but it defeats the very idea of film. Film is about a finished looking image, that has a silky look to it and represents what movies are all about: daydreams, an idealized reality. The unfinished and raw looking digital video with its glassy, metallic look is the opposite. Throw all the LUT's at it you can find. It's not the same.
To me, it’s not really a debate between film VERSUS digital. Both carry unique characteristics that can serve the visual story of a film in different ways. But what I’ve never been able to accept, and never will, is the argument that you can just shoot on digital and “grade” it to look like film. You literally cannot replicate the dynamic range of film; the way highlights hold on film is still a wonder to me. I think both mediums should co-exist. I also think that vintage glass just doesn’t work well on digital, it doesn’t carry the same distinct characteristics you get when using them on film. Film is naturalistic, it carries that ‘suspense of disbelief’ that makes an image feel “cinematic.” So often today digital imagery looks like a faulty imitation, like you know you’re watching actors acting on set. Not to mention the even distinct differences between digital and film projection. Film projection literally is like watching a dream while you’re wide awake. I’m happy for all the changes happening in the film realm. I mean, there’s a reason most the greatest filmmakers in the world still use celluloid as their preferred medium haha
@@TweetBomb oh absolutely. Digital has its place. I also agree that vintage lenses only truly work with film.
Amazing channel!
a little error, the hello music video was shot on normal imax film camera which was color corrected to sepia. oppenheimer will be the very first time where they will use bw 70mm film stock
Old photographer here.....I made the switch to digital 18 years ago because film and processing were too painful, and haven't regretted it at all. The next-gen Canon large format video will make you forget IMAX ever existed. Have faith in tech.
Excellent. Thank you!
Finally you posted something.
Wonderful video, can I have the name of the song in the background? It's a very good choice for this video dude.
0:54 infamous doesn't mean what you think it means
It’s also not pronounced like “in-famous” but “infa-mous”.
Yeah, meant to say "Famous" but for some reason said infamous and said it wrong. Apologies
Dude, could you tell me what song you used in this video? I loved her and wanted to hear more
I’m so excited to watch this film I’m planning a weekend trip to Melbourne just to watch it in IMAX
That’s awesome! I’m going to be in LA to watch it in 15/70 at the AMC Citywalk in LA, should be one to remember!
What is the name of the song in the background? Anyone know?
New Vistavision? Fuck yes
I couldn’t believe it myself!
Well done video.
New sub here! Great content mate
Thank you so much for watching!
If you are interested, CINEPIX has a copy uploaded of the VistaVision promo that doesn’t cut off when it gets to displaying the negative.
Thanks for that, I was looking for the entire version and couldn't seem to find it haha.
@@TweetBomb _VistaVision WS_ is the title
What song did you use for the background?
Since these imax cameras are so loud, how have earlier movies been shot with dialog?
Great content with awesome visuals!! My only ask is to get a pop filter! 🎤
8:20 the only way you do that is make a bigger mag, (the 3 min estimate is from a 1000’ mag running @ 24fps which is 4.2~ frames per foot) so if you wanted 5.5min, you’d need a 2000’ mag. That’d be roughly 30lbs in just film alone.
idk if adding an addition 30 pounds to an already egregiously heavy camera package is going to revolutionize much especially when it would only add about a take or two in most situations before the roll would be short-ended anyway.
Also, 70mm is the projection format. 65mm is the capture format.
THis is a super, super well done video.... Thank you....
Appreciate the kind words, truly. Thank you for watching!
@@TweetBomb I'm more on the video side of multimedia and have always been a little confused on the different flavors of IMAX formats. You explained it so an idiot like me now understands.
BTW....thanks for the link to the UA-cam Cinema Repository site. Tyler also is a genius on explaining things so well. On top of that, he comes off as not only very knowledgeable, but the kind of guy with whom you'd want to have a couple of pints and a cigar.