Comments on: ‘Dark Knight’ to Film Scenes in IMAX Format http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2007/05/29/dark-knight-to-film-scenes-in-imax-format/ Stuff by geeks, about geeks, for geeks. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sunday Brunch http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2007/05/29/dark-knight-to-film-scenes-in-imax-format/comment-page-1/#comment-24599 Sunday Brunch Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:01:38 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/2007/05/29/dark-knight-to-film-scenes-in-imax-format/#comment-24599 [...] Upcoming movie, Dark Knight, will be filmed partially in IMAX footage: ‘Dark Knight’ to Film Scenes in IMAX Format [...] [...] Upcoming movie, Dark Knight, will be filmed partially in IMAX footage: ‘Dark Knight’ to Film Scenes in IMAX Format [...]

]]> By: Empress Eve http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2007/05/29/dark-knight-to-film-scenes-in-imax-format/comment-page-1/#comment-24572 Empress Eve Sat, 02 Jun 2007 23:38:27 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/2007/05/29/dark-knight-to-film-scenes-in-imax-format/#comment-24572 @Nentuaby: The filmmakers are doing this to stand apart from other films, to make their feature more of an "event." According to the USA Today article sited in this entry, shooting in IMAX is difficult and the film is costly. Also, shooting with the bulky cameras is loud and interferes with the dialogue. Lastly, there's no financial benefits to doing the entire movie in IMAX at this point. But look at the publicity the film is getting just for the four scenes they are doing in IMAX -- LOTS, which of course, is worth the effort for them. @Nentuaby: The filmmakers are doing this to stand apart from other films, to make their feature more of an “event.” According to the USA Today article sited in this entry, shooting in IMAX is difficult and the film is costly. Also, shooting with the bulky cameras is loud and interferes with the dialogue. Lastly, there’s no financial benefits to doing the entire movie in IMAX at this point. But look at the publicity the film is getting just for the four scenes they are doing in IMAX — LOTS, which of course, is worth the effort for them.

]]> By: Nentuaby http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2007/05/29/dark-knight-to-film-scenes-in-imax-format/comment-page-1/#comment-24571 Nentuaby Sat, 02 Jun 2007 23:29:06 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/2007/05/29/dark-knight-to-film-scenes-in-imax-format/#comment-24571 I don't understand. Why not go all or nothing? That's still going to make all of the scenes that <i>aren't</i> IMAX look like crap on the gigascreen, and it'll probably be jarring watching the transition. Surely once you've already made the investment in the cameras, using them on the rest of the movie can't be that terrible (next to this monster's budget)? I don’t understand. Why not go all or nothing? That’s still going to make all of the scenes that aren’t IMAX look like crap on the gigascreen, and it’ll probably be jarring watching the transition.

Surely once you’ve already made the investment in the cameras, using them on the rest of the movie can’t be that terrible (next to this monster’s budget)?

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