You are doing God’s work, friend. I’m glad that directors like Nolan have helped kept traditional film alive. I sense that Oppenheimer will help push this further into the mainstream.

As a former projectionist (35mm) I REALLY approve this video!

As an old 35mm projectionist, and also as a fan visiting London in a couple of weeks mainly to experience my first 15/70 Imax screening, I was super happy to have this insight in the booth! And I am also happy to learn that the length of Nolan's movies has finally reached its physical limit! 😄

10:40 I love that there's a very mechanical limit to how long a director can make a film

This video was absolutely brilliant. Thank you for making such a wonderful and in depth video on this process. Was brilliantly filmed and edited, great job! Have a great day. Can’t wait to see this film in 1570

Phenomenal and beautiful editing on your production. I'm a former 35-mm IATSE union projectionist in the U.S. I come from the days of carbon-arc lamps and 15-minute reels. I left the business around 1983, when automation and platters were introduced and closed out my career in automated booths. Comparing this to what I've experienced, it's the difference between the Model T to an Airbus A380. I especially liked the zig-zag splicing technique to increase the contact surface. Pure genius thinking. I will be seeing "Oppenheimer" in 3 days but I believe our local IMAX house does not run print and, I assume, is digital IMAX. With projection what it is these days, I have a hard time imagining other than a highly-skilled technician putting together this amount of film and especially given the expense and the pristine treatment is must receive. Kudos to you and my booth brother in Kensington!

it's a very detailed explanation of joining the 70mm IMAX print! salute to the projectionist professionals!

I appreciate that the reel was blurred. Even if the scene on it was inconsequential, we're still getting absolutely no spoilers. Sadly, my city barely has a 35mm theater (alongside some digital imax) So no 70mm or 70/15perf for me 😭

Coming from Belgium to see it at BFI Imax in London next week.

it's astonishing how it's so big that you can clearly see the scenes from the movie. thanks for this

I watched it on lot at Universal in hollywood in 70mm IMAX. It was quite the experience watching it at the studio who made the film as they had a ton of costumes from the movie on display in the lobby.

Man, all that effort for just the visuals, and i love how the audio is just a cd like its almost nothing

Even tho I will only be able to see the regular 5 perf 70mm print, I am still really excited to see large format film being continued and hopefully having even more of a resurgence in the future! The theatre I will see it in is called Lichtburg (light castle) in Essen, Germany. It has a huge capacity seating over 1200 people and looks more like an opera house than a cinema with its 1930s styling and a huge balcony. It also has an actual stage and the biggest rolling screen in the whole of Europe. The stage originally was used for the orchestra back when silent films were still the norm. It was partially destroyed in WW2 and restored to its original appearance in the following years.

I saw Oppenheimer on film at the Esquire IMAX theater in Sacramento, CA. I did go up to the booth and watch them handling the film between screenings. I also saw the movie on digital IMAX in my home town theater in Reno, Nevada (Galaxy Luxury Sparks). Due to my broadcasting career, I have been a SMPTE member off and on over the years. I lived in Rochester, NY for nearly 13 years and got to rub shoulders with a lot of film people there (and really cool tours/demos in the Kodak Park laboratories). Two regular SMPTE meeting attendees were IMAX projectionists, and always had a pocket full of film frames to hand out to the curious. Today, 30 years later, several of my friends are film enthusiasts. One of them ran the Library of Congress media center for many years. Like many others here, I hope that filmmakers with vision continue to shoot and release on film when this is possible. Like many other old but serviceable technologies, it would not surprise me if film eventually makes enough of a comeback to be something folks can occasionally encounter in the world of the big screen.

I am going to be watching Oppenheimer in IMAX 70mm for the first time ever in Mississauga, Canada....I have fond memories of watching Dunkirk (my first IMAX movie), and it was just the best experience ever, even though it was digital IMAX.

It's niece to see that even in this digital age there's still some theatre's that still have mechanical protection of real film. Good to see.

Fascinating! This was a revelation for me; I had no idea just how complex this process is. I'm looking forward to seeing "Oppenheimer" next week at the Chrysler IMAX Theatre in the MIchigan Science Center in midtown Detroit.

I couldn't cut this film together like that, you have so much responsibility

great stuff, I'm lucky enough to be seeing oppenheimer at the bfi IMAX in London

​So good of The Ronson Theatre to allow you to film this process. 👍🏻

Seeing this in the BFI imax on Friday, cannot wait to see this in 70mm Imax. gonna be epic.

Great video! I like that you are explaining what's happening instead of just showing

Amazing video, thank you! I'm counting down the days till I get to watch Oppenheimer in Dublin, California

I'm seeing it at the Celebration Cinema in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Had to book tickets for a 11PM showing 2 weeks out as it's the first showing with a decent seat to pick from.

Amazing and very detailed look at how film is prepared for showing

Such a great video! That print is huge for imax.

This is a great and detailed video. Thanks for sharing this!! I hope I get to see an IMAX film someday

Nice to see this! I've booked to see down the road from there at the BFI cinema. I hope they do as good as job of preparing it!

This is incredibly fascinating. Glad I clicked through.

This is really cool, thanks for sharing!

Thank you so much for documenting this!

Thanks for this backstage view. I will see Oppenheimer tomorrow 22 july, in Goteburg Sweden. I really look forward to it.

I love watch stuff like this. Thanks man

this is so cool, thanks for the video! i’ll be watching oppenheimer next week and it’ll be my first time watching in imax, much less 70mm, which is so exciting

Seeing this tomorrow at the science museum so fascinating how it's done

wow, that was soo cool to see how that works!

Milton Keynes Odeon, an amazing film. As there is so much head to head dialogue I am sure it would be just as brilliant in normal screen .

As a former projectionist, I enjoyed this tremendously. The closest 70mm is nearly three hours away, so I must settle for the lesser IMAX screenings in my area. Saddest of all, we have a 4K dome IMAX in my town and they are not showing it. Very frustrating.

What a video, well done mate!! Already booked my IMAX tickets at Opry Mills, in Nashville, TN, USA.

Awesome video - thank you so much for sharing. I am going to the BFI IMAX, London for 08:10 and then the 14:00 at The Ronson on Friday 21st July - only a few days to wait now! I'll be thinking of all those reels as I watch it.

Hey Hamsterdam! You actually did it made the video you were mentioning! And I'm so amazed how fantastic and interesting it is - great job!

this video was amazing i had to sub. The editing was beautiful and the story narration

Veryy insightful video, thank you!

Thanks for showing this video - I will be watching in Vaughan, On, Canada in 70MM IMAX!

We will be viewing the film Sunday July 22 in Adelaide South Australia at Palace Nova IMAX. Thank you for this footage.

Watching today at Tyler, TX. I can’t wait!

Watching at the BFI IMAX in London, I can't wait!

ugh...when I was much younger I used to work for a movie theater company in the US. I was eventually promoted to the office and I was taught how to do all of the film prep (build up/break down). It was my favorite part of that job.

Great video. Fantastic even. I’m seeing the movie at the Odeon in Norwich. If I was still living in London, I’d have booked to see the 70mm presentation. You have a new subscriber.

What a great video. Fascinating insight. You get a subscription sir!

Very cool! I’ll be seeing it this week in 70mm at Cineplex Vaughan in Canada!

Fantastic video, thank you for the look at building Oppenheimer!

Thanks for the video mate, was a really well made and interesting look into the IMAX film process. Flying down to Melbourne this Friday to see the 70mm print, super excited!

I'll be seeing this in Dublin, CA in glorious 70mm next week, can't wait!

I love that they used the name "GADGET" to label the imax film boxes, which is the code name for the first nuclear bomb used in the trinity test

very labor intensive. thanks for sharing.

Really great to be able to view this. Thanks! Will possibly see this at the Imax theatre at Queen Street Auckland NZ. Which is one of their Lazer ones now. It was converted from 70mm several years ago if I recall correctly…….Laurie 😮😮😮😮😮

one of the most unique video I've seen in a while

I got my tickets in advanced to see the 70mm(non IMAX) version next week in Seattle! So excited!

Epic video!! Very insightful !!

Going to watch it at BFI London next week! Can’t wait!

Great video, very interesting! I’ll be watching on Thursday at Cineplex Vaughan in IMAX 70MM, so I am very excited.

0:47 I love how almost all the cinemas are in US, there are some in Canada, three in UK, one in Australia and completely out of left field one in my hometown of Prague Czech republic :D

once again another great inside video of the imax film projection process. I have tickets for the only australian imax cinema currently (melbourne) and I'm really looking forward to experiencing this movie on 70mm.

Fantastic video thank you. We don't have Imax here in Cork Ireland however my local cineplex does have a maxx size screen.

This is exactly what I was looking for.

I’m looking forward to seeing one of the rare 70mm IMAX prints in San Francisco. Alas, I have to wait until August 9th because there are so many people also wanting to see it!

Thanks for that, I’m going to the science museum to see the film, all the way from Worcester with an overnight in London, the most expensive cinema visit yet, but I want to see it as intended.

Always good to learn new things. 🙏

Now can we please get a 4K/HD glimpse of how the film actually plays out in the theatres in 70mm IMAX glory , and now that the film is out on Digital and Physical Media, I believe getting a glimpse of the actual screen will no longer be an unethical commission.

Great video and an awesome film watched it yesterday at imax Sheffield 🇬🇧

IMAX - TLC CHINESE THEATER in Hollywood California. Thx 4 your vid on how this unusual print will be assembled and exhibited. Very glad you had a good time watching the process.

This is a comment, because I had already liked when you mentioned it. Some interesting and special content, thank you!

I do not missing doing IMAX assembly... not that I ever messed it up but was always freaked out I would. There was another untrasonic weld version of doing the assembly as well using the zigzag method allowed you to later disassemble the print if needed which is why it is the preferred method these days. Granted last time I worked on IMAX was like 33 years ago!

The blur work was impeccable

I'm gonna go see Oppenheimer in Manchester Printworks, so glad I can see it in 70mm

This was really interesting!

Trying to go to the 70mm imax in Tempe, AZ but all the good seats are taken almost up to a month in advance its insane

Happy to see that you blur the film to make sure it's not visible. Keep up the good work❤

I can’t believe I have tickets to see it in 15/70 IMAX

very super intersting. thank you!

Driving 6 hours to Buford, Georgia, USA tomorrow (July 22) to view in 70mm! First time seeing a film projected in 70mm. Very excited.

"Now I am become projectionist, rewinder of reels."

Thank you again for this wonderful video! I'm seeing Oppenheimer at Ronson so this was such a joy to watch!

Gonna watch it here in Czech Republic one of few cinemas that is able to screen in the 70mm format. Can't wait.

Very interesting. A lot of work for the projectionist. But, at the end, the result will be a joy for the eyes.

Already watched the film last night. I must say it is really worth it

Watched it at AMC Unversal city walk on Sunday. I can't recall the last time I saw film imperfection on screen in a theater ! I will try to go watch it again at the chinese theater in Hollywood. Of the 30 prints, there is 3-4 location in the Los Angeles area !

another great video! have happily subscribed!

prague. it was amazing. absolute masterpiece

IMAX Melbourne, can't wait.

Man what a great quality this video and explanation is! I'm going to watch Oppenheimer in my city The Hague in one of the Pathé cinemas. Maybe that of Ypenburg or Scheveningen. Both have relax chairs nowadays. Or Pathé Spui in The Hague. I will watch the movie at least in IMAX and not less.

I never tough that in some places this still exists,in my world was all digital. thank you for the video

Looking forward to seeing this movie the same day at BFI IMAX, which is slightly larger.

This is so cool, thanks much!

The closest 70mm IMAX theater by me is a good 7-8 hour drive. So, unfortunately I wont be seeing it anytime soon. HOWEVER, in a few weeks I'm traveling to Arizona to visit family, and I found out that there is one 70mm screen in Phoenix, which would be like an hour away from where I'm visiting. I'm gonna REALLY try to escape my family to go see this once in a lifetime viewing experience!

Watching Oppenheimer at AMC Metreon in SF, it's the biggest full ratio IMAX screen in the United States and it's a 70mm IMAX print screening at that. I'm seeing a 2:30PM showing with my girlfriend and watching Barbie at 7:30PM. Spending my whole day at the cinema and I'm super excited!

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You are very informative!!

Thank you. I have Oppenheimer tickets for Friday July 21, 2023 2:45 PM at Cinemark XD in Amarillo, Texas, USA. A dozen of us will attend.