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by mapimopi 669 days ago
What's the difference between 70mm and IMAX 70mm? Is it just the aspect ratio (2.20:1 vs 1.43:1)?
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bradgranath 669 days ago
The film is run through the camera & projector sideways, allowing for a larger frame to be laid down on the same stock.

https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.183/gkz.aeb.myftpuplo...

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deep_merge 669 days ago
Yes, it’s an even larger format than traditional 70mm. The cells are physically larger. Anecdote: Nolan worked with Kodak to invent black & white IMAX film for Oppenheimer.

https://www.kodak.com/en/motion/blog-post/oppenheimer/

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