FYI, when Dunkirk was released just two years later in 2017, this system was re-installed side-by-side with the new 4K laser projectors, making IMAX Melbourne one of the few theatres worldwide that can show both 1570 and 4K laser IMAX presentations. Nolan's push for 1570 saved this projector at IMAX Melbourne.

IMAX sure has come a long way, I was one of the original licensed and trained projectionist on the original IMAX projector in 1970, Ontario Place Canada, there were only three of us in the world at that time... It's called the rolling loop projector with a 25,000watt zenon bulb... it's an Australian invention for printing film... William Shaw designed it along with Graeme Ferguson and Roman Kroiter.... David Callaghan was the Chief projectionist...he trained us.... enjoy

In Germany, we have a 70mm theatre and its very popular for the very reason that they use 70mm.

I have an honest to god appreciation for this guy. He's an artist at what he does and it's very sad to hear that digital has killed off his career. The skill required in maintaining projection equipment such as this is second to none and a far greater set of skills is required day to day in order to keep things moving. I hope he knows his efforts are appreciated!

Kevin taught me how to be a projections in 1997. A awesome teacher and very passionate about cinemas and drive-ins. Sad to see his beloved career end. I hope Kevin reads this one day. Hope you're doing well. Cheers from Andrew, Swan Hill.

Wow - I worked on the original 3D system in Oakville in the late 80's - The first revision of 3D glasses synchronization and drive were designed by an Australian Engineer Gerry Carter who was on a scholarship exchange set up with the Rolling loop patent. Gerry also designed the saturating transformer control of those massive Miller 666 welders making the horrible ripple down to just a couple volts. The Lamphouse I worked on had Dual 17.5's and was built for Expo 90 in Japan for the film echos of the sun. Apparently, that projector is now housed in Futurescope in France - They put a plaque on the system with the name of all of the people who worked on the system - Thanks for this - Many happy memories.

An amazing protectionist the knowledge he possesses and teacher thanks for this documentary

The IMAX countdown gives me goosebumps to this day.

I was a projectionist for many years, but only ran 35mm. I think I would be scared shitless to run IMAX with all the rollers and threading that has to be done. I suppose it would become second nature after a while, but you really have to make sure everything is correct or else you will lose a show and do ALOT of swearing if one little thing goes wrong. Great deal of respect to the IMAX projectionist.

Phew, such a hassle ! Respect for this very experienced projectionist!

absolutely fascinating. I was glued to the screen the entire time!!!!!!

He said "15,000 kilowatt lamps" twice. I got a good chuckle imagining 30 megawatts of projector power.

To say things have changed since I was in the box is an understatement here. I ran 70mm in the early 60's before I was made redundent and still miss the job as much as this chap will.

I can't imagine how much money it cost to develop, build and learn to operate this machine. Amazing.

The digital vs. film thing reminds me of back in 1985 when the CD vs. LP argument was raging. CDs were quiet, clean, convenient. But then people started noticing “something was just missing”. That thing that made the music bloom digital just couldn’t do. And still can’t. Not even hi res files can match a record. A digital piano will never, ever, sound like a Steinway

This brought back some great memories of working in projection. I would say my favorite job just because of how cool the technology was to work with. Never got to work with IMAX but it looks like it would have been an amazing experience. Thanks for the video!

Australia home of 2 of the world's largest Imax screens with the Panasonic in Sydney being the world's largest Imax screen!

Hello just seen your video on KZfaq and I must say that it's brilliant I'm in the uk so 10 out of 10 for the video take care and thanks

A passionate and expert projectionist! Wish there could be more like him in the multiplex.

Films Shown (all 40-minute documentaries): "Forces of Nature" (National Geographic, 2004) "Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure" (SK Films, 2003) "Great White Shark" (K2 Studios, 2013)

sir love u n resoect to ur job ur very hard working n very perfectionist....sir i feel so happy to see u doing all small things with care n perfectly....sir im 30 years old n me worked as projecnist on 35mm. projector...now all digital n old projector is washed out now ...when i saw u i feel proud of u sir i remember my days....now days no work coz no 35 mm projector in theaters.... kip working sir kip loving job god bless u n fmly...Amen

It’s a shame this technology is fading in favour of digital projectors because the film ones are so cool. Love the clicking sound they make when the movie starts

I love this. IMAX runs at 336.9 feet per minute! big film is fun

Thank you for taking the time to make this documentary. I hope you know how informative and interesting this doc was. Film is a hard loss. Where I live they used to have a real IMAX theater. It closed in 2013 due to costs and a Digital IMAX being closer to a busier area. Now if I want real IMAX with film it's a 4 hour drive. For the time being though... I hope since it's a dual 3D SR projector screen it won't be upgraded and left alone. Thanks again for a look inside the projection booth!

even for a museum it is sad to hear they got replaced

one job I do not want. Hats off the the projectionist here for his work. Great job and the 3 mile walk you had to do to thread the film.

I was fortunate enough as a young fella to work at the Merrylands cinema as a film handler, the projector was a carbon arc unit the one that came out of the Capitol Theatre and was combined with a new state of the art Philips 3 platter system, which was one of the most modern in Sydney at the time. Spent many many hours splicing rolls of 35mm into full platters for show. First full show I was allowed to run as trainee projectionist was "Macbeth" for a school matinee. I never got to see a show in full but certainly look back and remember those days fondly....

Looking forward to the IMAX 1570 presentation of Oppenheimer

It has to be said that they reinstalled their 15/70 projector for Dunkirk and this theater is able to show movies both with laser projectors and on film now.

A beautiful machine. Sad to see them go.

Sad what beautiful piece of machinery !

I've only ever seen an IMAX film when I was at the Titanic Exhibition over in Minnesota. Didn't get the chance to enjoy the most of it, but I'm missing it already.

Great video. So sad to the loss of this amazing technology. Hoping that in the future film will have the same resurgence as vinyl has for music!

19:28 That clicking sound is the projector starting up. The clicks come from the mechanical systems inside it moving the film

Never ran the GT system, but loved running the SR's...brought back some great memories with the QTRU and the DTAC/PLC .....

Thx for showing us this amazing Theater....

I used to be afraid of any cinema projectors when I was little because of their big ventilation and how they tilted. Those were great times in the early 2000s. Now I've become fascinated looking up these type videos on boring rainy days.

HOLY SHIT WHERE YOU PLAYING BUGS A RAINFOREST ADVENTURE?? I used to watch that documentary all the time as a kid!

Wow...what an amazing setup (and man, that can thread that sea of pulleys!)

Great job friend !

Thanks for having the foresight to shoot this. Well done and congrats.

Insane process.

Thank you so much for sharing! :) Really informative. Sad to see old cinema die out, but I really hope that some will keep it alive for as long as possible.

I was wondering why this setup seemed overly complicated until I realized he was threading and aligning two separate reels of film for steteocopic 3D.

The old Projector got two 15.000 Watt Lamps, not two 15.000 Kilowatt Lamps;)

nekminnit...Nolan is like "nah guys put it all back in pls for Dunkirk"

sadly the mic was overloaded :( btw the bulb is 15 KW not 15thousand

amazing

Well thank you for sharing your knowledge and it was a very interesting video to understand how IMAX works and I want to be the first to wish you a happy healthy retirement

That is absolutely insane to have to do all that!!

I think we still have IMAX film projection at the IMAX in Halifax, NS, Canada.

This is a man who clearly loved his work... it's such a shame that we don't have this amazing format any more. It's just another boring digital projection nowadays, lower resolution than some TVs.

Nothing compares to real film going through a projector .... it’s a different more artistic experience - the sharpness of digital technologies makes everything look like a stage production and fake. IMAX was a lot of work, but nothing looked as good in my opinion - great projectionist here the guy really knows his equipment 👍👏

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That was awesome to see and sad that it is being phased out. I still love to pull out my super and standard 8 films and my 16 mm and just having a movie night with films I have collected so much fun . Oh well

I want those lamps for my car's headlight.

In some ways, seeing those gigantic spools of celluloid running at breakneck speeds is amazing, but it's also nightmarish... A copy of a feature film can set you back for close to 100k, and it's a complete mess to set up (and if you mess it up the results are catastrophic). I can sew why this technology is getting phased out, even if it's a bit heartbreaking.

"The use of any kind of recording devices _are_ strictly prohibited..." Oh dear. Hearing that grammar goof a few times a day, day in day out, would make my career as a projectionist very short.

Wonderful. Thank you - and the projectionist! - so much for that. What is the projectionist's name? Thank him for all of us.

Really sad to see this amazing machine go

I thought the cameraman was gonna trip and fuck up the whole movie lol

Thanks for posting this fantastic short....i am an old carbon burning dog, and i miss the job over 30 years on, i wonder if you will miss the job as i did ? or more, it was like a kind of berevement for me, nothing can replace it, but you have to turn the page.

Both formats are still being used in selected cinemas in Australia or they are in Melbourne Australia

Am I the only one that noticed e slip of the tongue describing the xenon specs ? you see on screen at 13.14 minutes in, the specks are 15,000watt X 2. at 15.50 minutes in, he says "15,000 kilowatt times 2" never mind, it was a nice video to watch.

I was emotional when he I was here when this guy was installed and leave when it will be replaced by digital 😰

I always want to know what happens to the hard copy of the film after the season? do they throw it out?

Yet another wobbly video: why can't the people who shoot these things learn to hold the camera steady? Also bear in mind that the camera does have an "off" button: there are times when you do need to stop shooting, plan your shots and thus avoid this non-stop confusion.

Watching this makes me so sad. In my opinion digital is always sacrificing quality for quantity. We are far away from being able to replace this genius sturdy technology that has developed over a period of more than 100 years with this laser garbage. There will come a time when people realize that quality is more important than quantity and cinema is more than just watching a movie..

Alfredo was here ! XD

I thought there isn't yet a digital IMAX format comparable with the resolution of IMAX 70 or do the new projectors only differ in light source (laser) and still run the celluloid prints ?

How many frames per second did this IMAX system run?

Uhh... you seemed to type "Documentary" wrong in the description.

Imagine that. A thin film of plastic can keep us entertained for hours.

I say "Oh my goodness" a LOT at work. And I don't even work in an IMAX projection booth. Fortunately, most of the time, nobody hears me anyways.

How many times can the IMAX film do use before it Hass to be replaced due to where

In the development of Imax, in the beginning, they must have scratched their heads so much over the way of doing this easier, to someone not familiar with the whole process it must have looked and still does look over an engineered mess, but i suspect there has never been an easier way to do this.

But why are there so many rollers between feed and projector??? surely tension could be achieved in a simpler way?

I see is so long process for rethreading. It was any cases that film can break off?

"Welcome to IMAX Melbourne Museum, home to the world's 3rd largest screen. Our unique projection system delivers outstanding on-screen images, and combines with 15,000 watts of digital surround sound to deliver the ultimate movie experience. Before the feature commences, we'd like to remind you to switch off your mobile phone, and that the use of recording devices of any kind are strictly prohibited inside the theatre. Our 3D glasses are cleaned, sanitised, and recycled after every session. At the end of the movie, please place them in the collection trolleys as you exit at the rear of the theatre. You can now put on your 3D glasses. Please sit back, relax, and enjoy the movie."

So, digital projections saves a lot of money compared to "analog" film. How come, popcorn prices sky-rocketed over recent years? -.-

what did thay do to the old projecter

Thats sad! :(

Kind of sad; I wonder if that’s how the pin setters felt when the mechanical pin setters were being installed In bowling alleys... People being replaced by machines; where does it end??????

The film has greater than 2K of resolution. So the early lasers will be worse.

Im still confused how can a Single Panasonic Projector can be as powerful as an imax Film Projector

u did have to show the close up of the projector... U stayed more on the film deck ...

Where is Kevin the Projectionist now?

Quick change over......its runnin off....

The 70mm IMAX Corporation Film Runs Very Very Fast, Because, The Frames Are So Much Bigger Than The 35mm Film.

How many planes

I wonder what's the reasoning for still using Windows 199(?)/XP in 2015, and what OS they still rely on these days.

15:50... 15 000 kW... well fck my rusty sheriffs badge. 15 000 000 W. So what power plant support these bulbs? XD i know its a mistake, yet its funny XD

It is a shame. While 4k is a lot of pixels, it is not as much resolution as film.

Half of quater positive goes in threading and loading only

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perfect,and not the digital shit, real cinema is 35mm and imax 70mm.digital is only a big tv.

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Sadly, even 4K laser doesn't come CLOSE to the resolution offered by even 35mm film, and isn't even in the same world as what 70mm IMAX film can resolve.

ìf i had the space I would had bought one second hand

I can understand why they decided to end it. Way too complex, too expensive. A 4K 3D projector playing a 3D movie from a SSD is just more efficient.