Joris van Alphen

Documentary cinematographer

[Joris van Alphen @jorisvanalphen]

Haven't been active on Twitter in years, but here are some places on the web where you can stay in touch and follow my work:
https://t.co/EJl1aAy1AT
https://t.co/0K202Al47S

And of course you can always find my contact information and more on my website:
https://t.co/ZTysV9jouc

[Joris van Alphen @jorisvanalphen]

@metaplexmovies @GSDan Looks pretty, but of course in those photos we do see the frame. Not like the IMAX dome experience. And yes, it's almost impossible to shoot well for both at the same time. Extending the sky is often the lesser of two evils, if you can't do every take twice.

[Joris van Alphen @jorisvanalphen]

@metaplexmovies @GSDan Sadly where I live it was only available on terrible screens and I didn't enjoy it much. Would love to though.

[Joris van Alphen @jorisvanalphen]

@GSDan @metaplexmovies It's actually very counter intuitive to shoot for giant screens because when you're filming you do see the image framed and you have to constantly remember not to compose for the frame but for the viewing area

[Joris van Alphen @jorisvanalphen]

@GSDan @metaplexmovies Of course you can frame for any aspect ratio and that makes sense when you are projecting on a standard screen. But with IMAX you can't judge composition based on the framing, because the image fills your entire field of view. You don't see the image framed by the screen's edges.

[Joris van Alphen @jorisvanalphen]

@metaplexmovies @GSDan Strange comparison... Speaking as someone who has shot for IMAX screens, you can't really compose for the 1.43 framing since the frame is bigger than the image area you can take in. Subject/action lives around middle bottom third. A close-up is not a close-up, etc.