Enrique Lombana Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 From my understanding, and please correct me if I'm wrong, many IMAX movies are not true IMAX movies, the negative is just blown up from the 35mm negative. I just saw Fast Five in the IMAX theater last night, and it was entertaining, but am I right in thinking I'm still looking at the information captured by a 35mm negative? And not information captured by exposing a 65mm negative to the same information? I do understand that you can't shoot a movie like that, or even most movies in 65mm (cost/camera/stunts). Most scenes were nice and some even incredible, but there were a few were you really saw the soft focus(or enlargement giving the appearance of soft focus) I guess since blowing up from a 35mm negative. I did go to one of the other theaters, one of the standard size screens and the IMAX was ALOT better, in resolution, color. I imagine the movie is shot in 35mm, then edited, DI'ed with vibrant colors, and output to 65mm and 35mm, it's just the 65mm holds more vibrant color and information. Am I right? I'm kind of just going by reasonable deductions here. Another question I have is...does IMAX theaters (such as AMC Theaters) project mostly film still or are they projecting from a digital file now? Is a digital file what they call D-cinema now? The movie was fun, and it was a full theater, people were cheering and all that, had some great action scenes. It's great to see people still getting into movies. There were a couple parts that were a little over the top but you just go with it and enjoy it. Overall and all things considering, it was a fun movie. Thanks for your input everyone, Enrique Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Gregory Irwin Posted May 1, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted May 1, 2011 We shot the picture in Super 35mm, 2.40:1. Panavision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enrique Lombana Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 Pretty cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enrique Lombana Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 I see you worked on The Fighter, how did you like working with 2-perf? Do you think 2-perf will start to get more popular? Thanks! Have a great day, Enrique Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Gregory Irwin Posted May 18, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted May 18, 2011 I see you worked on The Fighter, how did you like working with 2-perf? Do you think 2-perf will start to get more popular? Thanks! Have a great day, Enrique Two perf is very risky. Gate hairs are a common problem. One cannot avoid them. We were two perf solely to avoid shooting HD. The Fighter was also a gritty film and the two perf matched the style beautifully. HD will overtake the two perf market. There is not much evidence that supports the two perf format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hulnick Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I once watched Indy 4 at an Imax cinema and I wasn't impressed. The image looked overly blown up and soft. Did Fast Five look similar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Gregory Irwin Posted May 19, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted May 19, 2011 I once watched Indy 4 at an Imax cinema and I wasn't impressed. The image looked overly blown up and soft. Did Fast Five look similar? I have no idea. I saw it with digital projection here in Baltimore, MD at some downtown cinema (we are here on location filming another picture). It was scary sharp! G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dzyak Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I have no idea. I saw it with digital projection here in Baltimore, MD at some downtown cinema (we are here on location filming another picture). It was scary sharp! G It was only scary sharp because you're so good at what you do! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Gregory Irwin Posted May 19, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted May 19, 2011 It was only scary sharp because you're so good at what you do! :) Thanks Brian. Thats very kind of you to say that. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hulnick Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Films shot specifically for IMAX can look amazing, however the IJ4 was merely blown up to fill the screen, which was a pity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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