Dunkirk
Christopher Nolan reportedly sink one of his IMAX cameras in the course of filmingDunkirk . The conductor ’s acclaimed World War II spectacle has been a hit with bothcriticsand theatergoers , vivify the famous evacuation mission in ways never captured before on film . The movie is celebrated for itsextensive use of IMAX cameras , which were used to film most of the movie and were oftenemployed in unconventional ways .
One of the director ’s unusual methods of utilizing IMAX cameras involved strapping them to planes and flying them into the melodic line before crashing them into the ocean , presenting an funnily daunting project for cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema . The duo ’s employment in catch the film on IMAX from the air and water nearly resulted in some equipment casualties , as a new story details how one of the movie ’s IMAX camera found itself drop down toward the bottom of the ocean .
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As revealed in an interview withAmerican Cinematographer(viaReddit ) , van Hoytema told the story of how one of the IMAX cameras was strapped to a plane with the intention of crashing the plane into the sea . But the plan collapse scene did n’t precisely go as plan :
" Our grips did a majuscule job build a collapse trapping around the IMAX camera to resist the strong-arm impact and protect the camera from seawater , and we had a expert plan to think the camera while the wreckage was still rudderless . … Unfortunately , the plane slump almost instantly , pulling the rig and camera to the ocean bottom . In all , the camera was under for [ more than 90 minutes ] until plunger could retrieve it . The caparison was completely compromise by water supply pressure , and the camera and mag had filled with [ brackish ] water . But Jonathan Clark , our movie loader , gargle the recover mag in freshwater and cleaned the moving picture in the dark room with freshwater before boxing it and inundate it in fresh water . "
It turns out that the film survived the crash and submersion in the sea , as it was cautiously developed and ended"up all there , in full color and clarity"for the scenes being shoot . Van Hoytema added that the shots would have been lose everlastingly if film digitally . The story blend to show how improper Nolan ’s method of scud on IMAX cameras really was , but it also finish up benefitting the music director that heshot on 70 millimetre filmso the scene could be recovered from the camera ’s plunge . The end results , of course , were visually spectacular .
Van Hoytema ’s write up illustrates just how unlike his experience was from lay down any other movie , as it is certainly not normal to send a bulky , heavy IMAX camera into the melody while strapped to a aeroplane . Nolan took considerable risks in bring the moving picture to life through anIMAX lensand this story could serve well as a warning tale of how close you could come to disaster , but as luck would have it , his crew was able to recuperate from this misadventure .
Source : American Cinematographer [ viaReddit ]
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