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Scott Pickering

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  1. Thanks guys. Looks doable then.
  2. I need to put a test roll of film in this camera to confirm operation, as it was recently serviced and I got it back from that. Just need to show its working to potential buyers. Without burning off a full 400 foot roll of film, can I safely run a 100 foot reel in this camera without damaging anything? Will the meter reader be able to show proper feet left or will the reel itself prevent that?
  3. I think Laser IMAX can either go 1.90:1 or 1.44:1 depending on which screen is installed. Of course the film print I saw filled the whole screen as it should.
  4. Just watched Dunkirk last night at the IMAX theater in 70mm. Its been so long since I've seen 70mm IMAX. First thing I noticed was the flicker in the image. You don't get that with digital projection. So right away I knew I was watching a film print. I noticed a few scratches blipping by in frames too, so yes it was film. The shots between 5 perf and 15 perf were noticeable. The 5 perf shots seemed more contrasty at times then the 15 perf. Blacks were darker. I assume this is because of the extra generation in the optical dupe. The 5 perf stuff held up well, and really weren't used all that often. They still had dialogue in some IMAX shots, so I assume they used ADR for that. There was more dialogue in the IMAX shots then 5 perf. 5 perf was probably for the closeups with dialogue. IMAX imagery was beautiful stuff. As per the other thread, there were a lot of focus problems in the movie and much shallow depth of field. All due to large format. And how smooth the image was in IMAX with detail thrown in. There wasn't a lot of saturation in the images at times, so I assume this was because of the optical print. Color between 5 perf and 15 seemed to change a bit as well. The 5 perf stuff didn't exactly copy the 15 perf. There was also a lot of handheld IMAX in this film, which was a bit much for me, as I tend to like steady images, especially in large format. It was hard to keep an eye on the image when it was moving so much. All in all it was well worth seeing this on film and in IMAX. It was great to see the full screen filled up again and not just 3/4s of the screen like digital IMAX is. I wonder if my theater will take the opportunity to upgrade its digital projector to laser 4K IMAX while the film projector is being used. I doubt it though. I plan on seeing this at the same theater one more time with my pastor. I don't know how long this will be playing on film at the Langley theater.
  5. I just watched the movie last night and also noticed this. I read in the article on ASC that the focus puller had to do it the old fashioned way- as he guessed a lot of the time what the focus should be. This probably accounts for why this happened in the movie.
  6. I wish IMAX wouldn't try to supress 15/70, according to what I'm reading here. Its still the best format cinematically and no digital camera can touch it yet. I wonder how it is my Langley theater still has use of their 15/70 projector? They never removed it, but installed it all on rails, so it could be moved back into place when needed. That theater has been around since the late 90s, so I don't know how it is they decided to keep the projector instead of removing it. I'm glad they still have it. How did IMAX theaters ever make any money if it costs so much to use the 15/70 projectors?
  7. What they need to do is make some sort of sound blimp for the IMAX camera, or design a new IMAX camera that isn't noisy, and you'll see IMAX film cameras in more movies. The only reason Nolan could do so much of it in this film was the lack of dialog. But that won't fly on the majority of movies. Nolan started to use IMAX cameras on Batman. That was trend setting. Films like Star Wars used the same method afterwards by using it in special scenes. Use of 5/70 is different. Far and Away was the start of reusing these cameras, though on that film the System 65 cameras was brand new. Then Hamlet. Then PT Anderson.
  8. In70mm has some production notes about the film. I also read about the film not having much dialog, which Tyler mentioned as well, why they could use IMAX cameras for most of the film. If the film is really good, I may drive to see it in IMAX 70mm more then the one time I got tickets for. I don't know if there will be an opportunity to see true IMAX on film again after this movie, so I'm going while I can to see this one. Nolan is turning out to be one of my favorite directors and I agree with a lot of the decisions he makes on film making. If I were doing it, I'd probably do it the same as him.
  9. Not true Tyler. "In70mm" has a list of what theaters are 5 perf and which are 15. This is how I found out the Langley theater here is showing it in 70mm IMAX. I already got my tickets for the show. Tickets are now on sale.
  10. DMR isn't needed for this release, (or any release today), because its already scanned off film in high rez. DMR is only needed when doing film outs on 15/70 from scanned images off film or lower rez digital to begin with. Its totally not needed today because digital is already high rez enough, and shown in low rez 2K or 4K theaters, so up-rezzing is useless since its not shown in 70mm regardless. They just use the DMR tag today because it makes it sound good, even if irrelevant now. As far as the release shown early on film, they did plan on doing this with Dunkirk, but because making the 70mm prints is taking so much time, they needed those extra 2 days to make the prints. Hence everything being shown on Friday, digital and film.
  11. No kidding. Most of his movies have been getting longer with each release, and the later films were coming close to 3 hours in length. Being less then 2 hours for Nolan is a departure. But at least that means it should be tightly cut with no filler. I'm really curious to see how the 5 perf shots will look on the IMAX screen. They advertised this as a DMR enhanced film, but I believe that may be inaccurate. I'm betting Nolan did optical dupes from 5 perf to 15 perf to maintain quality of the image. The 5 perf stuff should hold up pretty well on the large screen. Last time I saw 5 perf being shown on an IMAX release was Special Effects in around 96-97. It held up well then too, but its been a while since I've seen something like this.
  12. According to Cineplex Canada, Dunkirk is 1 hour 47 minutes long. With 100 minutes of IMAX footage, that would mean only 7 minutes of the film are actually in 5 perf 70mm. So pretty much most of the film was shot with IMAX cameras. The only 100% IMAX movie was Wings of Courage, and it was a shorter movie at that. Dunkirk marks the most use of IMAX film cameras for a Hollywood feature.
  13. I went to the Langley theater today that has the old IMAX theater in it. I got confirmation they are showing Dunkirk in 15 perf 70mm film print. Apparently they never removed the old IMAX film projector, but installed it on a rail system so the two projectors could slide one out and the other in place for a show. She also confirmed they haven't used the film projector in 4 years (last time was Nolans Batman 3 film). She said IMAX was sending out a projectionist just for Dunkirk to make sure the IMAX film print goes without a hitch. Makes sense as what current employee would know how to setup a film projector these days? I don't know why Interstellar didn't get a 70mm film print for this theater, but with all the 70mm hype of late, Nolan's push to show it on that finally stuck with theaters across the world. I did ask her if they'll use the film projector for movies like the up and coming Star Wars. She said she didn't know, but it didn't sound like it will happen. Its all up to the movie companies whether they want to show it on film or not. Nolan has the push to do it.
  14. And not above 4K either. Many new cameras are going 6K or even up to 8K now. Sony is a bit behind there.
  15. In70mm has a list of theaters showing the film in 70mm. Apparently according to them, my IMAX theater in Langley BC will be showing a 15/70 print. If that is true, that theater must of reinstalled the IMAX film projector, since it was taken out after 2012. I tried contacting Cineplex, but got no reply. No way of contacting the theater to confirm either. I'm going to see it regardless, but if its shown on film, I will be there opening night. I haven't seen a true IMAX film print since Nolan's last Batman movie.
  16. Price reduced to $2600 Canadian. Shipping costs extra.
  17. According to the "in70mm" website, my Langley IMAX theater here in British Columbia will be showing Dunkirk in 15/70 film projection. I've contacted Cineplex to see if this information is true or just rumour. If true, this would be the first time since Nolan's last Batman movie, that that theater has shown IMAX film projection. Also asked them to see if they will leave the projector in the booth for future releases in 70mm, or if this is just a 1 shot deal.
  18. Camera will be in my possession on Wednesday. Open to offers on this package.
  19. I have to increase my price to $3000 Canadian dollars due to factoring in all costs to break even. I'm still losing money at this price, but I can live with 3 grand for this package. For US customers, 3 grand Canadian works out to a little over $2000 US. US customers will be responsible for paying duty charges. Shipping cost will be expensive due to weight of the box. Also this camera is the standard 16mm gate. No Super 16 or Ultra 16 on this one.
  20. Thank you for letting me know Tom. It would have tripled my cost of repair to convert it to Super 16, and not worth the extra cost if I'm selling the package.
  21. PM sent Tom. Its standard 16mm
  22. Talked to Bernie's wife and they won't ship to a 3rd party, so this camera package will have to be sent to me first before I can send it to the interested buyer. I expect to receive the camera in 2 to 3 weeks time from today.
  23. Well I sent the entire package to Bernie at Super 16. He told me the battery was toast, so no wonder the camera didn't power on. Also the mechanism was dry and needed lubing. I had him go over the camera to clean and lube it up and also go over 1 of the 2 magazines. Lens was collimated. I now have the package up for sale.
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