Yea, seems like a cool cat. One thing tho, as far as I can remember during my days in the projection booth we often had to wear gloves when first unpacking films. Maybe it's different now.
I know instinct tells us, "some is good, so more must be better!". But once you reach a certain age and have made enough mistakes, you learn that sometimes fate delivers us just the right amount of something. I've learned that if I find myself content, to just be happy with it. Too many times I've seeked out more of something, only to be disappointed. This advice I feel runs along side, "Never meet your heroes".
@@darnellwoodard7119I think generally it’s advised to wear soft gloves, but it’s probably not needed since he’s only touching the beginning of the film which doesn’t have any part of the actual movie on it
@@darnellwoodard7119as a former projectionist myself, you really should be wearing gloves as the natural oil from your fingers will transfer over to the film. Like someone else said he wasn’t touching anything the audience would see so it’s not that big of a deal.
As a former IMAX projectionist, this brought back many memories. To this day I can say that there is still nothing out there that can match the 15/70 format, or 15 perfs per frame for those who may not understand what 15/70 means. What wasn't mentioned in this video is, that there is no audio information on the print. The audio is on a separate format, probably digital in this case, that is timed in sequence with the projector. I have ten years experience as an IMAX projectionist and it was the best job I ever had. As someone mentioned in a previous comment, it could be quite stressful at times, especially if it was a premier for a new film. If things went wrong, it happened in a very big way. Thankfully, that rarely happened at our theater. On a funny note, there were also thse times when a bug would literally land on the projection boot glass and there would be a huge shadow on the screen of it walking across the screen. Thanks for posting this video and I know what the projectionist in this video feels like, he clearly enjoys his job.
@@Del-Canada bad things can happen quickly wearing gloves anywhere near rotating assemblies and gates. You do get a knack for only handling the shiny (non-emulsion) side or the edges-only, pinching thumb-and-forefinger front-and-back on leaders and splice tapes if you need to pull something around.
As a former projectionist pre digital era, all of those sounds from the booth brought back memories. There’s nothing more stressful than building a highly anticipated movie & hoping it runs without issues (especially brain wraps or bad splices).
I'd imagine there is a way to set it up wrong and start to run the reel and then have it snapped or become crushed, etc? Is there like, a back up reel in case that happens accidentally? Or ways of fixing it if you happen to snap it? I suppose you could splice it back together or something, I think that is the word (or it is the opposite of what I mean), but I'm imagining some kind of catastrophic damage, lol, I'd feel so much pressure, especially for a highly anticipated new release, if the theatre only had the one copy! And I imagine these Imax ones are expensive as heck, sooo, probably no back ups eh? :p
@@mraso30 yes, there are definitely ways of potentially damaging the print. I worked primarily with 35 mm prints & when the movies would come in, they’d show up in thick & heavy metal film cans. Most movies would be 6 reels (each reel was roughly 25-30 minutes of the movie) & would show up in a variety of ways (all heads up, all tails up, or a mixture of heads & tails up). The first thing that would go on the reel when building was the leader tape. This was a clear looking tape that was the same size as the 35 mm film. This is what we would grab onto & thread the film through the projector with. Next would be the trailers that were emailed to us to use in each film (usually about 5-6 trailers). Next would be reel 1 of the actual movie (if it was heads up). We would leave one frame of the actual movie on the head so when the movie would eventually get broken down, whoever is breaking it down can match it up if that makes sense? It’s definitely confusing to try explaining it. It makes more sense if it was being done right in front of you. As far as the film breaking etc it did happen to me in the past. There’s no real fix to it other than cutting out the damaged part of the film. If it were say 3-4 frames cut, the audience would never even notice. We never had an sort of back up reels on hand. If a reel ever got severely damaged beyond repair, we could always order a replacement reel. One of the most frustrating things was when a film would get scratched. There would be vertical green scratch marks running up & down the films picture. There was no way to repair that other than getting a replacement reel sent out.
@@mraso30 Oh definitely. When you're talking about IMAX, EVERYTHING from the print to the projector (incuding the bulb) to the sound system was really expensive! You can't just screw up, as it would be a costly mistake. But sometimes things can mess up, albeit very rarely (at least for me). For IMAX, you can remove frames to fix things but it isn't so easy as the soundtrack and the print(film) are separate and have to be synced up. This is unlike 35mm where the soundtrack is on the actual print. So IMAX was a bit more complicated and not as easy to recover from than it's counterpart 35mm. Especially when you encounter a "brain wrap" (when the print wraps tightly around that device in the middle of the platter at 0:48 so much so it can crash the movie).
In your years in the film industry, have you ever had a movie come in where the movies sound won't work? Pocture fuzzy to the point you can't fix it? Lights being left on? Heat being turned way up to the point people are leaving the theater? Have you ever seen what's happening to "The S of Freedom" before to any other movie?
@@anthonyricci5380 those brain wraps were the absolute WORST lol especially tight ones! I had some over the years that would be so tight & thick the film would snap! Did you ever have the horrible luck of dropping a print? That might’ve been the most time consuming thing to fix, ever.
Saw this movie last night in 70mm and it was a masterpiece! There’s definitely mainly talking dialogue during the whole 3 hour long movie but the way the intensity of both the acting and the soundtrack capture you for all 3 hours!
@@daniellaromeo9443 absolutely! The movie itself was phenomenal but again I stress that it’s 3 hours long and mainly dialogue but in a thrilling way. Nolan definitely did a great job with this one and if you are a fan then you’ll most certainly enjoy this one as well, even on IMAX
@@evolicious they actually wont. It's the same reason Gen Z wedding videographers are going back to super8 - you cannot replicate certain things of film with digital. And there will always be some who prefer shooting analog. It will never truly die.
@@evolicious I doubt we will see the death of analog anytime soon. We are currently getting to the point where digital is basically better at everything, yet analog media is rapidly gaining in popularity. It's not always about what is the ''best'', people also enjoy the feeling of nostalgia and the more hands on approach to old school tech. Instant photography for example is gaining popularity at a fast rate among people in their 20s, Polaroid are producing more and more cameras and film and I know several people born in the 2000s who would much rather take photos with their Fuji Instax cameras than their phones.
@@jon-sm3dwyeah 70mm and IMAX 70mm are different, basically IMAX goes through the projector sideways and is 3 times bigger than regular IMAX and you seen more of the frame
@@jon-sm3dw back in the day most standard screenings were in 35mm, 70mm is double the size so double the resolution. Nowadays most screenings are digital which are roughly equivalent to 35mm so 70mm is still better. IMAX 70mm is a newer format (originally made for documentaries) that is even bigger than standard 70mm (better quality) and has a bigger aspect ratio so there’s more image captured
Drove all the way to Rhode Island to watch it in 70mm iMax tonight. Edit: For reference I'm in Maine, it was a 5 hour drive there, and a 5 hour drive back.
I hope this will spark a bit of a return to film in theatres, even if only for the big features of the year, it would be great to see this format remain.
Miles of a movies will never be better than instantly downloading and formatting the movie. Its too expensive just so people can say “dont you FEEL the differnce?”
@@user-pc8tb7hg1lHandlesRDumb I can tell if a film is projected or digital quite easily, especially if the projector is poor quality. On an IMAX screen, film is even more important due to its high resolving power. Laser projectors are typically required in these theaters to get the same quality.
Can't wait to catch this at my nearest IMAX. I already bought my tickets for Friday, the shows are sold out a week in advance. I'm lucky to live within 20 miles of an IMAX theater. As I'm reading these comments I'm realizing just how rare they are!
It’s something! Very particular to need a specific setup and adjustments all for one movie! What makes it even more special and greater to me is that for once it is not for like a sci-fi/Star Wars movie thing.
It's a very high paying job that only really passionate people can do. If more employers and jobs were like this, we would have far less unemployment, and more happy people.
I worked in a Loews Theater from 1999-2001. The Matrix was released the weekend I started. I was Service Staff, but would go up and visit our projectionist in the projector rooms every now and then. It was pretty fascinating seeing the huge machines and the rolls of film cycling all over the room and onto and off of the tables. I also remember the courier would deliver the new prints and pick up the old ones on the way out, contained in those large metal cans. I got a little basic projectionist experience before that, but on a much smaller scale. My local library would have a free movie night once a week. They hired me to be the temporary projectionist. Those folks were usually separated into three reels, and I remember having two projectors, aiming them at the screen, waiting for the flashing circles in the corner, and then switching one projector off and the other on trying to keep the flow perfect.
I live in Indy where we have one of the 30 in the world! I can't wait to see this movie. As of today, its mostly sold out until Aug 9th, and that's only because they don't have the availability to purchase tickets after that yet.
Pretty much by the frame count. The audio soundtrack is started when the first frame of the film is reached and they remain synced up throughout the movie (hopefully). You can usually recover in the event of a disater so as long as you dont reset the frame count on the "PLC" (keeps tarck of the current frame; resets are usually only done before the next running of the film). If you restart a film that crashed, the audio system knows what the frame counter is at and can fast forward to that part of the soundtrack so it's smart like that.
When I was a kid in school, I wanted to be a projectionist because I thought it was kick-back job. I looked at those 16mm projectors in my school, and thought that's all they did. Load those small projectors and just kick back unless the film breaks. Nope, it wasn't that easy. I would never be able to figure out 70mm IMAX. Now it's all digital. Maybe now it's kick-back. :/
Now, are the Barbie and Openheimer movie getting the sound cut off? Is the heat being turned way up? Are the lights being left on? Are the theaters giving away free passes for future viewings? No? Odd.... Seems that only one movie appears to have this problem.
My local movie theater has it. It went straight to the movie and no trailers. I just wish I could go to another movie theater with a bigger IMAX screen
*WOW* I bet Oppenheimer in 70mm IMAX is amazing - I just looked and there is a theatre about 100 miles from me here in Europe that will be showing it - might be worth the trip
Legit the 70mm viewings at the Melbourne AU IMAX is pretty much booked out for the next 2 weeks. Was lucky to get tickets for this coming Sunday l! Can't wait!
it's so it looks like was shot in the 40's, give that nostalgic film quality but also it has more detail than 4k which you can see on the big screen. Though it's backlit so maybe the edge won't be lit as well and the black levels not as good since it is back lit, no turning off black pixels.
@@abc123fhdiSo Nolan is shooting movies with the greatest possible effort in order to present dark corners to the audience in the cinemas in the end? The 70mm film is projected with two 15.000 watt water-cooled xenon lamps. To assume that the corners won’t be lit as well must be a joke 😂
@@anthonyricci5380 Right, of course. But they are. So how does one make copies of a film reel? I think they’re called internegatives. So glad that this art form is making a cumback rather than be lost to history.
This is a great video, but I'm so confused. Why is a new movie being shot in film format? Why hasn't the projector been used in a long time with other movies? So many questions.
Probably all to do with costs. Big movie producers probably wanna spend the extra big bucks making films in 70mm if it will leave the audience with an unforgettable movie-going experience. The resolution that 70mm film provides is unmatched to what digital can provide (for now at least).
Being a projectionist definitely requires training. The film must be threaded properly over many rolls. The individual rolls of film must be taped together securely so that the film stays intact when it rattles through the projector. Operating a digital projector is like inserting a Bluray and pressing play. IMAX is impressive, but there are very few theaters in the world that can show it in its original format. A few can play the stanrdard 70mm format. Most film fans are left to enjoy the digital copy.
Is the seats position really a big deal? bc i couldn't get the center seats, mine are in center row but a bit to the side, I'm going to see it today btw
@@syifams Try to aim for the center of the theatre when you can because usually when the projectionists calibrate the sound, light, etc, they usually do so from this spot. But I don't think there is a bad seat, other than those at the very front. It's a longgg way to look up from there (about 6 stories).
It seems that we have four IMAX theaters in the Los Angeles-Orange County area, out of the 19 in the USA. I may make an effort to go after the crowds thin out a bit.
What’s sad is I’m pretty sure my city used to have a theater that could play the “true” 70mm IMAX format, but unfortunately it and the whole complex it was in closed down years ago. I think it was just in a terrible location. I was able to witness a real IMAX screen a few years ago, and it was definitely epic.
Wow! I honestly didn't know that movie theaters were still using regular film, well, definitely not regular in this case. I had the impression that all modern movies were projected from digital files.
Almost all theaters are digital these days. Oppenheimer was a very special event that forced a lot of theaters to try and reinstall their film projectors
Movies theatres wonder why less and less people go see movies. Most theatres have worse resolution than our home theatre setups so why bother. If all theatres had IMAX or 8k digital there'd at least be a reason to go see it in a theatre.
I think most of the chain theaters in my area are 4k. And honestly, I do wait to watch movies at home most of the time. I almost never go to a theater on a whim, like "I'm bored, hey let's go see a movie." But for my most anticipated movies, I still like to experience them in theaters - it's the big screen and loud surround sound more than the resolution. This year so far I've seen John Wick 4, Mario Movie, Guardians 3, Mission Impossible. Oppenheimer is one of the movies I was excited about, because of Nolan, but I don't think it's the type of movie that would benefit from a theater experience, I'll enjoy it just as much at home.
There is only one word to describe IMAX 70mm - AWESOME!!!! absolutely the best projection system ever created, too bad each copy of the movie cost around $150,000 and weighs 600 pounds.
"too bad each copy of the movie [costs] around $150,000 and weighs 600 pounds." Which is why most movie theaters went digital. Obviously a 15/70 IMAX print is going to be far more expensive than your traditional 35mm print, but I think we get the point here. Digital means huge cost savings for Hollywood, which is why just over a decade ago, they were able to subsidize the cost of digital projectors. Not to mention, digital means less labor for the theater too; it's a whole lot easier to deal with projecting a composition on a DCP (aside from some issues such as authorization keys to play the digital composition) than it is a film print.
the RUclips algorithm is odd. Looking for an older Imax projector threading videothat I remember from a few years back and find this one that aired on a Maine station showing the projection system at a Michigan theater that I've been to thirty minutes from my house. Saw the Imax version of one of the Matrix movies there.
@dequasont1063 I wouldn't want to see it in the more disappointing method last. I may even do that too. I'm in Indy. We have several IMAX, and then one of the 30 70mm theaters. That one is mostly sold out through Aug 9th. I'd see it in normal IMAX first, then be wowed by the better version last so that one has the lasting impression!
Its cool watching a movie in film, but the quality aspect isn't necessarily true. The movie looks a little undersaturated and for most scenes theres a little bit of film grain and a tiny amount of artifacting. 70% is a little more noticeable quality at the tradeoff of film grain and artifacting (plus a very slight amount of vibration) 20% Sometimes everything lines up perfectly for a few scenes and looks perfect 10% The wide open landscape shots where theres not many sharp lines so it hides film grain and looks absolutely amazing. But this movie doesn't have many of those. You aren't losing anything by watching it in digital and having the picture fully saturated correctly helps in some scenes as well. Its just a cool way to view it but nothing to be overly hyped for.
He is lucky he still has his job! All other theaters have gone digital and is streamed over the internet to the projector. I was a protectionist right before the switch. That job was a sweet job.
That is one passionate film nerd that certainly loves his job. It's great to see!
This guy needs his own show. SO animated and its obvious he has such a passion for the craft. Love it! 😂
Yea, seems like a cool cat. One thing tho, as far as I can remember during my days in the projection booth we often had to wear gloves when first unpacking films. Maybe it's different now.
I know instinct tells us, "some is good, so more must be better!".
But once you reach a certain age and have made enough mistakes, you learn that sometimes fate delivers us just the right amount of something.
I've learned that if I find myself content, to just be happy with it. Too many times I've seeked out more of something, only to be disappointed.
This advice I feel runs along side, "Never meet your heroes".
looks like a fag
As a former projectionist, I feel like I just discovered a soul mate.
Should he be wearing gloves when touching the film or it doesn't matter?
@@darnellwoodard7119I think generally it’s advised to wear soft gloves, but it’s probably not needed since he’s only touching the beginning of the film which doesn’t have any part of the actual movie on it
@@darnellwoodard7119as a former projectionist myself, you really should be wearing gloves as the natural oil from your fingers will transfer over to the film. Like someone else said he wasn’t touching anything the audience would see so it’s not that big of a deal.
Film master race. Wild how much better it is than digital.
as a former popcorn machine, i feel like all just wants to eat me !
As a former IMAX projectionist, this brought back many memories. To this day I can say that there is still nothing out there that can match the 15/70 format, or 15 perfs per frame for those who may not understand what 15/70 means. What wasn't mentioned in this video is, that there is no audio information on the print. The audio is on a separate format, probably digital in this case, that is timed in sequence with the projector. I have ten years experience as an IMAX projectionist and it was the best job I ever had. As someone mentioned in a previous comment, it could be quite stressful at times, especially if it was a premier for a new film. If things went wrong, it happened in a very big way. Thankfully, that rarely happened at our theater. On a funny note, there were also thse times when a bug would literally land on the projection boot glass and there would be a huge shadow on the screen of it walking across the screen. Thanks for posting this video and I know what the projectionist in this video feels like, he clearly enjoys his job.
Film is the best isn't it?
Nice memories seems. I don’t know that but I will try to learn about it. Thanks for sharing.
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Is it normal to unpack the film without gloves? I forget now.
@@Del-Canada bad things can happen quickly wearing gloves anywhere near rotating assemblies and gates. You do get a knack for only handling the shiny (non-emulsion) side or the edges-only, pinching thumb-and-forefinger front-and-back on leaders and splice tapes if you need to pull something around.
lmao the end "he certainly knows his business.."
honestly john looks super fucking positive and happy in this world. we all need to be more like john.
@@kaymaxinirl machine
No , we all gonna die life is so short !!!!!
Lol the news anchor seemed like a week-old half deflated balloon compared to projector guy
We must protect John at ALL COSTS.
Agreed with others, this guy would be a trip at parties! He’s a cool nerd
Not at all lmao
The News people should hire him on full time.
@@starseeddeluxe looks like he already has a job he loves!
Hes trying so hard
@@user-pc8tb7hg1lHandlesRDumb harder than you
Dude is having the time of his life
I feel like this guy matches the energy of adam savage and the tested team. We need an episode with this guy!
and has a voice like Dave Foley
Where he is drawn and quartered maybe.
As a former projectionist pre digital era, all of those sounds from the booth brought back memories. There’s nothing more stressful than building a highly anticipated movie & hoping it runs without issues (especially brain wraps or bad splices).
I'd imagine there is a way to set it up wrong and start to run the reel and then have it snapped or become crushed, etc? Is there like, a back up reel in case that happens accidentally? Or ways of fixing it if you happen to snap it? I suppose you could splice it back together or something, I think that is the word (or it is the opposite of what I mean), but I'm imagining some kind of catastrophic damage, lol, I'd feel so much pressure, especially for a highly anticipated new release, if the theatre only had the one copy! And I imagine these Imax ones are expensive as heck, sooo, probably no back ups eh? :p
@@mraso30 yes, there are definitely ways of potentially damaging the print. I worked primarily with 35 mm prints & when the movies would come in, they’d show up in thick & heavy metal film cans. Most movies would be 6 reels (each reel was roughly 25-30 minutes of the movie) & would show up in a variety of ways (all heads up, all tails up, or a mixture of heads & tails up). The first thing that would go on the reel when building was the leader tape. This was a clear looking tape that was the same size as the 35 mm film. This is what we would grab onto & thread the film through the projector with. Next would be the trailers that were emailed to us to use in each film (usually about 5-6 trailers). Next would be reel 1 of the actual movie (if it was heads up). We would leave one frame of the actual movie on the head so when the movie would eventually get broken down, whoever is breaking it down can match it up if that makes sense? It’s definitely confusing to try explaining it. It makes more sense if it was being done right in front of you.
As far as the film breaking etc it did happen to me in the past. There’s no real fix to it other than cutting out the damaged part of the film. If it were say 3-4 frames cut, the audience would never even notice. We never had an sort of back up reels on hand. If a reel ever got severely damaged beyond repair, we could always order a replacement reel. One of the most frustrating things was when a film would get scratched. There would be vertical green scratch marks running up & down the films picture. There was no way to repair that other than getting a replacement reel sent out.
@@mraso30 Oh definitely. When you're talking about IMAX, EVERYTHING from the print to the projector (incuding the bulb) to the sound system was really expensive! You can't just screw up, as it would be a costly mistake. But sometimes things can mess up, albeit very rarely (at least for me). For IMAX, you can remove frames to fix things but it isn't so easy as the soundtrack and the print(film) are separate and have to be synced up. This is unlike 35mm where the soundtrack is on the actual print. So IMAX was a bit more complicated and not as easy to recover from than it's counterpart 35mm. Especially when you encounter a "brain wrap" (when the print wraps tightly around that device in the middle of the platter at 0:48 so much so it can crash the movie).
In your years in the film industry, have you ever had a movie come in where the movies sound won't work? Pocture fuzzy to the point you can't fix it? Lights being left on? Heat being turned way up to the point people are leaving the theater?
Have you ever seen what's happening to "The S of Freedom" before to any other movie?
@@anthonyricci5380 those brain wraps were the absolute WORST lol especially tight ones! I had some over the years that would be so tight & thick the film would snap! Did you ever have the horrible luck of dropping a print? That might’ve been the most time consuming thing to fix, ever.
Saw this movie last night in 70mm and it was a masterpiece! There’s definitely mainly talking dialogue during the whole 3 hour long movie but the way the intensity of both the acting and the soundtrack capture you for all 3 hours!
Is it still worth seeing if I can only see it in IMAX and not 70mm?
@@daniellaromeo9443 absolutely! The movie itself was phenomenal but again I stress that it’s 3 hours long and mainly dialogue but in a thrilling way. Nolan definitely did a great job with this one and if you are a fan then you’ll most certainly enjoy this one as well, even on IMAX
@@daniellaromeo9443 Do you mean IMAX film, or digital IMAX? Because IMAX film is better than 70mm. As is explained in this video.
@@daniellaromeo9443 I watched it in plain 35mm, in a 100seat theatre... Still worth every one of those 180 minutes!
@my3dviews What are talking about? 70mm is film! Only a few theaters have IMAX 70mm, more have IMAX 65mm, and others have IMAX Digital.
Thanks to this, I learned today at the era of fully numeric cinema, there's still things made on "classic tape" with outstanding quality x)
I don't want film projectors to ever die.
They will one day. Digital projectors are getting closer and more capable to replicate film everyday.
@@evolicious they actually wont. It's the same reason Gen Z wedding videographers are going back to super8 - you cannot replicate certain things of film with digital. And there will always be some who prefer shooting analog. It will never truly die.
Digital projectors are ass. Brightness is so low and image sharpness is a joke.
@@evolicious I doubt we will see the death of analog anytime soon. We are currently getting to the point where digital is basically better at everything, yet analog media is rapidly gaining in popularity. It's not always about what is the ''best'', people also enjoy the feeling of nostalgia and the more hands on approach to old school tech.
Instant photography for example is gaining popularity at a fast rate among people in their 20s, Polaroid are producing more and more cameras and film and I know several people born in the 2000s who would much rather take photos with their Fuji Instax cameras than their phones.
@@kdidswhat are those certain things?
*_" So we take someone who knows what he's doing "_*
come on, give that man a credit
The forgotten philosophy of the 21st Century...
I am loving this mans energy
On my way from Chicago to Indiana State Museum to see it now. In all it’s 70mm IMAX glory!
Saw Oppenheimer on 70MM IMAX sneak peak on Tuesday (1 of 30 in the world) and it’s Phenomenal!
Did they succeed with the project?
Which one is it?
@@jon-sm3dwthere’s 30 world wide and 19 in the USA. You’re wrong and just saying things for no reason 😂
@@jon-sm3dwyeah 70mm and IMAX 70mm are different, basically IMAX goes through the projector sideways and is 3 times bigger than regular IMAX and you seen more of the frame
@@jon-sm3dw back in the day most standard screenings were in 35mm, 70mm is double the size so double the resolution. Nowadays most screenings are digital which are roughly equivalent to 35mm so 70mm is still better. IMAX 70mm is a newer format (originally made for documentaries) that is even bigger than standard 70mm (better quality) and has a bigger aspect ratio so there’s more image captured
This man was born for this job.
Drove all the way to Rhode Island to watch it in 70mm iMax tonight.
Edit: For reference I'm in Maine, it was a 5 hour drive there, and a 5 hour drive back.
how was it?
@@daetime04 haven't seen it yet, my movie starts in like an hour
It’s phenomenal and I saw it at Indy 70MM IMAX (1 of 30 in the world we were told).
@@superdopehiphop yeah only 30 in the world showing it in imax 70mm. It was incredible.
You know , I am taking a 25 hr flight from across the world to come here just to watch this movie.
I hope this will spark a bit of a return to film in theatres, even if only for the big features of the year, it would be great to see this format remain.
Miles of a movies will never be better than instantly downloading and formatting the movie. Its too expensive just so people can say “dont you FEEL the differnce?”
@@user-pc8tb7hg1lHandlesRDumb I can tell if a film is projected or digital quite easily, especially if the projector is poor quality. On an IMAX screen, film is even more important due to its high resolving power. Laser projectors are typically required in these theaters to get the same quality.
@@user-pc8tb7hg1lHandlesRDumb Then why do they do it here?
There's just no replacing analog.
Can't wait to catch this at my nearest IMAX. I already bought my tickets for Friday, the shows are sold out a week in advance. I'm lucky to live within 20 miles of an IMAX theater. As I'm reading these comments I'm realizing just how rare they are!
So excited to see a 70mm film projection this week, last one I saw was the Hateful Eight and it was gorgeous.
It’s something! Very particular to need a specific setup and adjustments all for one movie! What makes it even more special and greater to me is that for once it is not for like a sci-fi/Star Wars movie thing.
You can tell how passionate he is about his job
This guy is pure gold!
Very rare to see someone love their job this much these days. Happy for him.
It's a very high paying job that only really passionate people can do. If more employers and jobs were like this, we would have far less unemployment, and more happy people.
@@evolicious i agree. it’s a shame what a lot of employers get away with.
I saw Interstellar in Imax 70mm. It was unlike anything else out there. The immersion was almost lifelike.
Interstellar is one of my all time favorite movies, I'm incredibly jealous
@@Nonsense116 Maybe one of these days it will come back, you never know! I would see it again in a heartbeat.
Film warms the soul 👌
I worked in a Loews Theater from 1999-2001. The Matrix was released the weekend I started. I was Service Staff, but would go up and visit our projectionist in the projector rooms every now and then. It was pretty fascinating seeing the huge machines and the rolls of film cycling all over the room and onto and off of the tables. I also remember the courier would deliver the new prints and pick up the old ones on the way out, contained in those large metal cans. I got a little basic projectionist experience before that, but on a much smaller scale. My local library would have a free movie night once a week. They hired me to be the temporary projectionist. Those folks were usually separated into three reels, and I remember having two projectors, aiming them at the screen, waiting for the flashing circles in the corner, and then switching one projector off and the other on trying to keep the flow perfect.
I live in Indy where we have one of the 30 in the world! I can't wait to see this movie. As of today, its mostly sold out until Aug 9th, and that's only because they don't have the availability to purchase tickets after that yet.
I was lucky enough to watch this in imax. Thanks to my friend Mel x
I think I just figured out what I want to do for a living. This seems like such a cool job.
God bless him man. This made my day
Analogue is just king.
W finally scored tickets to see it in IMAX, can't wait!
Now there’s a guy that loves his work.
“That’s a different kettle of fish” 😂 I haven’t heard that in a hundred years! 😂
This is wonderful!! I traveled to another city to see it in this format and it was so worth it. Love the real deal, liemax can't compare
Sorry if this is a dumb question but how do they sync the audio with the projection?
Pretty much by the frame count. The audio soundtrack is started when the first frame of the film is reached and they remain synced up throughout the movie (hopefully). You can usually recover in the event of a disater so as long as you dont reset the frame count on the "PLC" (keeps tarck of the current frame; resets are usually only done before the next running of the film). If you restart a film that crashed, the audio system knows what the frame counter is at and can fast forward to that part of the soundtrack so it's smart like that.
I gotta watch this in imax on 70mm! cant miss this
When I was a kid in school, I wanted to be a projectionist because I thought it was kick-back job. I looked at those 16mm projectors in my school, and thought that's all they did. Load those small projectors and just kick back unless the film breaks. Nope, it wasn't that easy. I would never be able to figure out 70mm IMAX. Now it's all digital. Maybe now it's kick-back. :/
That's just incredible! I hope I get a chance to see it
Now, are the Barbie and Openheimer movie getting the sound cut off? Is the heat being turned way up? Are the lights being left on?
Are the theaters giving away free passes for future viewings? No?
Odd....
Seems that only one movie appears to have this problem.
So lucky those who were able to see it there
this guy needs a raise you know he love his job
We only have 2 IMAX theaters in Sweden 😪 but today I'm gonna see it in 70 mm 👍
My local movie theater has it. It went straight to the movie and no trailers. I just wish I could go to another movie theater with a bigger IMAX screen
it reminds me of Alfredo of Cinema Paradiso Film... he will be happy to operate this thing..
*WOW* I bet Oppenheimer in 70mm IMAX is amazing - I just looked and there is a theatre about 100 miles from me here in Europe that will be showing it - might be worth the trip
This is how I feel when I go to the cinema and wish the screens still had curtains and we still had ushers with torches who showed you to your seat
we call them flashlights in the new world
@nutsackmania Not in England mate!
Legit the 70mm viewings at the Melbourne AU IMAX is pretty much booked out for the next 2 weeks. Was lucky to get tickets for this coming Sunday l! Can't wait!
how many reels is it
Its weird that this old school way would be better then like 4k?
it's so it looks like was shot in the 40's, give that nostalgic film quality but also it has more detail than 4k which you can see on the big screen. Though it's backlit so maybe the edge won't be lit as well and the black levels not as good since it is back lit, no turning off black pixels.
@@austingriffin9936 No it is not, but it is
@@aktchungrabanio6467 could u elaborate? I'm confussled
18K refers to the amount of pixels, and analogue doesn’t have pixels, but it’s roughly an equivalent amount of information that can be perceived
@@abc123fhdiSo Nolan is shooting movies with the greatest possible effort in order to present dark corners to the audience in the cinemas in the end? The 70mm film is projected with two 15.000 watt water-cooled xenon lamps. To assume that the corners won’t be lit as well must be a joke 😂
film is always the best! what happens to the films after the movie is old?
He certainly knows his business.
Wait but how do you duplicate a film reel for mass distribution? Isn’t there only one copy?
Would be impossible to if more than one IMAX theatre will be playing that same movie in 70mm at the same time. It must have mass distribution.
@@anthonyricci5380 Right, of course. But they are. So how does one make copies of a film reel? I think they’re called internegatives. So glad that this art form is making a cumback rather than be lost to history.
how is that different from other 70mm films (Interstellar, Dunkirk)? why is there such a fuss around this particular movie?
I think that my local IMAX theatre can show the film version of this movie. Plan to go to it next weekend. 😀
This guy needs a raise.
This is a great video, but I'm so confused. Why is a new movie being shot in film format? Why hasn't the projector been used in a long time with other movies? So many questions.
Probably all to do with costs. Big movie producers probably wanna spend the extra big bucks making films in 70mm if it will leave the audience with an unforgettable movie-going experience. The resolution that 70mm film provides is unmatched to what digital can provide (for now at least).
"Someone who knows what he's doing" would be wearing COTTON GLOVES when handling film!
He's one enthusiastic man 👍🏻👍🏻🤝🏻
Being a projectionist definitely requires training. The film must be threaded properly over many rolls. The individual rolls of film must be taped together securely so that the film stays intact when it rattles through the projector. Operating a digital projector is like inserting a Bluray and pressing play. IMAX is impressive, but there are very few theaters in the world that can show it in its original format. A few can play the stanrdard 70mm format. Most film fans are left to enjoy the digital copy.
just saw it this morning in 70mm.
*it was F#$%@IN AWESOME*
Is the seats position really a big deal? bc i couldn't get the center seats, mine are in center row but a bit to the side, I'm going to see it today btw
@@syifams Try to aim for the center of the theatre when you can because usually when the projectionists calibrate the sound, light, etc, they usually do so from this spot. But I don't think there is a bad seat, other than those at the very front. It's a longgg way to look up from there (about 6 stories).
@@anthonyricci5380i actually like to lay down and look up. Perfect seats for me is like 3 lines under the middle
oh man that brings back memories. I used to be a projectionist.
It seems that we have four IMAX theaters in the Los Angeles-Orange County area, out of the 19 in the USA. I may make an effort to go after the crowds thin out a bit.
As someone who worked with the Simplex and a few Christie platter systems,
I get this.
What’s sad is I’m pretty sure my city used to have a theater that could play the “true” 70mm IMAX format, but unfortunately it and the whole complex it was in closed down years ago. I think it was just in a terrible location. I was able to witness a real IMAX screen a few years ago, and it was definitely epic.
Only 25fps still?
Imagine if everyone has such possess such joy and pride in their work.
Wow! I honestly didn't know that movie theaters were still using regular film, well, definitely not regular in this case. I had the impression that all modern movies were projected from digital files.
Almost all theaters are digital these days. Oppenheimer was a very special event that forced a lot of theaters to try and reinstall their film projectors
That's one reel that Sheldon cannot steal!
As a former projectionist, this... wait, i wasn't a former projectionist
"knows what he is doing"
"wraps his oily hands on film"
18k 😳 can probably see their heart beat. I gotta experience this
its a myth. Its nowhere near 18k
@@Keckegenkaisource?
Will the film reels be sold to collectors after?
Movies theatres wonder why less and less people go see movies. Most theatres have worse resolution than our home theatre setups so why bother. If all theatres had IMAX or 8k digital there'd at least be a reason to go see it in a theatre.
LIEMAX is a scam.
Theatres are usually better in large cities
I think most of the chain theaters in my area are 4k. And honestly, I do wait to watch movies at home most of the time. I almost never go to a theater on a whim, like "I'm bored, hey let's go see a movie." But for my most anticipated movies, I still like to experience them in theaters - it's the big screen and loud surround sound more than the resolution. This year so far I've seen John Wick 4, Mario Movie, Guardians 3, Mission Impossible. Oppenheimer is one of the movies I was excited about, because of Nolan, but I don't think it's the type of movie that would benefit from a theater experience, I'll enjoy it just as much at home.
I like this guy's energy.
I’m going to San Antonio next week to see it in 70 mm!
I don't understand much about IMAX film, but shouldn't fingers be kept away from it?
I love his character, very relateable. God Bless this man!!!😆😄😄😄
That wasn’t work for him. Pure passion.
Amazing guy with alot of passion🙏🏻
It's weird because every AMC you go to charges extra for 'IMAX" but they don't actually have an IMAX theatre.
I could listen to this guy all day!
this fella is living his best life
There is only one word to describe IMAX 70mm - AWESOME!!!!
absolutely the best projection system ever created, too bad each copy of the movie cost around $150,000 and weighs 600 pounds.
"too bad each copy of the movie [costs] around $150,000 and weighs 600 pounds."
Which is why most movie theaters went digital. Obviously a 15/70 IMAX print is going to be far more expensive than your traditional 35mm print, but I think we get the point here. Digital means huge cost savings for Hollywood, which is why just over a decade ago, they were able to subsidize the cost of digital projectors. Not to mention, digital means less labor for the theater too; it's a whole lot easier to deal with projecting a composition on a DCP (aside from some issues such as authorization keys to play the digital composition) than it is a film print.
the RUclips algorithm is odd. Looking for an older Imax projector threading videothat I remember from a few years back and find this one that aired on a Maine station showing the projection system at a Michigan theater that I've been to thirty minutes from my house. Saw the Imax version of one of the Matrix movies there.
So no one is going to mention 18k resolution?
Dude’s having so much fun hahaha
Im boutta see it once on digital and then drive an hour out to see it again in 70mm to see the difference
oO could you let me know what you notice? I'm genuinely curious
@@frailvoid5844 I want to know this too. I drove about 200 miles today to see it in 70mm.
Why not 70mm first and digital 2nd?
@dequasont1063 I wouldn't want to see it in the more disappointing method last. I may even do that too. I'm in Indy. We have several IMAX, and then one of the 30 70mm theaters. That one is mostly sold out through Aug 9th. I'd see it in normal IMAX first, then be wowed by the better version last so that one has the lasting impression!
Its cool watching a movie in film, but the quality aspect isn't necessarily true. The movie looks a little undersaturated and for most scenes theres a little bit of film grain and a tiny amount of artifacting.
70% is a little more noticeable quality at the tradeoff of film grain and artifacting (plus a very slight amount of vibration)
20% Sometimes everything lines up perfectly for a few scenes and looks perfect
10% The wide open landscape shots where theres not many sharp lines so it hides film grain and looks absolutely amazing. But this movie doesn't have many of those.
You aren't losing anything by watching it in digital and having the picture fully saturated correctly helps in some scenes as well. Its just a cool way to view it but nothing to be overly hyped for.
He is lucky he still has his job! All other theaters have gone digital and is streamed over the internet to the projector. I was a protectionist right before the switch. That job was a sweet job.
18K WOW!
Hollywood really IS relying on nostalgia! 😂
and here my city ROSARIO -ARGENTINA we have bad digital format,this is my last time in theaters,I never goin anymore.
I guess I know where to see it now (I live in Grand Rapids). :P
24 Hz sound? you mean 24 bit sound?
Now we know why this movie is experiencing technical issues all over the place.
THE SOUND OF FREEDOM!