The IMAX Look Demystified - Oppenheimer Style

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Let's look at what makes IMAX look like it does, how you can recreate it, and even use it as a webcam.
#oppenheimer #imax #christophernolan #filmmaking #cinematography

Films shot partially with IMAX 70mm cameras:
Fantasia 2000
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk
Santa vs. the Snowman
Wired to Win
The Alps
Dinosaurs Alive!
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
Wild Ocean
The Dark Knight
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Legends of Flight
Born to Be Wild
The Tree of Life (Not screened in IMAX theatres)
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
The Dark Knight Rises
Star Trek Into Darkness (Cropped to 1.66:1)
Jerusalem
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Lucy (Cropped to 2.39:1)
Interstellar
Humpback Whales
Journey to Space (Recycled footage from Space Station 3D)
Adele - Hello (Music video)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Dunkirk
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Cropped to 2.39:1)
First Man
Ancient Caves
Tenet
Wonder Woman 1984 (Cropped to 1.90:1)
No Time to Die
Nope
Oppenheimer

Sources & Links:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/tips-and-solutions/understanding-crop-factor
https://www.princetoninstruments.com/learn/camera-fundamentals/field-of-view-and-angular-field-of-view
https://martybugs.net/blog/blog.cgi/learning/crop-sensors.html

Comparisons:
IMAX 70mm 15-Perf vs. 120 6x7 Film
https://phfx.com/tools/formatCompare/formatCompare.cgi?makeA=Film&modelA=Motion&formatA=70mm+15-Perf&makeB=Film&modelB=Still&formatB=120+6X7&focalLengths=50

IMAX 70mm 15-Perf vs. Fujifilm GFX 100S 4:3
https://phfx.com/tools/formatCompare/formatCompare.cgi?makeA=Film&modelA=Motion&formatA=70mm+15-Perf&makeB=Fujifilm&modelB=GFX+100S&formatB=4:3+Still&focalLengths=50

IMAX 70mm 15-Perf vs. Sony Venice II 8.6K 8.6K 3:2
https://phfx.com/tools/formatCompare/formatCompare.cgi?makeA=Film&modelA=Motion&formatA=70mm+15-Perf&makeB=Sony&modelB=Venice+II+8.6K&formatB=8.6K+3:2&focalLengths=50

Zeiss Full Frame vs. S35 Lens Comparison Tool:
https://www.zeiss.de/consumer-products/cinematografie/content/lens-illumination.html

01:02 What we will cover in this video
01:29 Establishing a reference point
01:48 What is Field of View?
02:44 Comparing Negative Size
03:25 Me losing my mind a little
03:29 Light Transmission & Calculation
04:11 Applying Theory to real-life
05:06 The IMAX Webcam
05:24 What's so special about IMAX?
06:38 Me losing my mind some more
06:44 Image Plasticity
08:15 Comparing to Digital Negatives

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