Inception (Nolan, 2010): Contemporary Sci-fi/Action
07-07-10 | 11:25 AM
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07-07-10 | 01:37 PM
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Re: Inception (Nolan, 2010): Contemporary Sci-fi/Action
Recently I've been playing Dreamfall: The Longest Journey and I love how thematically similar a major plot point in the game has turned out to be. If you've played that game, you know what I mean. If you haven't, check it out. It's a great game.
07-07-10 | 07:35 PM
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What in the world does Christina Hendricks' ass have to do with a movie about dreams? If it were about wet ones, maybe I would understand, but not in this case!
(how do I get that gif to save to my PC?
) Looking forward to the movie, hopefully Nolan keeps his streak going.
07-08-10 | 01:56 AM
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Re: Inception (Nolan, 2010): Contemporary Sci-fi/Action
I don't recall seeing this mentioned before, but is anything in the movie actually filmed with IMAX cameras? I'm on the fence about paying the extra cash for no reason, but if there are a few scenes like in the Dark Knight, I'm in.
EDIT: answered my own question....blown up 35mm....regular theater it is
EDIT: answered my own question....blown up 35mm....regular theater it is
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07-08-10 | 02:02 AM
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Re: Inception (Nolan, 2010): Contemporary Sci-fi/Action
Here's the camera and format information.
Camera
Beaumont VistaVision Camera, Panavision Primo Lenses
PanArri 235, Panavision Primo and G-Series Lenses
PanArri 435 ES
Panavision PFX System 65 Studio, Panavision System 65 Lenses
Panavision Panaflex Millennium XL, Panavision C-, E-, G-Series and Super High Speed Lenses
Phantom HD Camera
Photo-Sonics 4C
Photo-Sonics 4ER
Laboratory
Imagica Corporation, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Laboratoires LTC, Paris, France
Technicolor, Hollywood (CA), USA
Technicolor, London, UK
Film negative format (mm/video inches)
35 mm (also horizontal) (Kodak Vision3 250D 5207, Vision3 500T 5219)
65 mm (Kodak Vision3 250D 5207, Vision3 500T 5219)
Video (HDTV)
Cinematographic process
Digital Intermediate (4K) (master format) (some scenes)
HDCAM SR (1080p/24) (source format) (high-speed shots)
Panavision Super 70 (source format) (some scenes)
Panavision (anamorphic) (source format)
VistaVision (source format) (aerial shots)
Printed film format
35 mm (Kodak Vision 2383)
70 mm (horizontal) (IMAX DMR blow-up) (Kodak Vision 2383)
D-Cinema
Aspect ratio
2.35 : 1
Beaumont VistaVision Camera, Panavision Primo Lenses
PanArri 235, Panavision Primo and G-Series Lenses
PanArri 435 ES
Panavision PFX System 65 Studio, Panavision System 65 Lenses
Panavision Panaflex Millennium XL, Panavision C-, E-, G-Series and Super High Speed Lenses
Phantom HD Camera
Photo-Sonics 4C
Photo-Sonics 4ER
Laboratory
Imagica Corporation, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Laboratoires LTC, Paris, France
Technicolor, Hollywood (CA), USA
Technicolor, London, UK
Film negative format (mm/video inches)
35 mm (also horizontal) (Kodak Vision3 250D 5207, Vision3 500T 5219)
65 mm (Kodak Vision3 250D 5207, Vision3 500T 5219)
Video (HDTV)
Cinematographic process
Digital Intermediate (4K) (master format) (some scenes)
HDCAM SR (1080p/24) (source format) (high-speed shots)
Panavision Super 70 (source format) (some scenes)
Panavision (anamorphic) (source format)
VistaVision (source format) (aerial shots)
Printed film format
35 mm (Kodak Vision 2383)
70 mm (horizontal) (IMAX DMR blow-up) (Kodak Vision 2383)
D-Cinema
Aspect ratio
2.35 : 1
07-08-10 | 02:04 AM
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Re: Inception (Nolan, 2010): Contemporary Sci-fi/Action
Yeah, I read a bit about the 65mm...I guess it's as good as you can get w/o imax cameras being there. Maybe I'll try it out.
07-08-10 | 06:10 AM
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Hopefully he goes full 65mm for the next Batman movie. 
07-08-10 | 09:26 AM
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Re: Inception (Nolan, 2010): Contemporary Sci-fi/Action
I'd love that...but the issue (in the case you're going for IMAX...which I'd love too) is all the damn noise those cams do.
07-08-10 | 10:39 AM
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Re: Inception (Nolan, 2010): Contemporary Sci-fi/Action
Mostly it's "key action sequences" and aerial shots.
And they are huge and expensive. You can't do handheld shots with IMAX as they are to big and heavy, Nolan loves handheld so I doubt he will ever be able to do a film completely in 15 or 5 perf 65mm. It's great in theory and if IMAX could retool the camera to fit most filmmakers needs it would be great, but right now it's simply not possible and won't be by the time they start filming Batman 3.
And they are huge and expensive. You can't do handheld shots with IMAX as they are to big and heavy, Nolan loves handheld so I doubt he will ever be able to do a film completely in 15 or 5 perf 65mm. It's great in theory and if IMAX could retool the camera to fit most filmmakers needs it would be great, but right now it's simply not possible and won't be by the time they start filming Batman 3.
07-08-10 | 11:24 AM
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I just got tickets for an early screening this Monday July 12th.
07-08-10 | 11:49 AM
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07-08-10 | 05:26 PM
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Empire review:
With physics-defying, thunderous action, heart-wringing emotion and an astonishing performance from DiCaprio, Nolan delivers another true original: welcome to an undiscovered country.
07-08-10 | 05:35 PM
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I dunno....The Expendables has been my most expected film since I dreamed about it when I was 4 yrs. old back in 1990. But beyond that...I have to say...TDK and Inception are two films I REALLY REALLY wanted to see.
07-08-10 | 05:43 PM
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07-08-10 | 06:09 PM
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07-08-10 | 06:15 PM
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Re: Inception (Nolan, 2010): Contemporary Sci-fi/Action
Ok...so obviously many of us haven't seen it but are expected to like it cuz of Nolan's track record. And this is more subjective to each of us but...if Inception is better than TDK, which is possible cuz The Prestige was a lot better than BB, I can't wait to see what he does in BB3 but even more so what he does AFTER he's done w/ BB3. I hope BB3 is better than TDK (which as a superhero film is kind of hard to do cuz it was pretty damn cool). I honestly am shocked that Nolan's growth is getting better in such a short time.
07-08-10 | 06:24 PM
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Ok...so obviously many of us haven't seen it but are expected to like it cuz of Nolan's track record. And this is more subjective to each of us but...if Inception is better than TDK, which is possible cuz The Prestige was a lot better than BB, I can't wait to see what he does in BB3 but even more so what he does AFTER he's done w/ BB3. I hope BB3 is better than TDK (which as a superhero film is kind of hard to do cuz it was pretty damn cool). I honestly am shocked that Nolan's growth is getting better in such a short time.
07-08-10 | 06:32 PM
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Yeah but TDK wasn't in the same league as The Prestige. Though latter was better than both BB and TDK. So it's not so cut and dry. Either way, I'm really looking forward to Inception.