IMAX

 IMAX

The IMAX is a corporation which is a proprietary system of theatres, films projectors and high-resolution cameras. It uses huge screens of 18 x 24m and the film runs horizontally so that the image width can be greater than the width of the film stock. 

- The IMAX were co-founded by Graeme Ferguson, Roman Koritor, Robert Kerr
and William C Shaw in September 1967. 

- The IMAX's tequnique produces an area that is 9 times larger than the usual 35mm format.

- Fox was the first brand to introduce the first 70mm film format which was called the Fox Granduar however, unfortunately this wasn't used for too long. 

-  The name IMAX was invented in 1970 after the original name Multiscreen Corporation, Limited. Many people thought IMAX is an acronym however is a made up word that Furguson created. 

- The screen is 4500 times bigger than and average TV screen.

What is so different about the IMAX than a regular cinema

- The IMAX is different as the screen is in a dome shape and the seats are more vertical. The screen is so large its can fill your field of vision and some people find this motion so strong that they can start feeling sick. The camera that the films are filmed on are massive and weigh around 240 pounds! This also means that the film needs to be larger and this increases the size of the projector. As everything is filmed and produced with much larger equipment, it means that there are more pixels so the quality is much clearer. Everything that is shown on the IMAX needs to be perfect as the audience can see every bit of detail. 

- The theatres are also very different. The screens are domed and the seats sit more horisontal meaning that the screen covers most of the theatre and therefore it makes you feel as if you are part of the film. This immerse type of theatre is amazing for the audiences experience however is very expressive. As the equipment is very heavy it needs about of people to make sure it is safe. It can cost around £100,000 to use the equipment per day, so filming using an IMAX camera can cost millions. 

Type of cameras 

Phantom 65 IMAX 3D digital camera

- This camera was announced in 2011 where IMAX said that they had a 4K 3D digital camera. 

- Transformers Age Of Extinction is the first featre filmed partially filmed with the Phantom Digital Camera.

ARRI Alexa IMAX digital camera

- In 2015, IMAX announced a 2D digital camera.

- It was first used in Captain America Civil war and the next on avengers Infinity War and Endgame