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Re: How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

Rasmus — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:44:32 -0000

The Dark knight wasnt shown in widescreen!!! The picture above maybe a montage but its still wrong to show ppl the wrong format. The Dark knight was shown in 35mm Cinemascope. http://images.absoluteastro...

Re: How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

tommyMETROP0LiS — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:38:33 -0000

I lucked out, i can walk to one. and have, 4 times. :)

Re: How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

tommyMETROP0LiS — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:30:06 -0000

Nice, thank you.

Re: How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

tommyMETROP0LiS — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:29:45 -0000

clever!

Re: How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

tommyMETROP0LiS — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:29:18 -0000

See it in IMAX, then comment about it haha

Re: How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

tommyMETROP0LiS — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:28:29 -0000

You can def see the IMAX difference.

Re: How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

Sven — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:44:20 -0000

TO ANSWER THE QUESTION:

Yes, they change the format throughout the movie. Most of the aerial shots are in 70mm, as well as a few other scenes. For the major part of the movie you will see black bars on the top and bottom which are hardly noticeable. It's still a giant picture. But when the IMAX sequences come up, you are kind of blown away, it's so frickin huge.

Re: How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

DaWhoLaGn — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:39:17 -0000

Can someone tell me if the rest of the non IMAX shot scenes are still displayed as widescreen? I haven't seen an IMAX film since SW Ep II which was 4:3 and I couldn't stand it. If DK is shown widescreen and then blows up to fill all screens upon these special IMAX shots, that would be cool.

Re: How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

Sly — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:17:36 -0000

This is a trick to get more people into IMAX theaters. Let me ask you this. What do they do with the 35mm film? Do they crop out some of the image? Do they change their framing to suit 35mm or IMAX? One format is loosing out in the end.

Re: How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

Sly — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:17:03 -0000

junk

Re: How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

Sly — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:15:20 -0000

Crap

Re: How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

okinawa — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:33:37 -0000

Wonderful, I cannot wait to see this!

Re: How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

insurnces — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:56:10 -0000

Dark Knight totally ROCKS!

Re: How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

David Hildreth — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:03:11 -0000

Your little graphic comparing the stock sizes really isn't fair, the 35mm was shot Anamorphic not Super 35 or Spherical.

Re: How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

Sammus — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:36:09 -0000

DUDES. i saw TDK on IMAX just last night and it is SO GOOD. holy far out dudes you have no idea..... It is probably one of the best movies i have ever seen, not just because it was on IMAX either9although that def added to the experience). i can Assure You all that this movie does not suck

Re: How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

Kevin Reape — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:17:36 -0000

Just saw the movie on IMAX today for a press only screening and I agree. The Dark Knight is an amazing movie, but on the IMAX it surpasses on so many levels.

Email me if you want to talk about my review or anything, I am not posting it publicly.

Re: How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

Justin Reilly — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:33:07 -0000

Dude, Dark Knight totally ROCKS!

JT
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Re: How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

Chris — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:30:19 -0000

I read in an article that the 35mm footage of TDK will open up VERTICALLY when the IMAX filmmed sequences are seen on the IMAX screen.

You won't loose any information on the sides of the 35mm widescreen of the IMAX screen, instead what you will get is a much bigger canvas as the widescreen is lifted OFF and OPENS up the TOP and BOTTOM sections of the frame. if you understand Super35, it's just like that.

I'm excited to see TDK on IMAX...seeing it with my buddies on Saturday...bought 13 advanced tickets for a 10PM SOLD OUT SHOW!!! :D:D

Re: How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

Russ — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:42:43 -0000

If only I had an IMAX theater near me. :(

Re: How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

Woochifer — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:07:03 -0000

@canasian

Thanks for the article link! It actually answers my questions. Indeed, the 35mm sequences will be centered on the IMAX print, while the IMAX sequences will fill the entire screen. Best of both worlds!

Re: How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

Woochifer — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:02:12 -0000

I'm also curious as to whether the entire film will be presented with the full frame, even with the sequences filmed in 35mm. Last thing I would want is a repeat of "Attack of the Clones" in IMAX where it was basically a pan & scan blowup that filled the entire screen by cutting off the images on the sides. Image and audio quality were spectacular, but it was impossible to follow the action on the screen.

I thought that the IMAX screenings of "Batman Begins" were done right -- use the same widescreen aspect ratio as the 35mm screenings, and use the full width of the IMAX screen without panning the image to fit the full height of the 4:3 screen. The enhanced image quality with the IMAX DMR mastering and the 24-bit audio used with IMAX prints (higher audio resolution than Dolby Digital and DTS) are already incentive enough for going with IMAX.

I'd even be okay with a full frame 4:3 presentation, so long as it does not chop off the sides in order to fill the screen.

Re: How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

SUe — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:36:26 -0000

@ Peter

If the Imax image is compromised in 35, is it also the case vice versa? Since the Imax screen is taller than it is wide and the 35 footage isn't, does that mean that they crop the 35 footage when presented in imax or is it just stretched?

Re: How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

Canasian — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:38:43 -0000

If you want to check out how they shot the film on both IMAX and 35mm, American Cinematographer has a great piece/interview with Wally Pfister. It's also very generously illustrated with photographs..

http://www.ascmag.com/magaz...

Re: How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

A Better Class of Criminal — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:18:02 -0000

4 more days, 4 more days, 4 more days, 4 more days, 4 more days.....
Jesus the wait is killing me!
4 more days, 4 more days, haha...

Re: How The Dark Knight Went IMAX

celboy — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:40:52 -0000

The latest estimate is 38 minutes of the final cut according to Int'l Camera Guild article.

--Your pictures aren't accurate because the film prints are anamorphic----no masking at all.--