By the way, the resolution of the 15perf/70mm IMAX film is equivalent of 18K! At least in theory.
Very few feature films are shot at such resolution using IMAX cameras. And they are only shot partially (no single feature film has ever been shot entirely on IMAX film). Here are the only 8 movies that I was able to find so far:
- The Dark Knight features six sequences (a total of 28 minutes) shot using IMAX
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen contained almost 10 minutes of IMAX-filmed footage out of the two and a half hour film.
- Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol had 25 minutes of footage shot using IMAX cameras.
- The Dark Knight Rises featured 72 minutes of footage shot in IMAX.
- Star Trek Into Darkness - 30 minutes shot with IMAX cameras
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - 48-minute arena sequence shot with IMAX cameras
- Lucy - Select footage filmed with IMAX cameras
- Interstellar - 66 minutes shot with 15perf/70mm IMAX cameras
As you can see the list is very short.
The upcoming Star Wars movie is supposed to have some IMAX footage too.
My nearest IMAX theater equipped with the 70mm film projection system is 3 hours away. I am thinking about it!
