Apologies for some muffled dialogue with some of my audio. It was extremely windy outside because of how large the open spaces are surrounding IMAX, and inside, those projectors are extremely loud! Some say that I'm somewhat on brand with Christopher Nolan movies experiencing slight audio issues... anyway, I hope you enjoy this behind the scenes look of IMAX!

I really wish I lived in a country with a 70mm IMAX screen.

Just watched Oppenheimer in dual laser 1.43 and again in 15/70. I highly, highly, highly recommend seeing it in film. The digital presentation was fantastic, but the 15/70 format just cannot be beat in terms of sharpness. It really is the gold standard.

Saw this in Irvine, CA. in IMAX 70MM. Absolutely STUNNING achievement. People gasped when the first image came on screen. Just an absolute marvel to experience.

I was at the Museum on opening day on 21st October 2000. Had no clue how special this theatre and screen was. It was the biggest screen in the world for a long time until IMAX Traumplast Leonberg Germany opened in December 2022. Crazy how long it's been around.

This was incredible, Kirk! Such a cool behind the scenes, 11 miles is insane! Can’t wait to see this film.

I wish the Sydney IMAX was ready to go for this movie, but it’s still under construction. I don’t know if it will have a Film Projector or they will be fully transitioning to a Digital Laser Projection. Watching the Force Awakens on 70mm Film back in 2015 on the old Sydney IMAX was a legendary experience. I wish my first time seeing Oppenheimer was on IMAX. An incredible movie none the less.

Great video. I traveled about 80 mins to see it in 70mm IMAX and it was so worth it

I worked for IMAX in the projection system technical services department. Still to this day one of the most interesting jobs I’ve ever had. Neat video, love seeing the large rotor film projector beside the new digital models

Flying from Sydney to Melbourne for the weekend specifically to watch this on IMAX. I cannot wait

I always thought that all "IMAX" locations use the same or at least similar projection technology. I went to double-check after you mentioned that Melbourne was the only location with a 1570 in the Southern Hemisphere. I watched the film at my local IMAX and It still looked impressive though, especially the Black & White sequences, they were the best looking Black & White I've ever seen in a modern film. The movie was technically excellent, hope they get recognised for their great work during award season.

Native to San Francisco, I went to view this film this past Monday, and truly IMAX is the only way to see Oppenheimer. You're watching a movie on a side of building.. impressive

Absolutely insane, watched a few 1:43 films and it is something else! A great Canadian invention, IMAX.

The movie was amazing on a normal screen , I can't imagine how good the movie would look in this screen

What an amazing insight into something I’ve always wondered about. Huge appreciation for all the work you’ve put into this video Kirk, can’t wait to see more mini-doc content in future! 🙌🏼

Thank you so much for this video! You got me pumped up for my trip next month. Going to exactly IMAX Melbourne to catch Opennheimer in 1570 film! Coming all the way from Singapore..

I have a lot of nostalgia for IMAX Melbourne from watching documentaries from school excursions. I recently looked at what was showing at IMAX and nothing interested me. Now Oppenheimer is out and I already saw it at a normal cinema XD

It makes me sad to think that these cinemas and this format appear to slowly be on their way out. I got to experience The Dark Knight in the full on 70mm IMAX format along with a fair few other films and it was absolutely incredible. That cinema has since closed down (Millennium Point in Birmingham UK). My local cinema has an “IMAX” screen but it’s 4K and nowhere near as impressive size-wise. It’s very sad to see these disappear over time.

Amazing video man! Ive read up a lot about IMAX Melbourne, but this video actually made me feel I’m visiting the theatre in person. Amazing job!!

I'm glad that I live in Maryland, because the Regal in King of Prussia Pennsylvania is showing Oppenheimer in 15/70 IMAX, and I've never seen a movie projected from film before. And I managed to get a manager at my job to wanna do the drive with me to go see it. It's about an hour and a half drive, but I'm sure it'll be worth it. And honestly, I wish I could see Fantasia 2000 in IMAX 15/70. As a Disney fan, that'd be one hell of an experience.

I lived in Melbourne for 4 years, and my first time going to an IMAX theater was to see the movie "Gravity." This is the one I went to! Not until recently I got to know that this IMAX is one of only 30 theaters in the world displaying true IMAX. Now watching the behind the scenes is so cool!

Congrats man! This video was so informative and I can’t wait to see the movie 🔝

Amazing --- I have never seen any pictures of inside a projection room. Huge. Thank you.

I just watched it here in Prague in 70mm. incredible experience and the movie itself is awesome

Just watched the movie earlier at my local IMAX, its still amazing despite not 70MM 🔥💣

Amazing - Can’t wait to see this movie!

Great video! Really enjoyed seeing how IMAX is set up behind the scenes!

I got to watch this in film yesterday at this cinema, hands down the best cinematic experience!

We actually have a 1570mm IMAX screen here measuring 21x29 metres, so along with the one in Melbourne I believe this is the second one of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. The theatre called Keong Mas (Golden Snail) is located in a theme park owned by the Government of Indonesia, so the movies on show are documentaries and educational topics for students. Really wish that movies like Oppenheimer can be shown there in the future so us mere mortals can experience true IMAX. Keep up the fantastic content and cheers from your neighbour 🇮🇩

Great presentation, Kirk!! Killin it. I'd love to visit IMAX Melbourne some day. 😍

Such an amazing video, Kirk!!!! Loved it! So incredible to see the behind the scenes. Congratulations!!!! 👏🏻

Thank you for sharing this! I saw a 70mm IMAX screening in San Antonio and was fascinated to learn how they do it.

How is this guy only having 4K subs? His content deserves much more subs.

I have my tickets for Oppenheimer 15/70mm IMAX at AMC Universal City in LA.

Nice video! I'm so excited to have tickets to the 70mm IMAX version of Oppenheimer, I was a bit late with buying them so we got seats about 4 rows from the screen. I'm happy to see it probably won't be too bad. Also had no idea just how rare it is to be able to see it in this format, makes me doubly excited for it!! It'll be my first film ever in this format too, I thought "regular" IMAX was impressive enough already haha.

We saw Dune 2 in IMAX 1570 in Melbourne last night and were blown away. It really is the best format for a movie of this sort.

There used to be 3 IMAX theatres in Ontario, Canada alongside the Mississauga and Vaughan locations. The Cinesphere, the world’s permanent IMAX theatre, at the Ontario place has been temporarily closed since fall last year due construction around the Ontario Place grounds. Hopefully it reopens late this year as planned.

There's a 70mm IMAX theater in San Antonio Texas where my parents live, I'm seriously thinking about flying across the United States just to watch this movie.

Oppenheimer will be my first ever IMAX experience and I can’t wait

Thanks for making this video. I also got to see Oppenheimer in 1570 film and I believe I saw you filming this video (I was the one who asked if you were also a tourist)

Still don't understand why people hate Nolan. He's the pioneer of the usage of IMAX for commercial cinema

Absolutely incredible. What an experience this might have been, the process looks so tough and yet passionate. Really wish if i could attend one Nolan movie in a 1570 IMAX film

I saw Top Gun Maverick and now Oppenheimer at BFI IMAX Waterloo, London. Absolutely incredible. 12KW sound and the Europe's largest screen is a sight to behold. Love london.

Watched Oppenheimer at an IMAX screen (1:90 format) and it was the best immersive experience I have ever had.. I can only imagine what would it feel like to watch it in 15/70mm

Crazy how many of the screens are in Canada considering the population

Honey can you rent Oppenheimer for tonight? Comes back with 280kg film reel.

5:11 the blood vein on this dude's forehead is truly next level

I recently saw Mission Impossible in double 4K laser at IMAX Melbourne. Although a fantastic image and very clear, the image didn't reach the very top or bottom of the screen. I thought that this might be a limitation of the 4K setup there. I hope that when I get to see Oppenheimer there in 15/70 (if I can ever get tickets) that the picture fills the screen entirely. Are there any comments on this from those in the know that have visited Melbourne? Is the 4K image slightly smaller than the 15/70 or do neither of them fill the screen all the way to the four edges?

Thanks for using the metric system.

best explanation video of imax 70mm theaters!

Amazing Video! Thanks for sharing.

i went to see this in "IMAX" and was like 'wait, i remember this being at least 2x as big as a kid' and now i don't know if i've ever seen tru IMAX :(

IMAX destroyed its brand by dumping digital 2K theaters with IMAX name all over the place. Now that I know IMAX doesn't mean IMAX 15 70mm ... what a massive rip off I have been duped. Now I really wonder what a FULL resolution film would look like.

Watching Oppenheimer in imax 70mm on release night with a packed audience was a truly amazing experience. Will never watch it again because the experience isn’t repeatable.

And brilliant presentation Kirk! Kudos! 🤝🏻🔥

And there's sydney still building our IMAX cinema 7 years running. SMH

In my experience film is film and digital cant match film

I'M SO HYPE I CAN'T BELIEVE there's A REAL ONE in Georgia, USA

Just seen Oppenheimer at the BFI IMAX in London, one of the 3 in the UK showing a 1570 print. The visual experience is totally overwhelming in the most sublime way imaginable.

But with all due respect, will an average cinemagoer identify between a digital format Vs. Film? They can for sure understand High Frame Rate formats, but 70mm and 1570mm? I don't think so. All they care about is the story and some action & value for money. 🤔

no gloves? human hands have been destroying prints for generations and i see we haven't learned any lessons. buy some damn gloves FFS

1570mm Film, wow thats some really large frames

Saw it in 15/70 in Vaughan cinema in Toronto. Amazing experience... a must-see film for those who have access

Very interresting video. Thanks for sharing👍

Very grateful to have a 15/70mm IMAX cinema in my home city.

Bought a premium seat (the last row) for my first ever 1570 imax and now I lowkey regret not choosing the middle zone instead. Still hella excited! Would love to be able to catch inception, interstellar or dunkirk again on 1570 someday here. Cant wait to be there already!

Going next weekend in Philly PA to watch it in 70mm! Can't wait!

Crazy how we have a 70mm IMAX screen here in Arizona of all places lol so grateful for that

Saw it in 15/70mm in Calgary's IMAX. Nothing beats it! Visually stunning.

Wow, had no idea there was so much going on behind the scenes. Great video!

Such an incredible video, Kirk! Loved learning more about how IMAX films work. Also.. Now I need to watch Oppenheimer again hahaha

I watched Oppenheimer in imax 1570 on Friday July 28, at 11pm. Incredible that the house was still sold out for a movie a week into its run and at such a late showing. True testament to what Nolan has achieved

Just got out of Oppenheimer (regular screen, but still a masterpiece) but now I want to rewatch it on Imax film

Incredible. I had no idea that the projectionist had to stitch the film together after receiving 🤯. I love being able to see 70mm films but it's a real bummer when you are at the mercy of whoever AMC comes up with to project the picture.

still remember watching avatar on that screen back in 2009. sat right at the back in the centre. best view.

Just saw it last week in IMAX 70MM Tempe AZ. Incredible.

The ending of this film was particularly powerful in IMAX, _especially_ the final series of shots. That alone justified going out of the way to watch it on film.

Film makers like Cameron and Nolan, know what it takes to innovate the movie going experience. I saw way of water in imax 3D and was absolutely blown away. 70 mm with a movie from Nolan has me very excited.

So happy I got the opportunity to watch it in 70mm

Man, there used to be five IMAX 15/70 theaters in Mexico, of which, three have already closed down... Two remain, but play only documentaries, whilst one of the two main and largest cinema chains in Mexico, Cinemex, has just opened three IMAX laser theaters in Mexico City. Where I live, Monterrey, a museum called: Papalote Museo del Niño Monterrey, is currently playing Hollywood features, and there's where I saw Oppenheimer, the very first C. Nolan film I see, at least in real IMAX laser. Great video, man. Hope to stay in touch.

I live near the IMAX theater they just built in Pooler, Georgia (it’s really really close to the size of this one, 23.2m by 30.7m), and it’s one of two GT auditoriums in our state. They don’t have a film projector (theater itself is a “small” family owned and they probably couldn’t justify the cost of the film projector on top of the dual 4K projectors like in this video with how few films are released on film now). They do an outstanding job of taking care of their facilities though, which unfortunately the other GT IMAX in our state can not say… That one is owned by the Regal Cinemas (theater chain) at the Mall of Georgia and it does have the 70mm IMAX but Regal cheaped out and only put one of the 4K digital projectors in it (apparently that’s something regal has done with most of if not all of their IMAX theaters). That makes it incapable of showing digital only movies in the full imax aspect ratio, on a screen that’s significantly smaller (18.1m by 24.8m), in an auditorium that isn’t in as good of a shape as pooler (and doesn’t have recliners). So would have been pick either one of the biggest screens in the world in a nicer auditorium but it’s digital (still 1.43:1 though) or see it in a worse auditorium but it’s on film (but on a smaller screen)… No clear choice for movies like Oppenheimer, definitely a clear choice for digital only films like Dune though, since Pooler is the only one of the two that can do digital 1.43:1)

I drove from Washington to Langley, BC to see it in 70mm. It was absolutely worth it!

Great video, liked and subscribed!

I live in Brisbane, and after watching this video I honestly want to fly all the way to Melbourne just to see Oppenheimer at this cinema!

Absolutely Brilliant 💯

Can't believe we have an IMAX theatre in Prague. I will be going back to my country in a couple of months so I hope they keep playing it occasionally.

Thats awesome john❤

Merci beaucoup from Paris France 👍. I'm a former 35 and 70 millimeters projectionist.

Great video mate!! I was literally having a picnic in front of this IMAX theatre a few months ago and really wished they were screening Oppenheimer haha :)

i watched yesterday in Dubai Imax. The whole movie watching experience was next level.

I'm very blessed to be in Melbourne

I am super lucky that our IMAX Prague is one of those 30 and I already saw the movie in this format. 🙂

In Hyderabad, India we had a 110mm IMAX screen and the last movie in IMAX format to have played is Nolan's Inception. After that they've removed it. I truly regret for that decision. And I hope they'll open IMAX screens in Hyderabad soon.

Solid video! This got recommended to me when searching for reviews on it. I only realized I knew you when I read the channel name lolol.

Thanks!

Great video Kirk! 👍

I've watched imax films in Java (southern hemisphere). The definition is stunning

Seeing it for a third time in 70mm IMAX and I’m just as excited as the first time. Masterpiece.

Great video Kirk 👏🏻 I’ve never experienced IMAX before and after this video I’m extra excited to watch Oppenheimer here in IMAX Melbourne in couple of weeks time, seems like it’s going to be an amazing first time experience with a great movie. Tickets are booked 🎟️

As a tourist, I was lucky enough to watch some IMAX film movies there. It was spectaculous!