You are doing God’s work, friend. I’m glad that directors like Nolan have helped kept traditional film alive. I sense that Oppenheimer will help push this further into the mainstream.

As a former projectionist (35mm) I REALLY approve this video!

As an old 35mm projectionist, and also as a fan visiting London in a couple of weeks mainly to experience my first 15/70 Imax screening, I was super happy to have this insight in the booth! And I am also happy to learn that the length of Nolan's movies has finally reached its physical limit! 😄

Phenomenal and beautiful editing on your production. I'm a former 35-mm IATSE union projectionist in the U.S. I come from the days of carbon-arc lamps and 15-minute reels. I left the business around 1983, when automation and platters were introduced and closed out my career in automated booths. Comparing this to what I've experienced, it's the difference between the Model T to an Airbus A380. I especially liked the zig-zag splicing technique to increase the contact surface. Pure genius thinking. I will be seeing "Oppenheimer" in 3 days but I believe our local IMAX house does not run print and, I assume, is digital IMAX. With projection what it is these days, I have a hard time imagining other than a highly-skilled technician putting together this amount of film and especially given the expense and the pristine treatment is must receive. Kudos to you and my booth brother in Kensington!

This video was absolutely brilliant. Thank you for making such a wonderful and in depth video on this process. Was brilliantly filmed and edited, great job! Have a great day. Can’t wait to see this film in 1570

10:40 I love that there's a very mechanical limit to how long a director can make a film

it's a very detailed explanation of joining the 70mm IMAX print! salute to the projectionist professionals!

it's astonishing how it's so big that you can clearly see the scenes from the movie. thanks for this

I couldn't cut this film together like that, you have so much responsibility

​So good of The Ronson Theatre to allow you to film this process. 👍🏻

It's niece to see that even in this digital age there's still some theatre's that still have mechanical protection of real film. Good to see.

Man, all that effort for just the visuals, and i love how the audio is just a cd like its almost nothing

I appreciate that the reel was blurred. Even if the scene on it was inconsequential, we're still getting absolutely no spoilers. Sadly, my city barely has a 35mm theater (alongside some digital imax) So no 70mm or 70/15perf for me 😭

Coming from Belgium to see it at BFI Imax in London next week.

great stuff, I'm lucky enough to be seeing oppenheimer at the bfi IMAX in London

Even tho I will only be able to see the regular 5 perf 70mm print, I am still really excited to see large format film being continued and hopefully having even more of a resurgence in the future! The theatre I will see it in is called Lichtburg (light castle) in Essen, Germany. It has a huge capacity seating over 1200 people and looks more like an opera house than a cinema with its 1930s styling and a huge balcony. It also has an actual stage and the biggest rolling screen in the whole of Europe. The stage originally was used for the orchestra back when silent films were still the norm. It was partially destroyed in WW2 and restored to its original appearance in the following years.

Amazing video, thank you! I'm counting down the days till I get to watch Oppenheimer in Dublin, California

Fascinating! This was a revelation for me; I had no idea just how complex this process is. I'm looking forward to seeing "Oppenheimer" next week at the Chrysler IMAX Theatre in the MIchigan Science Center in midtown Detroit.

I saw Oppenheimer on film at the Esquire IMAX theater in Sacramento, CA. I did go up to the booth and watch them handling the film between screenings. I also saw the movie on digital IMAX in my home town theater in Reno, Nevada (Galaxy Luxury Sparks). Due to my broadcasting career, I have been a SMPTE member off and on over the years. I lived in Rochester, NY for nearly 13 years and got to rub shoulders with a lot of film people there (and really cool tours/demos in the Kodak Park laboratories). Two regular SMPTE meeting attendees were IMAX projectionists, and always had a pocket full of film frames to hand out to the curious. Today, 30 years later, several of my friends are film enthusiasts. One of them ran the Library of Congress media center for many years. Like many others here, I hope that filmmakers with vision continue to shoot and release on film when this is possible. Like many other old but serviceable technologies, it would not surprise me if film eventually makes enough of a comeback to be something folks can occasionally encounter in the world of the big screen.

Thank you so much for documenting this!

This is a great and detailed video. Thanks for sharing this!! I hope I get to see an IMAX film someday

Great video! I like that you are explaining what's happening instead of just showing

Amazing and very detailed look at how film is prepared for showing

Seeing this in the BFI imax on Friday, cannot wait to see this in 70mm Imax. gonna be epic.

Such a great video! That print is huge for imax.

This is incredibly fascinating. Glad I clicked through.

Nice to see this! I've booked to see down the road from there at the BFI cinema. I hope they do as good as job of preparing it!

I love watch stuff like this. Thanks man

Thanks for this backstage view. I will see Oppenheimer tomorrow 22 july, in Goteburg Sweden. I really look forward to it.

This is really cool, thanks for sharing!

Awesome video - thank you so much for sharing. I am going to the BFI IMAX, London for 08:10 and then the 14:00 at The Ronson on Friday 21st July - only a few days to wait now! I'll be thinking of all those reels as I watch it.

this is so cool, thanks for the video! i’ll be watching oppenheimer next week and it’ll be my first time watching in imax, much less 70mm, which is so exciting

I watched it on lot at Universal in hollywood in 70mm IMAX. It was quite the experience watching it at the studio who made the film as they had a ton of costumes from the movie on display in the lobby.

Hey Hamsterdam! You actually did it made the video you were mentioning! And I'm so amazed how fantastic and interesting it is - great job!

wow, that was soo cool to see how that works!

Seeing this tomorrow at the science museum so fascinating how it's done

this video was amazing i had to sub. The editing was beautiful and the story narration

Always good to learn new things. 🙏

Thanks for the video mate, was a really well made and interesting look into the IMAX film process. Flying down to Melbourne this Friday to see the 70mm print, super excited!

fantastic !

Veryy insightful video, thank you!

What a great video. Fascinating insight. You get a subscription sir!

What a video, well done mate!! Already booked my IMAX tickets at Opry Mills, in Nashville, TN, USA.

I am going to be watching Oppenheimer in IMAX 70mm for the first time ever in Mississauga, Canada....I have fond memories of watching Dunkirk (my first IMAX movie), and it was just the best experience ever, even though it was digital IMAX.

Thanks for showing this video - I will be watching in Vaughan, On, Canada in 70MM IMAX!

"Now I am become projectionist, rewinder of reels."

We will be viewing the film Sunday July 22 in Adelaide South Australia at Palace Nova IMAX. Thank you for this footage.

I'll be seeing this in Dublin, CA in glorious 70mm next week, can't wait!

You are very informative!!

Watching at the BFI IMAX in London, I can't wait!

once again another great inside video of the imax film projection process. I have tickets for the only australian imax cinema currently (melbourne) and I'm really looking forward to experiencing this movie on 70mm.

Really great to be able to view this. Thanks! Will possibly see this at the Imax theatre at Queen Street Auckland NZ. Which is one of their Lazer ones now. It was converted from 70mm several years ago if I recall correctly…….Laurie 😮😮😮😮😮

one of the most unique video I've seen in a while

Fantastic video thank you. We don't have Imax here in Cork Ireland however my local cineplex does have a maxx size screen.

This was really interesting!

This is exactly what I was looking for.

Watching today at Tyler, TX. I can’t wait!

Thanks for that, I’m going to the science museum to see the film, all the way from Worcester with an overnight in London, the most expensive cinema visit yet, but I want to see it as intended.

I got my tickets in advanced to see the 70mm(non IMAX) version next week in Seattle! So excited!

Epic video!! Very insightful !!

Great video and an awesome film watched it yesterday at imax Sheffield 🇬🇧

I'm seeing it at the Celebration Cinema in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Had to book tickets for a 11PM showing 2 weeks out as it's the first showing with a decent seat to pick from.

Great video, very interesting! I’ll be watching on Thursday at Cineplex Vaughan in IMAX 70MM, so I am very excited.

Great video. Fantastic even. I’m seeing the movie at the Odeon in Norwich. If I was still living in London, I’d have booked to see the 70mm presentation. You have a new subscriber.

very labor intensive. thanks for sharing.

I’m looking forward to seeing one of the rare 70mm IMAX prints in San Francisco. Alas, I have to wait until August 9th because there are so many people also wanting to see it!

This is so cool, thanks much!

Very cool! I’ll be seeing it this week in 70mm at Cineplex Vaughan in Canada!

Fantastic video, thank you for the look at building Oppenheimer!

Going to watch it at BFI London next week! Can’t wait!

fascinating!

As a former projectionist, I enjoyed this tremendously. The closest 70mm is nearly three hours away, so I must settle for the lesser IMAX screenings in my area. Saddest of all, we have a 4K dome IMAX in my town and they are not showing it. Very frustrating.

very super intersting. thank you!

I do not missing doing IMAX assembly... not that I ever messed it up but was always freaked out I would. There was another untrasonic weld version of doing the assembly as well using the zigzag method allowed you to later disassemble the print if needed which is why it is the preferred method these days. Granted last time I worked on IMAX was like 33 years ago!

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Milton Keynes Odeon, an amazing film. As there is so much head to head dialogue I am sure it would be just as brilliant in normal screen .

Happy to see that you blur the film to make sure it's not visible. Keep up the good work❤

Thats nice of the Ronson theatre to allow you to record and present the process. I will be watching that print on opening night at the Science Museum, and also seeing the film at the BFI IMAX the following week. I cannot wait! Dunkirk, Interstellar and Inception were fantastic in 70mm.

This is a comment, because I had already liked when you mentioned it. Some interesting and special content, thank you!

Most interesting. I did wonder how the splice was done on these massive frames

the nearest Imax to me is about 30 minutes away in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I may see it there or stay closer to home for a digital version. I do know they (Celebration Cinema North) had to fall back on their digital version for a bit as the Imax copy jumped the track in the projector and damaged about 15 seconds of the film. Supposedly a replacement copy of that portion of film was due to arrive this weekend.

Appreciate n congratulations Bro

Now can we please get a 4K/HD glimpse of how the film actually plays out in the theatres in 70mm IMAX glory , and now that the film is out on Digital and Physical Media, I believe getting a glimpse of the actual screen will no longer be an unethical commission.

I never tough that in some places this still exists,in my world was all digital. thank you for the video

I'm gonna go see Oppenheimer in Manchester Printworks, so glad I can see it in 70mm

IMAX - TLC CHINESE THEATER in Hollywood California. Thx 4 your vid on how this unusual print will be assembled and exhibited. Very glad you had a good time watching the process.

Very interesting. A lot of work for the projectionist. But, at the end, the result will be a joy for the eyes.

The blur work was impeccable

Watched it at AMC Unversal city walk on Sunday. I can't recall the last time I saw film imperfection on screen in a theater ! I will try to go watch it again at the chinese theater in Hollywood. Of the 30 prints, there is 3-4 location in the Los Angeles area !

Wonderfull good work.

Great video

Already watched the film last night. I must say it is really worth it

I can’t believe I have tickets to see it in 15/70 IMAX

another great video! have happily subscribed!

Man what a great quality this video and explanation is! I'm going to watch Oppenheimer in my city The Hague in one of the Pathé cinemas. Maybe that of Ypenburg or Scheveningen. Both have relax chairs nowadays. Or Pathé Spui in The Hague. I will watch the movie at least in IMAX and not less.

This is super fascinating. I've never thought about how IMAX movies are cut, laced and played. I have a whole new appreciation for the work that is done by the projectionists. Unfortunately it isn't playing near me (New Zealand) but I'll be sure to check out an IMAX movie soon!

I am seeing the first showing of this exact print wow

Gonna watch it here in Czech Republic one of few cinemas that is able to screen in the 70mm format. Can't wait.

prague. it was amazing. absolute masterpiece

I watched the movie at LieMax in Budapest, but I'm leaving for London on Friday, not specifically to watch it in 15/70 format, but since I'll be in the city, I definitely wanted to see it. I'm really looking forward to it.