Why OPPENHEIMER 70MM is breaking IMAX projectors
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- Опубликовано: 20 июл 2023
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People are reporting issues and break downs with showings of 70MM IMAX presentations of OPPENHEIMER all over the world. In this video we talk about the challenges of projecting such a monster of a film in 70MM, what it means for the future of CINEMA, and whether or not you should skip 70MM IMAX for one of the digital formats all together or not.
OPPENHEIMER is directed by Christopher Nolan and stars Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey JR. 
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I am become Oppenheimer (2023), destroyer of imax projectors
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Great comment!
@impatrickt last movie I saw in 35mm was MI Ghost Protocol in Lahore, Pakistan 2011. Alot of cinemas had actually upgraded to digital. Only a handful were left.
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As a projectionist myself, I think it would’ve been appropriate for Nolan to split the film in two and have an intermission planned. That would relieve the weight issue and the other logistical nightmares. Also, there’s still people who have worked with 35mm film prints in the past that know how to handle situations like this. Give us retraining and practice runs ahead of time so we can handle them.
intermission would be awesome especially considering the length of the film. Indian movies are very long as well and they have official breaks written into the script
You remember those old intermission cartoons?
I notice they never said "lets all go to the baaaaathroom...lets all go to the baaaathroom.
Lets all go to the baaaathroom, to have ourselves a pee!"
yea i agree with this, why no intermission?? Seems like such a simple yet effective solution to this problem...
People are already used to binging series, skipping intros because they don't need a summary after a short break.
I think that a well planned intermission would do well.
Pretty much how they do with musicals, let people have a break, go to the restroom and stock up at the bar, then back to watching.
I agree about the intermission. I have not seen this movie yet, but in 3 hours, most people are going to have to go to the bathroom sometime. I have thought for many years that one of the best things to happen to the movie industry is getting these movies out on VHS tapes, and now DVDs, so people can watch them at home, and if they need to go to the bathroom, they can just pause it and not miss anything.
I saw it in 70mm IMAX at the Indianapolis State Museum. Not a single technical issue. Was the most impressive presentation I’ve ever seen of a film. Image quality was nuts and perfect, with just the right amount of grain and dust you want, but super clear and sharp. Sound mix was perfect. No problem discerning dialogue. The sound was so impressive that it quite literally took my breath away more than once. Felt like it was shaking my soul. All that to say, was a great experience.
That’s where I saw Interstellar. Such a good experience there
Its probably beeing handled incorrectly. Very new films, ought to have some teething problems
now if only the movie itself was interesting
@@dattmougherty_5392 bro can't hold 10 minutes of dialogue without whinning
I was their Sunday, and props to those guys it was amazing. never been to a 70mm film before and I was worried after seeing all the others break down but they did great well worth the 3 hour drive for me.
There is practically a ritual projectionists have to do to properly play IMAX movies, and if you aren't trained to do it with some experience, things can go wrong. From what I remember, the projectionist went through checking everything was correct 4 times before the movie started. Watching him was like watching an OCD person with their struggles. It seemed ridiculous, but knowing how finicky the format is, it wasn't ridiculous at all.
It’s definitely the fault of the cinema chain who’s running it. Here in the UK we have 3x 70mm IMAX venues (used to be more) but the BFI in London recently posted that it took their projectionists the whole weekend, working through night, to assemble the film and get it ready for rehearsals on MONDAY. These guys are veterans and have worked with the IMAX projectors for decades. Monday was the deadline set by IMAX so what on earth are these other cinema chains doing? They haven’t prepared properly and have ignored the procedures and deadlines set by IMAX themselves. Shameful.
Glad to hear the London BFI is working well. I’ll be there on Monday!!
It's much easier for BFI as they quite regularly screen IMAX 15/70mm prints from their archives, such as the recent Christopher Nolan retrospective series. That means they have plenty of in-house 70mm experience. The issue for many other cinemas is that there hasn't been an IMAX 15/70mm release for 2 years, so the equipment has been left unused and forgotten.
Hopefully the science museums one is just as reliable. You’d think they have a proper veteran projectionist since it’s in an actual science museum
@@carxeco Science Museum have written a blog post about it ("A Projectionists Guide To Oppenheimer") so it's a safe bet they they also know what they're doing!
Been at the 3rd BFI screening on Friday and no issues whatsoever. Nachos at 8am though, not recommended.
In a sense, Nolan has (un)wittingly made the audience experience the same frustrations and barriers that Oppenheimer’s scientists faced when building their bombs.
@@TheWraith7 They say of war, that it is 99% boredom and 1% sheer terror.
Their "gadgets".
are you so sure that was unwitting? To me it seemed Nolan was super-conscious of every how many parts of Oppenheimer's life were like an atomic bomb going off, and subtle bomb metaphors throughout the film. It would not surprise me if he deliberately presented such a choice to the audience. Plus ater the first half, I wasn't even aware of the formatting or visual experience. The story overwhelmed my experience of everything.
I’m not exactly sure that running a film parallels splitting the atom, or that the fate of the world hangs in the balance. 🤷🏼♂️
like you pointed out, it’s due to the imax 70mm projectors not being run by seasoned veterans… i went to imax 70mm dome in detroit and we had noooo issues at all because they play 70mm films all the time as a museum (granted much shorter films) and they truly understand and appreciate the art
I agree, I went to the Detroit showing too. How did you feel about the dome projection? I couldn’t tell if he took away or added to the experience. It was cool at first but having to look up was tiring after awhile. It’s the only projection on a dome in the world
@@DavidMartinez-kc9nz yea agreed for a three hour movie having to look up the whole time was a little tiring, but the trinity scene and espc the visuals of the bomb itself was spectacular and made the whole thing worth it! still don’t know where the best seat in that dome would be tho bc the projector room is in middle of seating?
@@xavzyn I went to the Saturday noon showing and got to talk to the employees and they told me in normal shows the best seats are like top and either the first or last quarter of the rows. I was in those seats but below and I still lost some of the image to the walls in the center
Did you go see
it at the Michigan science Center? My friend went to go see it on Friday and said the aspect ratio was a little wonky because of the dome projection? Is any of that true?
I also have tickets to the Detroit IMAX! I only bought my tickets on Thursday, and was incredibly glad I did because it was the very last seat available before everything sold out!
I did go and see it Saturday night with my brother in Large Format though, so not terribly worried about having to look all around.
That said, I really wish the Detroit IMAX offered the free cut sections of 70mm like other theaters have been doing (you can see him holding them at the start of this video). I would LOVE to have a few frames like that 🤤😢
I am a 64yo Projectionist and agree with you 1000%, I started on carbon arc and retired when the digital projector arrived, and not by choice. You did a great job on this video.
thanks for stopping by!
Damn u got fired Eric?
Sounds like they need your skills again @ericsilverman1941
Just got out of a 70MM Imax showing in Buford, GA. First time ever watching a film in this format. Everything went smoothly and I was blown away. So sorry this happened!
This is the theater I'm going to! Glad you had a good experience!
I am going to this theater also. Do you remember which auditorium you see it?
@@raulcferraz you’re in for a treat. Very unique experience on true film! The black and white scenes were exceptionally beautiful :)
Also, it’s VERY LOUD. My ears are still ringing after 7 hours. Bringing a pair of earplugs might not be a bad idea. Seriously lol.
@@AbdullahAlMamun-di3uc Auditorium 21. The only IMAX screening room there.
I saw it there opening night. The storms did knock out the power twice, but other than that it played smoothly
I also used to work as a projectionist when I was a teenager (in the late 1980's for me) and did the job for just over a year, so I learned a lot about the craft and experienced a lot of the same problems you saw (film spooling onto the floor instead of the take up platter, film breaks, shutter lock, film melting, etc.) much like every projectionist. The cause of this film's projection problems is clearly defined in your video: The print is too big to fit on the platters! The whole system is designed with certain tolerances for tension on the film as it passes through all the pulleys and the longer the film, the more stress you put on the print - particularly near the beginning and end of the run. Simply making the platters bigger isn't going to change the limitations set by the tensioners guiding the film to and from the projector, and Nolan surely knows this but he's pushed past a technical boundary he didn't think would come back to bite him.
As you probably know, there are typically three platters in a standard projection booth - one for the supply and one for the take up, with a spare to hold the next film that's scheduled to run. The solution to this problem is incredibly simple: Split the film in half with each half on a different platter, and have a short intermission in the middle to provide time to re-thread the projector for part two. I don't think an IMAX (or even standard 70mm) projection booth exists anywhere in the world with two projectors that can facilitate making a live switchover at the break like they used to do back in the days before platters were developed and reels were still used, so an intermission is the best way to protect the film from damage.
All the scratches and dust people are complaining about in the print are caused by the film spooling onto the floor. Film stock tends to hold an electrostatic charge, so it attracts dust and dirt like a magnet. Last I checked, projection booths don't qualify as "clean rooms" so any amount of film that winds up on the floor will forever lose its pristine "new print" look. It's not only ruining the experience of the film goers, it's ruining a print of the film that cost about $100K dollars to make. At least, that's what it recently cost Portland, Oregon's Hollywood Theatre to buy a print of 2001: A Space Odyssey in 70mm - I suspect an IMAX print is even more expensive.
And all of this because for some reason we just can't stop the experience for 10 minutes in the middle? This was a common practice between the 1930s and 1960s when most films weren't even nearly this long and people accepted it as normal, and the reasons for why it's not anymore are complicated. It's stupid, sad, and costly on numerous fronts. I know a lot of people enjoy intermissions for a variety of reasons, so I think Hollywood needs to pull their heads out of their behinds on this because it's costing them more than they realize on epic-length films like this one.
Some people have told me they don't want to see it specifically because it's too long to not have an intermission to stretch their legs midway
@@planefan082 Well if they don't want to see a movie like this because it's too long they are missing one of the best movies of modern times imho. Their loss. I suggest to those people, have a strong cup of coffee and visit the bathroom just before you head into the movie. I'm a retired 73 year old 35mm (and digital) projectionist and lover of movies. I must admit I have trouble at times just staying awake watching TV in the evenings and sometimes have reservations about movies I watch in the cinema that are longer than two and a half hours. I watched Oppenheimer 2 days ago and found that it held my interest all the way through; in fact it just got better and better the longer it went on. This is a movie that may need to be seen at least a couple of times to really enjoy it. It will take concentration, but it will really be worth it. This is not just a movie, this is a brilliant piece of art.
Splitting the film was exactly what they did for the IMAX 70mm 3D release of Titanic back in 2012. Titanic is even longer than Oppenheimer and, as a 3D film, it came on a whopping *4* massive platters. But of course, this requires an intermission to change platters.
At 51 years of age, I would appreciate a 10 minute restroom break in the middle of the movie ( I wish they would do that on all of the long films nowadays) 3 hours is a big ask on old bladders.
Im someone who wont see it at the cinema at all because of its length. A half way break and I'd have my tickets already. A decent intermission would make money for cinemas because many people would head out and grab more snacks
My Dad ran 70MM for many years as a Projectionist in LA! Sadly he passed in 2018! Like you said the number of people who could actually pull this off and the number of theaters that could pull this off is very limited. People need to realize 95% off all Theaters cant even run film anymore let alone 70MM!
I probably saw some of his work! Thank you to his memory.
Star Wars was first presented on film. The second set of SW movies was digital. I don't see any further movement in film, digital just gets bigger, better and faster. Soon you, the average Joe, can grab a fairly high-res camera from Best Buy, any of many camera stores and even Amazon and produce professional quality looking movies on a home computer. It's getting to be that simple. I came from the age of film 35mm cameras. Today I am sporting some great Sony digital cameras that are so easy to use. Sony, Panasonic, Fujifilm, Canon, Nikon and others are making some incredible cameras.
@@bondgabebond4907 Film has made a huge comeback. It's no longer a consumer format. It's moved into the professional world. Why? Clients can "own" assets. There is a "negative" a physical asset. This is what ad agencies really like. They want the negative in their vaults where they know it's safe. Film has it's benefits; better dynamic range, better clipping, much nicer and smoother color science, soft but still crisp looking. To this day, digital has yet to completely copy film, it's just "different" and again, as you pointed out, ANYONE can buy a "digital" camera, so whats the point of film? To make you stand out in the crowd. Especially with projection of film that's been photochemically colored, it's a unique experience you can't get at home. Does it look BETTER than let's say a 8k shot, 4k presented HDR presentation with a laser projector? That's maybe a bad comparison, it just looks "different" and unique. Anyone can see HDR at home these days, so why even bother going to the cinema?
70MM is 70 megametres. The abbreviation of milimetre is "mm". Just wanted to let people know.
@@CinemaRepository Ad agency: "We only shoot on film because we want to stand *OUT* from the crowd and have a better ad experience.
Most major company's: "But we're gonna need to show it on television so it's just gonna get digitized anyway, why bother with the extra cost even if it theoretically held a very subjectively 'better' experience?"
As an IT guy, we deal in requirements and engineers quite a bit. To me, this sounds like IMAX was designed for what we are going to call Purpose A, with a runtime of Runtime A. The engineers, as good engineers do, built the equipment to deal with a much longer and more complicated Purpose B, and an extended Runtime B.
What Christopher Nolan keeps doing is exceeding the original intended Purpose A, and exceeding Purpose B, to the point where we are now at Purpose E after going through C and D, as well as Runtime E.
Unfortunately, when something as big and complex as an IMAX film track is built, "just making the platter bigger" is only a small piece of the engineering and requirements puzzle to make something work further than it ever has before.
What is happening is effectively what happens when you overclock your computer, sure, it will work for a bit, but eventually, something is going to give, there's an upper limit of what it is capable of before you need to do a rebuild and improve all your internal gear for your computer to process faster and faster and keep cool... Same for the IMAX film projectors, they've far exceeded their designed abilities, and now we are seeing them literally pushed beyond their limits.
Film was never designed to be an 11mile and 600lb reel, this is putting a lot of strain on components, that just aren't up to the task
U got that right
Then had some long ones back. Then. Ben hur, Lawrence of arabia,ten commandments the bible, Spartacus , etc. All roadshows
Large format film is like vacuum tubes, hard to get working just right, but when they do, it’s magical. Nothing else is quite the same.
As someone with a 78 450 SLC Benz. I completely understand that vacuum analogy
@@impatrickt strange flex but ok 😅
15 perf IMAX is its own thing. Standard 5 perf 70mm Todd AO is the same as 35mm really in terms of setup. A few minor differences, but for the most part it's the same tech.
@@CinemaRepository Yes, there is nothing like 15/70 IMAX. I have a theater locally with it, and it’s just spectacular.
Yeah man, nothing like a good vacuum tube to suck a load out.
Saw it last night in 70mm (but not IMAX), and at one point in the middle, the audio went out and was replaced with Disney Channel radio... Other than that, they fixed it really quickly and the film print was *beautiful.*
Are you serious? LOL
*Trinity bomb is detonated*
"Hi! I'm Selena Gomez and you're listening to Disney Radio!"
@@vile2818😂😂
@@vile2818 I hate how accurate that is 😭
Still worth seeing in 70mm even if it’s not in imax?
Went to see it in Imax 70 in Prague, second ever screening, and there were no technical issues at all. The whole experience was perfect and very immersive
which theater is it exactly? just in case, because I went to the Apollo in Vienna, they have IMAX Laser 4K.
@@DmitriyDarkJoney Its the Atrium Flora IMAX in Prague, was there yesterday
Way back when I was in my twenties, I was a film projectionist. I loved that job. I was fortunate to have worked at a theater the ran 16mm, 35mm, and 70mm film. It was also often used for film festivals and press screenings. We had a "double system" where we ran double-system, 1,000-foot cores where the picture and audio were on separate reels. We ran classic Norelco AA 35/70 projectors, the best film projectors ever made. I ran into my fair share of bad prints, film breaks, blown lamps, etc., etc. I do miss those days.
With that said, I have to admit that I do love digital cinema cameras and digital projection. I do not miss one little bit all of the issues with film suck as bad prints, dirt, scratches, breaking prints, etc., etc. I love the images I can get with today's digital cinema cameras such as RED and Alexa. And I truly love the clarity, detail, and that rock-steady image with no film gate weave and flutter. I love being able to shoot VFX plates in 8k, makes the compositing process so clean and seamless.
We had a film projectionist at the theater I worked at who had been working these formats from his college years until his 30s. He was also a cameraman, and I bet he was thrilled to be able to work with digital formats once they were more readily available, less expensive, and lighter weight (I worked at this theater in the 1990s).
I saw Oppenheimer in IMAX 70 mm Film at Opry Mills in Nashville, TN, USA. No breaks or stoppages. Some dust on print in places; a few vertical lines occasionally. Fairly loud projector noise, but absolutely drowned out by most of the soundtrack. As for the on-screen image: EPIC. Unique. Overwhelming.
Great to hear it! I saw the last two Dark Knight films and Dunkirk there. What’s crazy is that it was broken until a month ago. IMAX fixed it.
I'm close enough to there that i could go see it at that theater. Thanks for the endorsement
Vertical lines on IMAX 70mm?? The film moves horizontally in the projector so you can possibly see horizontal scratches, not vertical.
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True, yet there were a few very brief lines, like scratches.
Not like the stereotypical lines on old film when projected, but briefly visible imperfections.
Saw it at the same theater Sunday. I noticed the same issues as you did. I think the vertical lines could have been possible film splices.
Saw the 3rd showing in San Antonio on 70mm IMAX. Apparently the first two showings had issues, but they’d figured it out by the 3rd. It was stunning. Not convinced this movie was the best fit for IMAX, but it looked and sounded great.
I saw it on Saturday, thankfully it was all figured out and perfect by then
Agreed. Talking heads don't need a 70mm imax especially since there was maybe a couple minutes of these visuals they keep bragging about out of 3 hours!
Saw it 2 weeks after opening and it wasn't working despite it working for my cousin who saw the showing in that same morning :(
Hello! I know it has nothing to do with the video, but: did you paint the filter of your modified shure mv7 black? because it's gray and it doesn't really match the black of the microphone, but in your video it looks much darker.
you probably got a crappy filter then
I saw it both in imax laser & 70mm film here's how they compare:
*Imax Laser:* the colors are vibrant, the projection was incredibly bright & because of that the contrast ratio was so good giving you deep black levels, (it wasn't as black as oled displays but it still looks great, if you want a cinema experience similar to oled then I highly recommend dolby cinema) 4k resolution of laser projector looks good on imax screen & it was pretty detailed.
*70mm film:* unfortunately it was not 15 perf that imax use instead it was 5 perf but the image quality still looks breathtaking, the colors still look beautiful & vibrant but not as good as imax laser, for the image quality this is the most detailed picture quality I've ever seen in a movie theater more detailed than imax laser, it was so detailed I can see the individual pores on the actor's face it's like meeting them in person.
I watched 70MM IMAX at the Science Museum in London, they seemed like they knew exactly what they were doing as it started promptly and never had a single issue or a dust particle on the film. Its very unfortunate you had issues, hopefully in the future they fix these issues
I saw it at PVR Prashant Vihar, India, and it was out of focus and the subtitles were massively distorted. They fixed both issues at the interval. But then the screen wasn't aligned properly for the rest of the film. I saw the Sound of Freedom today in the U.S. at AMC, and it was slightly out of focus. Maybe it's just my eyes and my age lol. Or I should stick to digital projection!
But india has only digital projection right? Or still they have flim projection ?
@@pranoyrai1216 Naaah we do have quite a few IMAX theaters here. I live in a tier 2 city, and we have one IMAX theater
@@pranoyrai1216 there's like one film IMAX theare in India, rest are all digital.
In India, there’s IMAX but digital only.
70 mm perf 15 is not being played in India, infact only 30 cinemas in worldwide are playing the 70mm film.
@@xxxplayerblyatxxx8992None of them are playing Oppenheimer in film
At 19 I was a manager at AMC Bell Plaza 8 in Phoenix and also had to run the projector booth. Dealing with film can get stressful indeed. This was many years ago also. I think most prints were delivered on Wednesday and you start building prints and adding trailers and loading it up on the platters to run through late at night to make sure everything is set before Friday. If the crew didn’t want to stay and watch a full movie then I would have to watch them all. Back then we didn’t get multiple prints of one movie. But we saw the incentive to have big movies playing in two houses if possible. We made this happen by splicing a super long lead and threaded the same print in two projectors. One time during a packed double house screening of Short Circuit (I said it was a long time ago) I realized that the 2nd projectors platter went out of sync and was just dumping the film onto the floor. A lot of film. 15 minutes worth, or more. I was sweating bullets. Somehow we got it corrected and all loaded back on the platter without having to stop the movie. Lol. Fun times.
Being a manager of a movie theater at 19 is pretty cool man :)
Happy to say I saw it at in 70mm IMAX at the Chinese Theater in LA on opening night, and it was perfect. There were a handful of blemishes that popped up at certain points in the film, but I legitimately couldn’t tell wether or not they were intentional. Overall, if was honestly one of the greatest theatrical experiences I’ve ever had
Same here! Drove three hours to watch it and loved it even when I was confused mostly. Thankfully it made me watch it again so I watched it on digital Imax, still enjoyed it especially when I was able to understand the dialog and the audience was luckily quiet throughout the film.
I booked tickets in the first screening of regular 70mm, IMAX 70mm is non existent here in Germany, the film looked beautiful. About 10-20 minutes into the movie the projector breaks down, and we proceeded with an digital version. At the end everyone in the audience received a voucher for another 70mm screening of Oppenheimer. I don’t know what the problem was but they weren’t able to fix it for the next screening that day. All in all I think it was vary interesting to see the comparison between the digital and analog projection and hey I pretty much got an free partly 70mm party digital screening of Oppenheimer.
At least the theater tried to make up for it, though I don't know how those vouchers would work if the theater is sold out, but that's probably only going to be an issue the first few days if at all. From what I would guess based on what I've heard (as someone who has never worked with film, projectors, or theaters) the issues for imax in particular are probably because Nolan said that before filming even started he had to make sure that IMAX was even capable of making a 70mm film THAT LONG and they said it should be possible by pushing the projectors to their absolute limit. The weight of the physical film reel is apparently around 600 lbs, and that might be very close to the limit of what the projectors can hold and the motor to spin. I'm not sure if something like that would also apply to your 70mm non imax screening, but it's likely that those projectors are being pushed to the limit as well, and any improper maintenance over the years would be most likely to be exposed when the projector is pushing the limits of its capabilities. This is just a guess though
Mind sharing which city/theatre was that? I know that Germany has only about 10 or so 70mm theatres.
There used to be an IMAX in Munich
@@amkoraiem It was the “Lichtburg” in Essen according to their Instergram it’s working again.
Go to Prague.
I was sitting in the same row a few seats down from where you took the video of the interruption! I will say, I’ve seen a lot of technical issues happening in regular Cineplex theatres lately too, but I’ve never seen replacement tickets be issued at the end to make up for it. Obviously it was an opening night, premium experience so maybe they felt the need to compensate but I’m glad they did. Steve, who came in to address the theatre during the shut-down was really going above and beyond, chatting with people before and after the show, he said after he was legitimately running through the theatre trying to figure out how to get the film back up, and he offered to take a handful of people up to see the IMAX projection booth after. This was the most movie magic I’ve experienced at a Cineplex theatre in a long time. You’re right, it does feel like a special moment in time to be a part of. And it’s a great story to tell, this was certainly a unique cinematic experience.
If you don't ask they won't give you replacements. I have had this happen to me a few times.
@@edwardlenovo3240 I don’t know if anyone asked for a replacement ticket, I just know they were ready at the exits as we all left the theatre. Sure, good customer service is about responding to complaints, but excellent customer service, in my experience, is about anticipating customer expectations and going above and beyond without being asked.
I did watch it in 70mm IMAX. Thankfully there were no issues, ran smooth. Very light dust here and there on lighter scenes but it was all gone an hour in. I hope people get the near flawless experience soon.
Honestly I’m glad the issues are down to inexperience with IMAX film projection rather than a physical issue with the projectors.
I’ll just wait a few weeks & go see it once they’ve worked out the kinks.
Here they are only doing one week of the print.
By then those prints will be trashed!
@@impatrickt Kramer IMAX in Regina, Saskatchewan is running it another 2 weeks (I think 5 weeks total).
A little something I appreciate is Mr. Nolan's depth and breadth of knowledge when it comes to not only how to produce his films, but how to *show* his films. Having that back end to front end experience and knowledge -- something I think Tyler Stalman refers to as "full stack creator" -- means that the films aren't created in a void, and that there is intention when working within and pushing the boundaries of a creative endeavor. (edited for typo)
If you’re a real filmmaker you must have that knowledge, or else what the hell are you doing?
But what good is all that knowledge when you sell out an IMAX theater and have to refund every ticket because the projectionists couldn't do the job?
I went to see the Laser IMAX screen on the biggest IMAX screen in the country today, and I'm going for a 70mm screening next week. I've never been this interested in contrasting and comparing screening formats before. Can't wait.
All of them say they are “the biggest in the country” 🙄
Please reply and let us know the comparison between the two in detail. I'm really interested in hearing from you.
i've heard the laser has a better picture and the 70mm is grainy but good sound
@@NitroGummyBear🤡
Yes please do tell when you have watched it again :)
I got to see the 70MM IMAX showing in San Francisco yesterday. Movie started immediately at start time. No trailers. Flawless projection, and an incredible experience
Was lucky enough to see it in the IMAX in Langley, British Columbia first week of release and it was a flawless screening.
It was an absolutely incredible film experience, and so much of the IMAX picture quality is discussed but for those of you that have seen it; the IMAX sound for that moment of the Trinity test was a moment I’ll never forget.
One of my first jobs was at a cinema as well, where I became a projectionist eventually, working with the 35mm platters. Lots of fond memories of that, and it gave me a big appreciation for the art and skill involved with properly projecting things. I wish I could see a 70mm screening, but I'll be lucky to see a digital IMAX version, sadly. I'll take what I can get anyway, even if it's a regular digital presentation, but fingers crossed the IMAX screenings will stick around in St. John's for a few weeks. LOL
I appreciate the video for updating us all on the IMAX showings, and I’m sorry to hear about what you experienced. I have to say however, that having some issues like this, especially on opening night, isn’t avoidable. It’s kind of the whole thing, that 11 miles of 70mm-wide plastic is traveling over 6 miles per hour for 3 hours straight. Yes, it sucks when it has an issue. But a physical medium displaying a movie is simply impossible from having a hickup here and there. If you wanted absolute projection, you would go digital (speaking from running all formats EXCEPT 70mm IMAX over the years, I’ve had my fair share of digital issues too). In any case, I think looking at the bigger picture of how 27 or so theaters seem to have had little to no issues so far is a massive accomplishment. IMAX techs for the past several years have been resurrecting from the dead most of these projectors, and thanks to this showing should hopefully last more years.
dude, your 4x3 video on my phone screen looks incredibly pleasing to eyes, thank you for this bold choice!
I saw it last night in 70mm at an IMAX theater in Ontario, Calif. The movie started 15 minutes late but it ran all the way with no interruptions. There were particles on the screen that I thought were bugs but after a while, I figured it was a 70mm thing or something, if that makes sense.
It's an IMAX thing. The film is sucked with vacuum against a glass piece to be in focus while a frame is projected, dirt particles will stick there. The glass gets moved up and down across cleaning bars every few seconds to remove them but some may stick really tight. The glass gets cleaned manually between shows and the wiper bars get new covers. But with a 3h film... dirt builds up. There are usually sticky dirt removing rollers just before the projector input but again they can be overwhelmed by a dirty 30 minute print or a reasonably clean 3 hour print. "Normal" 35mm or 5-70mm projectors do not have this glass, the film is all that's between the lamp and lens.
I saw it at IMAX 70mm at Arizona Mills and encountered a different problem. Literally 5 minutes in, a speaker blew and there was an obvious audio drop. Then anytime a scene or part got loud or had any high end, the speaker would make very loud crackling or 'farting' noises. Everyone in the theater noticed. It took us out of the experience when it would happen, but despite this, the film was INCREDIBLE!
saw it in 70mm imax last, glad to say it ran perfectly with no problems only a few bits of dust. sad to hear a lot of other are having problems
Same, I went all the way to Rhode Island from Maine on Thursday night and it was running perfectly too.
I just watched this yesterday morning at the Regal Mall of Georgia in 70mm IMAX, and I have to say that it was the absolute best film I have ever seen. Period. It also ran flawlessly, the sound was unlike anything I had ever heard before, and they waited to start the movie until they were sure everyone was seated. If you get the chance to see this movie, even if it isn't in 70mm IMAX, go see it because it is an absolute masterpiece of cinematography, sound, and history. This is the (in my opinion) the movie of the decade.
I started working for a theatre at the very end of film projection and wish I could have learned the craft. VERY few people left who can do it, even fewer on IMAX projectors. Being a projectionist used to be a lifetime gig for a lot of people so most of them are old guys. And even they wouldn't have done it for a while so I'm not surprised there are issues. And yes, thanks for drawing attention to IMAX as a Canadian invention, I don't think many people realize! The headquarters is actually just down the road from the Winston Churchill Cineplex in Oakville/Mississauga, which has fake IMAX lol.
Yup, IMAX is a Canadian invention. Back in the mid 1970's a friend of mine was the projectionist for the Cinesphere at Ontario Place which was the first permanent commercial IMAX installation on the planet. As a geek (and part time movie projectionist to pay the rent) it was pretty mind blowing technology at the time!
man you got this out fast (and 4:3 is massively appreciated). Will be checking out much more of this content.
Glad to report that the first 70mm IMAX screening at Science Museum here in London this afternoon was flawless, the movie is just magnificent.
I used to work at a movie theatre and the projection crew to us were these experts who were shrouded in secrecy. I never actually saw the projection team, I only communicated with them via walkie talkie.
It definitely takes skill, but I miss seeing the little projection windows in theatres!
I definitely felt like an outcast those couple summers at the theater. I ended up working in the office after, it was just too stressful.
I saw it in 70mm IMAX at the London Science Museum and the experience was flawless. But then they still have their own projectionist and also a manager that is familiar with IMAX film. Indeed the Science Museum only installed laser IMAX last year, prior to that it was an exclusively 70mm IMAX theatre.
Great IMAX theatre.
I LOVED working as a projectionist up in the booth as a student. I got goosebumps writing it and remembering it. Nothing beats an adrenaline rush of 9 movies starting at aprox the same time on old Victora 35mm projectors... :D
my theaters showing of 70mm's film strip literally burned i saw the film melt as the Universal logo started got a refund still haven't been able to see it yet
I saw it in Langley BC on 70mm. The showing went perfectly. I was a little confused why the manager came out to thank everyone for coming and stating how this was such a special event. We take film and movies for granted. No longer. The hype has been a great educator of all the effort that goes into these films. Amazing
Watched the 70mm IMAX presentation today in RI and it was flawless. Props to the projectionist(s) involved. They did great work.
I booked tickets there in a few weeks, I'm hyped
@@EGL24Xx You're in for a brilliant experience. I hope you enjoy it immensely.
I just want to add my positive experience because it’s always the negative experiences that will be seen the most.
I saw Oppenheimer on the 21st in IMAX 70mm in the UK and it was flawless.
To copy someone else, the print was *beautiful*
This actually happened to me when I saw interstellar in imax 70mm. They had to switch to digital halfway through which was actually interesting to see the difference back to back
How did the digital compare to the film? At the time, I couldn't watch Interstellar in theaters so I'm interested in the comparison!
@@cia1998 Digital doesn't hold a candle to the resolution you can get in a 70mm slide. Of course, film will always have it's imperfections, where digital won't.
I ran the movie Braveheart back when I was a teen. It would barely fit on the platters. It took some extra care to run smoothly.
That was such a fun job. I can still smell and hear the 8 projectors going like crazy:)
Yooo it was awesome to meet you in person and another fellow Oppenheimer fanatic 😉
🙏🙏🙏
Here is a thought consider the projectors are 30 years old and been sitting in a corner for 6 years. Add on Imax is a sophisticated machine that has a ton of moving parts. I would argue for getting some new projectors built and rolled out since Nolan releases a film every few years.
Likely film projection will fade out entirely and Nolan will have to accept digital projection
Saw it opening night in True IMAX 70mm, in King of Prussia PA. Had an amazing experience and did not encounter any of the issues you listed. Audio was perfect and didn't encounter any issues with the picture. It looked like a portal into the past.
When did you get ticets? Every seat other than the front two rows are sold out. Also where did you sit?
@@jeremydr2164I had to get tickets a week in advance and still only was able to be in the second row. king of prussia is the only one in pa that’s 70 mm imax so i think people are coming from all over to see it there
@@jeremydr2164 also a week in advance, I sat center screen in the back
@@Oddball77th thanks.
I have a decent seat for Thursday and I got my ticket a month ago
Love your perspective on being part of the history that is this film's release in the IMAX format. That's exactly how I view seeing basically anything at the IMAX. My 'local' IMAX is the Melbourne Museum, it's about 3 hours from where I live, but I love making the trip there to see stuff because it's such a great facility. Being able to say I watched something like Makoto Shinkai's 'Suzume' in that theatre in particular feels special, even if it's kinda blurry when blown up to that size. No matter what movie it is, digital or film, there's something special to me about knowing I was fortunate enough to experience a movie on a screen of that size. Second largest in the world, currently.
I'm booked in to see the 1570 print of Oppenheimer at Melbourne on the 22nd of this month, and I'm really excited. No matter how many times I go there, I always seem to forget just how enormous that screen is until I find my seat and turn to face the screen.
I saw it opening night at the Indianapolis IMAX and it went smoothly. It looked gritty with dust and there were times where there were what looked like bugs at times on the lens of the projector. It made it more memorable and made it more raw knowing it’s 70mm, but the situation with the bugs on the lens did get distracting at times though
I was actually there for the first showing as well. Walked out 10 minutes after the first showing because I was coming again with my friends next week. I was lucky enough to see the projection room while the movie was running even though he said it's not allowed. I'm sure after those issues, no one will be allowed to see it. I also noticed the first minute having no video. Luckily I got videos of the projection room!
Just watched this at scotiabank theatre Chinook in Calgary and I was told as I was entering the auditorium that the film projector was down and that it would be a digital presentation instead which wasn’t at all what I was looking forward to. Felt like a punch in the gut for sure but I guess glad to know the IMAX film projector near me isn’t the only one having issues.
Oh no, I'm going tomorrow for the 70mm. Hopefully it's not still broken
I was a projectionist about the same time you were. My first reaction to hearing that Oppenheimer was gonna screened in true 70mm IMAX I was like, "How?" Just a few years later I tried applying at another theater for projectionist and all the kids working there just stared at me like I was speaking gibberish. The manager then informed me that position doesn't exist anymore.
there is only 1 IMAX 70mm theater here in NYC. ours ran ok but there were 2 times where the audio cut out randomly for like 5 seconds. other than that no issues. The issue lies within the theater, not nolan.
I think you're probably right, your theater probably had some relatively newer projectionists who may not have done the best job putting the print together. Depending on where you are and how many pieces the reel arrived in, they have to splice together either a few giant reels (The one for my theater came in three large crates) or a few dozen small reels (over in England they were shipped in something like 60 boxes of 3 minute reels).
My bet is one of the splices was not up to snuff, and as you mentioned they are supposed to do a test run the night before, and either didn't, or maybe it just held together the once.
Funny you mention in Canada they flew your projectionist from California, as I'm in California and they flew the one who did my screening in from Missouri. He was telling me what a delicate job it was, and that it's so fragile that simply touching it wrong once put together could cause what happened at your screening.
Also re: the audio - the audio tracks are a separate DVD disc (yes really) that plays along side the film and are set to sync by timecode, so untrained projectionists who didn't set this right would also explain the out of sync audio. (And improper splicing of the film I'm guessing could cause both)
There were several videos that documented the splicing together of this film, they said you could lose up to 4 frames before you have to insert black ones to prevent losing audio sync.
There's two cinema moments I'll never forget from the bygone analogue era.
1) In 1996, I went to see "Independence Day" for about the third time, now weeks after release, and during one of the reels the picture started to weave a lot, and then the sound started to flutter, and this continued until that reel finished. Afterwards, I asked to see the projectionist (not to complain, but to find what had happened), and he showed me a big bucket of chewed up film where the projector had just eaten off the holes all down one side of the print. We laughed, and I said good job the film will be closing soon! ... But then it was so popular it showed for another month and my local cinema lost out!
2) In 2005 I went to see a 20th Anniversary "Back to the Future" trilogy marathon, and halfway through BTTF 2, the reels changed and suddenly the picture was upside down and running backwards. Ooops - someone hadn't rewound that reel and was just projecting it tail first! I can't remember what scene led into the reel, but the reversed scene (so paradoxically, the end of the reel that was showing backwards) was Biff and Marty confronting each other in 1955 with Marty in the leather jacket and Biff realising Marty has taken the Almanac. "Nobody calls me ch-"
I went and saw it in 70mm on Monday at the BFI here in London which is the biggest IMAX screen in the UK. No issues at all and it just blew me away. Sharp picture, amazing sound and I really want to go see it again. But if BFI London took the time to make sure everything was working as PixPete said then bravo. All the cinemas that are doing this in 70mm need to spend some time making sure everything runs smoothly.
Nice! What row would be best for full immersion - I like it close - without getting a stiff neck?
@@ErikvandenBoom1 I was in row H and had a bit of a stiff neck.
I ran 35mm projection at a local regal cinemas around the same time as you and it was very stressful at first and my first builds I stitched together the wrong reels and it had to be fixed mid film by our projection leader. Luckily it was some indie film no one was seeing at the time. After I got the hang of it, I absolutely loved it.
70mm IMAX near Atlanta had no technical issues. It was an amazing presentation. Specks, noise and some “imperfections” were present but it’s all part for the experience.
I saw it at the Chinese Theatre in 70MM IMAX and thankfully the print ran great and looked spectacular. My only gripe was that it went a little blurry for a few moments in one of the courtroom scenes however it went right back to being sharp again. A Gorgeous print.
I noticed that too. It was one of the black & white scenes. I wonder if it was just the individual screenings, or if it was hardocded into all of the showings - even the digital ones.
yes it seemed like the only person they cared to have fully in focus was Oppenheimer. May have been deliberate?@@AlejandroMartinez-np5bb
Yea, they had someone using the little tool to clean the gate outside in the audience watching. The dust was horrible because the projection room they built, doesn't have venting or anti-static methods. So the film just builds up dust. It was a mediocre experience when I saw it. Can't wait to see it on standard 5 perf 70mm this weekend. Don't forget, the Village may shut down, this could be their last movie! So I'd go see it there if you wanna go again.
Very well said! I was lucky to have a great experience at our 70mm imax in Nashville.
I live in Phoenix. I sat at the very top of the IMAX theater, where the heat rises. I swear it was 90 degrees in that theater. Felt like I was actually watching the explosion in the middle of the desert. Got the true sweaty experience.
I'm running the 35mm version in Newton, MA. No problems at all, and it certainly looks better (and brighter) that our digital projectors usually do. The old Century projectors, some in service for 60-plus years, just don't fail you if you take care of them. I'm not knocking 70mm, but for venues like mine without the largest screens, it would be overkill.
Fellow Bostonian to Bostonian, keep up the good work!
Thanks Patrick. This was very enjoyable. You gave me a bit of nostalgia showing the "cineplex" I used to go very often to IMAX when I lived in Ottawa. There is nothing like the good old film experience and yes, I remember your comments on the dirtiness of The Batman. Unfortunately, here in Italy things are different and there are just a few cinemas that play movies in original language and I totally refuse to watch Morgan Freeman with an Italian voice. I will have to wait awhile to watch this one on the small screen (bummer)
Very excited to see Oppenheimer on imax this weekend !
Went to go watch it earlier today for an IMAX viewing, but sadly 2 hours before the viewing, they cancelled it due to a technical issue. I was quite upset about that, but instead, went to a normal viewing; DO NOT REGRET it.
Would have been absolutely mind blowing to see in IMAX, but that's something out of my control and it's definitely better to watch it in standard rather than not at all. 10/10 film
I saw it this morning and in my theater we didn't have any problems the movie was extraordinary.
Watched it at the Autonation IMAX in Ft. Lauderdale a couple days ago, and we basically had zero issues. What a phenomenal presentation. Before the movie began, we all stood up and did a round of applause for the projectionist. It was also cool seeing the switchover from digital to film during the opening logos. Can't wait to see Dune Part 2 there.
Just been to a 70mm show tonight, unfortunately it failed (went to black with audio) during the bomb explosion. We were told it was "over heating" and to their credit, the show continued 2 minutes later with no further issues. (in the UK).
4:32 This reminds me of October 2019 when I saw Gemini Man in 120fps 3D (2K, Dolby Cinema) and there was projection problems. The projection a rocky start and nearly ate into the next showtime.
Interesting! And yes most theaters don’t have the capacity to run a 70mm film. Imagine running 3 70mm projectors at the same time like we did at the Cineramadome/ Arclight on occasions it sure wasn’t an easy task.
I'm low-key kinda glad I'm going to go see Oppenheimer this weekend in IMAX with lasers instead of on film for my first viewing just on the off chance the IMAX 70mm print showing I'd go to gets corrupted.
yeah I'm seeing it digital first on a big screen with a great seat, then later in IMAX 70mm so I'll be able to see the difference, hopefully the film isn't trash but at least I'll see it once in pristine digital even if at a lower resolution.
I went to college in the 1980s, studying Film. Everything was analog. Dealing with film - both in the camera and with the negatives/prints - was always difficult. Digital has allowed for so much that was never possible. So many brilliant minds have been able to get into filmmaking because they’ve had access to technology that would’ve been prohibitively expensive a couple of decades ago. That’s all great!
For me, the biggest improvement digital has made is in the viewing experience. Perfect picture and sound every time. No dirty prints. No scratches. No splices. No jitter. No pops, crackles, or synchronization issues in the audio. I HATE those problems. (I also hate surface noise on vinyl records and was THRILLED to get my first CD player in 1984.) I simply don’t understand the love for film prints. Had we had access to digital film equipment when I was in college, I’d probably be a director right now instead of a digital projectionist…
Saw Oppenheimer last Saturday night at the Chinese in Hollywood and the the audio went out with about 30 minutes left. They let a whole scene play out without sound before stopping to fix it. The audience was in a great mood so no riot ensued.
No problems at all at the first screening at the Indianapolis IMAX which is screening it on 15/70 IMAX film! The projectionists and management there rock.
Same with King of Prussia IMAX 15/70. The only "issue" which I am not sure if it was a projector issue or just inherent to the IMAX film projection (I don't recall seeing this issue with Dunkirk or Interstellar 70mm IMAX?) is a slight flicker sometimes, especially in areas or scenes where there was a lot of white, so mostly notable in the b&w Strauss scenes. Otherwise, yeah you could see some dust and very minor imperfections in the film print that flash by, but like the video creator said, that's kind of the charm of film projection.
I'll probably go back in a few weeks to see it again in IMAX film with a center seat. The film looked great even off axis, but it must look monumental facing the screen straight on
Uh oh, I got tickets to see it in 70mm in Mississauga on Monday and I'm driving all the way from Ottawa for it. Hopefully they figure some stuff out by then!
I saw it in 70mm imax at AMC lincoln square and it looked absolutely amazing. That being said I heard the thursday night previews were shown on digital because of some exhaust issue. It's been evident for years that most big movie chains don't care about projection quality anymore. I've seen so many films with old dim bulbs and 3d polarizers still left over the lens. Once you bought your ticket and popcorn most theaters don't care about the actual experience inside the theater and most moviegoers aren't savvy enough to realize when projection is off or too dim.
Only the first of the two was. I attended the first IMAX screening there the following day and it was in 15/70mm and encountered no issues whatsoever much to my relief.
This reminds me of the issues projecting Schindler's List the first week, as there weren't enough projectionists left with experience with fully B&W films. They were sent instructions, but didn't understand them, as I recall. I went the first day and several scenes were blurry, but at that point I assumed it was Spielberg's choice. Lol.
We went to see Oppenheimer are The Chinese in Hollywood and it was amazing. But as you said, I did see a few specs of dust on the screen that used to be a regular part of movie going, lol!
Saw a 70mm print in Toronto and the entire movie was out of focus, for all three hours. Turns out they had the wrong lens on the projector. No vouchers handed out and tons of people were complaining about the film, which is a shame because this city has such an amazing community of projectionists that seem to be ignored/ not included in the exhibition
Was it in the missisauga cineplex?
No, Varsity in Toronto! Was Mississauga having issues as well?
@@bazedandconfused no just asking, i didnt know that cinema had 70mm showtimes as well! Now you said you had a bad experience, so i may not go there. Id like to see a 70mm screening but so far its only on missisauga, vaughn and your place. However, these news may force me to see digital or to wait a couple of weeks. Do you know if 70mm screenings will continue after the first week? Schedules havent been published yet on the website after this Thursday
@@reinervergara7926 i am also waiting for the same. I think 70mm print is only in Mississauga & Vaughan. The Toronto one is the IMAX digital version.
I am waiting eagerly. Hope everything will be fine & the release it for Friday sooner.
@@RajanKumar-yu8rh yes. I am checking the website for the next showtimes. Hopefully they still show 70mm, I dont know why i keep thinking the film would only be shown the first week of release. Id say you check the qebsite constantly as well as all the 70mm showtimes get sold out very quickly, or you are just left with the first three rows for you to seat at 😬💔
Will watch this when I get home….at the theatre now waiting for it to start!!!
enjoy!
@@impatrickt man did I ever! Quick Q - I saw a digital projection....how much have I lost out rather than seeing it on 70mm IMAX? I've soooo many technical questions...
@@DavidLewisTech you just don't get that original grit and grime from the film print. it's a fairly pristine presentation.
it's an encompassing experience that's hard to explain, you can literally hear the IMAX projector roaring in the booth. the bulb flickers a little bit. it's shaky. it's awesome. it just feels more present and physical in the auditorium.
@@impatrickt I'm tempted to go to the BFI and watch it again....
Some extra background on the issue with the reels:
The reels are 18,144 meters long (11.27 miles) and weigh 255kg (562lbs), making it the longest, and by extension largest and heaviest IMAX movie ever recorded.
IMAX reels carrying Oppenheimer had to be modified by adding extra material to the edge, allowing for an extra 11 minutes of footage. Even with that extra reel capacity added, the film barely fits on the reel, and the reel barely fits in the projector.
The shear size and weight of this movie is pretty much pushing projectors to their limit.
[Source: bored_tech - OPPENHEIMER 70MM IMAX film print assembly at Science Museum, London.]
Thanks for the info. Thumbs up! We tried to get tickets for IMAX, but all showings are completely sold out for the entire run at our local IMAX. So, we're going to see it at a non-IMAX theatre, and hope that we can catch the IMAX version sometime in the future.
Saw the 70mm IMAX at Arizona Mills in Tempe, AZ. Overall a great experience. Focus may have been an issue because the picture was sharp, but not to the extent I've seen on other 70mm IMAX prints. There was definitely dust on the lens and print, but it is summertime in Arizona, so that's gotta be part of the experience I guess.
Great to see another person that goes to my favorite theater. Couldn't find good seats this week but I'm going next week most likely. Hopefully my screening has zero issues
@Adventureclubest Yeah, I made sure to buy way in advance to get a seat dead center of the theater. I'm definitely considering another viewing there in a couple weeks to see if the issues have been ironed out.
This is the theater I'm going to on August 4th, I'm super hyped! I had originally heard they wouldn't be showing Oppenheimer but I found out they managed to get it up and running and bought tickets as soon as I could. 2 hour drive from Tucson, but it'll be worth it for such a unique experience.
Same here. Saw it at AZ Mills on the 20th. Bought tickets way in advance. No stops but had some dust/lint on the lens at times...not a vacant seat in the theater and everyone was fully engaged for the full 3 hours! Great movie! I'm glad I got tickets when I did.heard today that people are paying $80-$150 a (70mm IMAX) ticket on craigslist in some places..
I’ve watched it at The Science Museum in the UK. Went flawlessly. No issues at all. I think the UK still hold on to these skills more than other countries
Nope it’s just London,the one in Manchester was a disgrace and skipped 25 mins
It's more a matter of the type of IMAX vs. what country. Museum-based IMAX is almost always going to be a better experience, since they usually employ experienced projectionists that the regular cineplexes don't.
Saw it in IMAX 70mm in Buford, GA yesterday but our showing started half an hour late and they even turned on the main lights for a good while. I thought they were going to cancel the showing but they thankfully managed to get it going and wow what a treat. They were likely wrestling with that 11 mile print to get it to work.
My showing was absolutely flawless and I am incredibly thankful now.
I think greed is part of the problem. I remember seeing “The Right Stuff” on film and there was a 15 min intermission because the film was so long. If the theaters allowed for a brief intermission, they wouldn’t need those unwieldy platters and would likely have less issues handling a film of this length.
Nolan doesn’t want an intermission.
Agree!
@@impatrickt I think Nolan might be vetoed if problems like these continue. I think he might have reached the max level of hubris with this one. (though not to the level of the level of the deathtrap Titan sub CEO.) Cinema owners benefit from an intermission by more concession sales. I see no problem with a break when a movie's that long, myself. If they could just load another half size reel in that time it might solve some of these issues, too.
Our 70mm IMAX showing at the mall of Georgia had dust and debris constantly showing up, they said they already tried cleaning it multiple times and people were getting mad.
That’s the same screening I’m going to. Is it still worth going to this location and the price?
I saw another video here showing how the projectors work and they have multiple vacuums right over the filmstrip that run constantly right before the lens so that's probably what they are referring to. I guess that's what they're referring to. I imagine it's hard to clean a film that's clumped up in a reel when it's not being played.
Just drove up from Tucson and saw the IMAX version in Phoenix at Harkins Cinemas, a local chain who always does an exceptional job with film events, 70mm and IMAX. I’d seen the 70mm
version in Tucson which was amazing but the 70mm Imax just blew me away. Flawless print and presentation. Thank you. Christopher Nolan. Thank you Harkins.
A few years ago I was working as a projectionist and got trained to run 35mm of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. I thought that reel was huge! I can't imagine threading this beast haha. Very stressful, but cool at the same time.
Wow. This is crazy! I got my tickets for 70mm imax 2 weeks from now and that’s probably a good thing. That will give my theater 2 weeks to make sure it’s running properly 😳
except if they scratch the film due to repeated runs
@@abc123fhdihonestly that's kind of expected out watching a movie on film anyway. It's just bound to pick up dirt and stuff
So... maybe wait until next week to see it in IMAX? What a wild problem to have even after trying to prepare for it. Way to go Nolan! 👏👏👏
yeah if you get screenings might not hurt to wait.
@@impatrickt we have one IMAX here in Calgary. I haven't booked my ticket. Guess I better get on that.
@@ZAKtalksTECH I wouldn't wait, they sell out fast, it's worth the risk imo.
i heard the projection degrades the more its used due to dirt and debris getting on the film each rotation, something to consider
@@mynameisjeff7082 A month or two of playing is not going to be enough to have any noticeable degradation of the film.
Actually the fact that the movie runtime is so long will help lengthen the life of the film because there will be less plays per day.
Just saw Oppenheimer at the Mall of Georgia IMAX and it was almost a perfect experience. The glaring issues were the following: The lens seems to have several scratches which were quite distracting due to their locations and the film had a bit more scratches and debris present than expected. It seems that the handling of the projector and the film hasn’t been the highest of standards. But taking away the nit picking, it was an amazing experience!
Seeing those imperfections, even just previews of it on your video, makes me wanna watch it again but on film this time. Sadly, there aren’t any film theaters around my place afaik.