Oppenheimer: 18 kilometers of the film that gives a nod to the technology of the past

oppenheimer is the name of the new movie Christopher Nolanand it is not only a story about the atomic bomb, it is also a nod to the technology used in the past for great film productions.

That is the idea that remains after the same director showed the enormous size of the final roll of his work. It is a tape that lasts for three hours, which translates to almost 18 kilometers and a weight of 272 kilos.

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And it is interesting how the director is committed to this technology, while the world looks towards the digital format. But when talking about celluloid, the name of Christopher Nolan appears along with other directors like Martin Scorsese or Quentin Tarantino.

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According to a report by Xataka, the 70mm format was created more than 70 years ago. Today it is rare, difficult to produce, and movies are usually shot on 35mm film. Until 1950, movies had a 1.37:1 aspect (like on Instagram) and then the idea of ​​Cinerama appeared, with a 3:1 aspect, enlarging the projected image.

For this change, a new tape format was used: 70mm, of which 65mm correspond to image and 5mm to audio tracks.

Nolan, against everyone

Nolan has become known not only for his spectacular movies, but because he seems to be against everything, or rather, the whole trend towards digital. For this, the director turned to IMAX film cameras, a cinematographic tape format and a cinematographic projection standard created by the Canadian company IMAX Corporation.

“The sharpness, clarity and depth of the image are unmatched. The highlight for me is that by shooting in IMAX 70mm, you really make the screen disappear. You get a 3D feel without the need for glasses. You have a huge screen and you are filling the audience’s peripheral vision. You are immersing them in the world of the film”indicated the director, according to a report by EspinOF.

In addition to this, Nolan also points out that no CGI has been used. That is to say, Oppenheimer does not have any shots fully recreated in CGI, but they have all been shot with a traditional camera. This is what he pointed out to Collider. For this, special cameras for the film also had to be worked on.

Source: Elcomercio

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