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[Fuck Chris Ilitch Fan Club™️ @KyleStratton9]

This was a fun one to shoot forsure 😂 anyone who knows me knows I loveeeeeeeee my coffee ☕️

[ishaanhere @ishaanad9]

nolan hate is so forced

[MLB Replays @MLBReplays_]

Loudest crowd pops in MLB history

[Adam Hlaváč @adamhlavac]

Keep seeing people post that IMAX 70mm is just 4:3 TV or that the extra top and bottom of the frame doesn't add anything. You just have a misunderstanding of IMAX photography.

To accomodate other formats, Chris Nolan and Hoyte Van Hoytema use ground glass (Pic 1) etched with guides to appropriately frame every shot. This ensures Nolan can mostly center punch for every deliverable.

That's also why IMAX tends to be center-framed (Pic 2). The filmmakers want you looking dead center at what's happening while the rest of the image melts away into your peripheral vision. The idea is that when you're watching IMAX 70mm on a massive 60-100' screen, all you see is the movie. No masking, no screen frame, nothing. It's meant to fully immerse the viewer.

The size of the film negative and use of wide open lenses supports this in intimate moments because of the shallow depth of field. The image is tack sharp exactly where your eyes should be.

For wider shots and action sequences, there will usually be an important object(s) close to center frame that helps guide your eyes to surrounding parts you need to focus on (Pic 3). This is also why Nolan's movies translate well to widescreen formats like 70mm, 35mm, and other 2.39:1 screens.

He's not thinking about the height or width of the image independently, but as one giant canvas.

There's negative space above peoples heads because if you pushed their heads to the top of the frame and the next shot had an important action in the lower third, you'd spend the majority of the movie pivoting your head up and down and across the massive screen (Pic 4). Exhausting.

This is also why Nolan and other filmmakers crop from 1.43 to 1.78 for Blu-ray. The idea with the IMAX sequences is that they expand and use every inch of screen real estate. Pillarboxing 1.43 footage when intercut with 2.39 scenes makes the IMAX images appear smaller since they don't take up the full width of your screen. Footage should expand vertically, just like in theaters.

I get that tons of people watch stuff on their phones and laptops these days, but you have to understand the original intention - the theatrical experience - and not you sitting at home watching the movie on your 15" Macbook, 6" phone screen, or TV that's probably 5 ft too far from your couch.

Apologies for the long rant. 🤘🎞️

[Ryan Helton @Ryan_Helton44]

Whenever someone asks me the difference between IMAX and standard formatting I will be sending them straight to Nolan’s doorstep (this website)

[Luis Vera @Luislv45626]

Dawg seeing everyone buying and attempting to buy tickets for The Odyssey is legit bringing a huge smile to my face. THATS FUCKING SIR CHRISTOPHER NOLAN TO TOU.

[Alison Herman @aherman2006]

me after securing tickets for christopher nolan's the odyssey (2026)

[Christopher Nolan Archives @NolanAnalyst]

New IMAX poster for Christopher Nolan’s ‘THE ODYSSEY’ has been released.

[Fuck Chris Ilitch Fan Club™️ @KyleStratton9]

@fuckmyoppsbro @NolanAnalyst Yup you right forgot about that one…surprised it’s not on the list

[Christopher Nolan Archives @NolanAnalyst]

I’m still shocked by how massive this new IMAX camera system is.

[Chris Iott @Chris_Iott]

MLB should let Dillon Dingler call balls and strikes and give the home plate umpire two challenges per game.

[Corey Atad @CoreyAtad]

lmao holy shit

[Adam Hlaváč @adamhlavac]

Christopher Nolan casually observing as the entire ODYSSEY crew struggles to move the 400lb @IMAX juggernaut that is the Keighley camera.

[Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing]

NHL fans in Indianapolis have no broadcaster audio for Game 1 of the Stanely Cup Final. Here's how the first goal sounded on WRTV with only the in-arena sound.

[🕷️ @spidealist]

This might be the most respectful scheduling conflict in Hollywood history

[Christopher Nolan Archives @NolanAnalyst]

Behind the scenes of THE ODYSSEY

[Jillian @JillianChili]

The ensemble of The Odyssey has some of the biggest actors spanning indies and franchises across decades. Hearing them all describe the shoot with the same sense of awe only reinforces how singular Christopher Nolan is. I thought Oppenheimer was his big one, but it's The Odyssey!

[Dudes Posting Their W’s @DudespostingWs]

This needs to be turned into a Hollywood film