"Sinners” is only hitting screens nationwide on Friday, but it has already made history. This is the first time that a movie has been shot simultaneously with two different aspect ratios (as described above), and it’s also the first time that a movie has been released combining both, Coogler specified in the Kodak clip."
I hope you get out to see this just released movie. I loved the colors and quality of the production. The cotton fields and puffy clouds....beautiful scene! OK, he gets 'into the weeds' in this video but its obvious how much he loves this process.
I'm struggling to see how this is any different than what Nolan has done for years with his IMAX releases where they are multiple ratios depending on the scene.
RoamingScott wrote:
I'm struggling to see how this is any different than what Nolan has done for years with his IMAX releases where they are multiple ratios depending on the scene.
They may be the same, I’m not familiar with either and this is (may be) the first film I’ve watched that was produced this way. Kudos to both of them if these are similar. I’m interested though in what Nolan may have released as I’d like to see them - titles?
Al Trujillo wrote:
They may be the same, I’m not familiar with either and this is (may be) the first film I’ve watched that was produced this way. Kudos to both of them if these are similar. I’m interested though in what Nolan may have released as I’d like to see them - titles?
Just Google Christopher Nolan. Take your pick, Oppenheimer, Batman, Interstellar, Dunkirk etc etc all shot for imax.
The main difference might be that Nolan shoots SOME in IMAX format and the rest more conventionally, and then edits the two together. This appears more that they shot the ENTIRE movie in 1.90:1 and are just trimming it down for certain theaters. At least, that's what I can tell from the way he describes it. It wasn't shot on multiple aspect ratios anymore than cropping a still in post was shooting it in multiple ratios.
Regarding Nolan, there are only a handful (under a dozen) theaters in the US that will show you true IMAX aspect ratio, as Coogler pointed out. You won't see those nearly square ratios on any TV broadcast or Bluray...you gotta get to the right theater. They have been showing his back catalog slowly at least in Dallas which is awesome, since we have one of those dozen "correct" IMAX theaters.
Similar to what Nolan does but not the same. SINNERS is the first to be shot on Ultra Panavision & IMAX, Ultra Panavision being an anamorphic 65mm format. The aspect ratio is wider than what Nolan often uses on his mixed 65mm productions (Panaflex 65 with spherical Panavision lenses).
SINNERS is a pretty remarkable movie, I'm not sure they'll be another studio film as unique as it this year. The IMAX sections are glorious. Well exposed IMAX sequences almost look digital sometimes because the grain is so fine and the dynamic range is so vast. Some of the Ultra 70 stuff looks a little rougher, but they make good use of the format.
Going to see it again in proper IMAX 15/70, saw it in a LIEmax theater last night. The Universal CityWalk theater in LA is one of 8 to receive IMAX film prints.
RomanMF wrote:
Similar to what Nolan does but not the same. SINNERS is the first to be shot on Ultra Panavision & IMAX, Ultra Panavision being an anamorphic 65mm format. The aspect ratio is wider than what Nolan often uses on his mixed 65mm productions (Panaflex 65 with spherical Panavision lenses).
SINNERS is a pretty remarkable movie, I'm not sure they'll be another studio film as unique as it this year. The IMAX sections are glorious. Well exposed IMAX sequences almost look digital sometimes because the grain is so fine and the dynamic range is so vast. Some of the Ultra 70 stuff looks a little rougher, but they make good use of the format.
Going to see it again in proper IMAX 15/70, saw it in a LIEmax theater last night. The Universal CityWalk theater in LA is one of 8 to receive IMAX film prints. ...Show more →
Wish I was with you and I bet it looks sweet on larger screens. Many of you know a lot more about Nolan and Coogler and I'm just happy to have seen it and recognized what a remarkable work it is.
