There is a reason that IMAX cameras are this loud: The camera has a vacuum in the chamber where the negative is exposed so that the large negative film runs perfectly parallel horizontally and there is no distortion in the image we its captured. The small motor that draws the air out of the chamber and thus creates the vacuum is what is so loud. But the passage of the film itself is also loud of course.
@rangeslider7 ай бұрын
Really cool! Didn't know about the vacuum. Thanks for sharing!
@Zombiesnyder139 ай бұрын
This is why cinema cannot die You cannot appreciate something like this at home The fact that you cannot pause it only adds to the experience
@pobbityboppity11109 ай бұрын
What? Yes of course you can appreciate this at home. I was able to appreciate it in this youtube video, much less on a quality home projector. Or a 65" TV. Honestly home projection is probably more reliable and enjoyable when I can set the sound just loud enough, I can pee when I want to, and fully relax in my environment.
@AH-bm5xs9 ай бұрын
Nolan is a director that is never satisfied with doing less and Oppenheimer is a the greatest example. The careful, skilful and thoughtful decisions that went into every detail within the script and direction is awe-inspiring. Editing, cinematography, sound and character exploration don’t really get any considerable or masterful. A formidable picture if ever I’ve seen one. Very different filmmaking, but to me it’s reminiscent of the care and control that great directors like Kubrick, Tarkovsky, Kurosawa, Coppola, Malick, had over their craft. I think it’s Nolan’s first film that reaches those levels of sophistication and proficiency.
@DavidSusiloUnscripted9 ай бұрын
Except for sound. He did the least amount of work for all of his movies.
That’s some high praise putting this film in the conversation with the best of those directors. And it’s 100% accurate. One of the best films of all time. It also kinda reminded me of the meticulous craft of Orson Welles. Very reminiscent in creative scale and artistry.
@TheFirstOkiro9 ай бұрын
Really love this channel. It’s become a favorite of mine as of late. The in-depth observation of film is a beautiful thing Oppenheimer is a brilliant achievement, and Christopher Nolan deserves best Director at the very least for even accomplishing that film
@robertper41029 ай бұрын
I want to know how they did the edit. How was the film scanned, proceeded, obviously they had to do a physical cut of film but how do you add titles and the like.
@jokerfleckcast31962 ай бұрын
Pretty sure they scan the IMAX film into digital to do the editing.
@andreguilherme_7 ай бұрын
Bro, this is already one of my favorite videos on the subject and cinema. Cool channel!
@SwithinFeely9 ай бұрын
How do you know so much, I am super impressed with your ability to explain these technical filmmaking aspects especially with relation to IMAX. Do you work for IMAX?
@TooManyHobbiesJeremy9 ай бұрын
That was amazing. I really enjoy this nuts & bolts behind the scenes stuff. Merry Christmas 🎄
@zacharyantle79409 ай бұрын
3rd, great to see you’re still at it my man! Still can’t believe I started watching you at like 900-something subs lol
@sshuggi9 ай бұрын
Are there any examples of the reverse of this process? I.e., a technical breakthrough leading to a creative decision. I'm thinking of the wacky stuff they did in 80's music videos with early digital compositing, but I don't know if they did that in movies. Maybe Tron?
@bgaesop9 ай бұрын
There's the entire shot on video industry
@el_daro2 ай бұрын
Of course - basically everything else is exactly that. First Lucas creates Industrial Light & Magic, then others use it and its technologies for their creative ideas. Every tech comes from needs. No one would develop the special lenses, described in the video, or B&W process for IMAX if no one would ever need them.
@vlcheish9 ай бұрын
As great as film IMAX is they really need to come up with a legit digital CMOS sensor version so we can actually start seeing more movies being made for that format. The tech is already there as the Big Sky camera dwarfs IMAX with a 3-inch by 3-inch 18k sensor. They don't need anything that big but if they could get something more practical that is less data intensive and closer to mimicking the IMAX size like the same sensor size used in the Phase One/Hasselblad full frame medium format cameras. That would bridge the gap a lot or go all the way and develop a sensor that is the same size as IMAX. There is just no practical way to get film IMAX being used in a lot of productions. Right now it's basically a Nolan film every 3 years though Jordan Peele did use it for Nope. But regardless there continues to be less theaters that have the ability to even show 70mm IMAX. It's simply too difficult to operate and slow(they can't show as many movies in a day with it due to setup). Really the future is digital large format cinema.
@yotam6x79 ай бұрын
Beyond accessibility- digital large format video also has the potential to allow use in quiet scenes as with proper cooling it can be nearly silent
@vlcheish9 ай бұрын
@@yotam6x7 Right. Thats what I mean about accessibility from the film making side. Everything about IMAX film is an issue for a production. Expensive, the cameras are extremely large/heavy and loud plus more issues with handling the larger format reels for time. I believe they are making new IMAX 70mm cameras to help with some noise issues and might be smaller but I would assume it's still going to be a challenge. I like the format but we need to move on with technology to make it a real viable format beyond the Nolan tentpole that comes around every few years.
@lionheart44249 ай бұрын
Amazing video! Question: when you talk about lens(es) focal length(s) like in this case, you are strictly referring to the actual milimiters of distance within a lens rather than the full-frame filed of view equivalent right? I understand that this is under the Super35 sensor size?
@LeonardoKlotz9 ай бұрын
Hollywood needs the old-school auteurs more than ever
@KoosCronje9 ай бұрын
such a great video!!🔥
@JurianWebbe7 ай бұрын
Hey guys, does anyone happen to know what the frame with the open square in it is at 6:45? It's inside the matte box I see. Could it be a sort of sunshade or is it something different?
@GivozLegacy9 ай бұрын
Have you ever done a video on shooting in Black & White? I’d love to see that
@MrArthurAxe9 ай бұрын
He did. It's on the channel.
@GivozLegacy9 ай бұрын
@@MrArthurAxe Thanks!
@bagnome9 ай бұрын
You can kind of tell what scenes are being shot in black and white in the behind-the-scenes because the magazines are taped up with black and white checkered tape. I'm only inferring this as other scenes in the behind-the-scenes you see blue or orange tape like you see in other movies to denote daylight or tungsten as well.
@jahosaphat9 ай бұрын
So interesting.
@alienlj9 ай бұрын
thank you.
@Wdc68729 ай бұрын
some points in the film the switching aspect ratios were jarring especially when they're in the same scene and the imax shot only lasts for a few seconds
@kureki1479 ай бұрын
The two different frame sizes in 1 scene give off the inconsistency imo. Maybe IMAX should make a new 15 perf camera with lower noise.
@julian16xbit9 ай бұрын
they are already making it
@Kiyofilms8 ай бұрын
Alt title for the video: "Sh*t you can only do if your Christopher Nolan."
@eruannster9 ай бұрын
This is very interesting! I did wonder how they shot so much dialogue with IMAX, it makes sense that they would use an entirely different (quieter) camera system. I'm not too hot on the way they kept swapping aspect ratios (even within scenes) and I think they could have/should have done it a bit smoother - at least keeping to an aspect ratio within a singular scene. I also found some of the scenes exhibited a noticeable flicker (mostly in the background). Overall it's a very cool film, but some of this stuff does feel a bit like a beta test for Nolan's next film which I imagine will fix a lot of these niggling issues.
@Endimione179 ай бұрын
I'll say it again: although Imax is a splendid format, I find this propaganda around it entertaining. It is an absolutely anti-democratic format in the first instance and secondly its use presents multiple disadvantages, starting from the very few theaters equipped for such screening. Furthermore - something that no one ever points out - when it comes to making a DIT for TV and digital screens, the Imax essentially loses all the characteristics for which it was designed - being designed for a projection at 75 IRE -
@soumyadeepmajumdar87769 ай бұрын
what is the meaning of "perf"?
@mariuspettersen-no8 ай бұрын
Perforations on the film stock. The tiny holes used to drag the film through the system. They are also used to visualize how much film is exposed in each frame.
@prtksrm9 ай бұрын
I am second. It feels lonely.
@mysticmarble949 ай бұрын
It's abundantly clear that several of those cinematography decisions could have been done without and 99.999% of the audience of this movie would never be able to tell an inkling of a difference.
@mysticmarble949 ай бұрын
Nolan did a much better job back with "Prestige", making all the environments feel time appropriate and alive, while eons away from the technical equipment he was utilizing in "Oppenheimer".
@princepeachfuzz9 ай бұрын
bruh
@wordoftheday76509 ай бұрын
well if they produced films purely on what general audiences could notice, most of them would look totally atrocious
@mysticmarble949 ай бұрын
@@wordoftheday7650 "Atrocious" ? In that case it would no longer fall under the category in which " 99.999% of the audience [...] would never be able to tell an inkling of a difference ".
@AH-bm5xs9 ай бұрын
And yet that’s why it’s so much better. Nolan isn’t settling for average or any version lesser than his maximum effort and highest craft. He’s always pushing for better. You seem to mean this comment as a negative but it’s actually a tremendous compliment and endorsement.
@Turnoutburndown9 ай бұрын
I didn’t really like the movie but you gotta respect the skills!
@MylezNevison8 ай бұрын
In as much as l respect their efforts, Mr Nolan & Hoytema's technical decisions on this project ended up demonstrating & falling victim to the *Law of Diminishing Returns.* Such is life that after a certain optimal threshold is reached, any additional factors of production will result in smaller inconsequential increases in output. Weathly people fall victim to this law as well, the more money they make past a certain wealth threshold, the smaller the changes in their lifestyles get. The lesson being, *there is such a thing as too much...* "Overfilled, the cupped hands drip, better to stop pouring. *Sharpen a blade too much and its edge will soon be lost." - Lao Tzu (Tao Te Ching)*
@jokerfleckcast31962 ай бұрын
Nobody gives a toss what you think. Nolan is superior to you. His use of IMAX film in ensuring film making retains an "event" feel rather than disposable plop is what makes him a great film maker. You talk as though as though you have made masterpieces yet i bet you have barely been near an IMAX film camera. 😂😂😂😂
@Lazarusart9 ай бұрын
Still a totally overrated film ! Dull, over dramatized. Yet more glorifying mediocrity.
@Robstrap9 ай бұрын
Maybe you're just dull
@callumdrew8 ай бұрын
Agreed, a three hour snooze that'd been more appropriate as a book. The trinity bomb sequence was the only moment worth putting on the screen and David Lynch did the explosion part better in Twin Peaks the Return anyway...the rest.... why'd we need to see that shit cinematically?
@AaryamanAdhikari-x3l9 ай бұрын
1st
@ZzdeathangelzZ9 ай бұрын
lol sorry but this video is a circlejerk for how 'amazing' Imax is. The fucking nuclear explosion in Oppenheimer was also terribly done with practical effects and should've been CGI or a mixture at least. Look like some gas explosion scaled up lmao
@toorandomenvi9 ай бұрын
Controversial take but the visuals were nothing special compared to the sound in that movie