“A lot of other film-makers are now shooting in 35mm, in 70mm, VistaVision – we projected One Battle After Another here, which was filmed on VistaVision and still looked incredible,” says Jeremy Fee, Imax Melbourne general manager.
The distinct artistic choices of directors create premium experiences that cannot be replicated in a standard domestic environment.
“It is something people can't experience on their TV or on smaller screens.
And it's the quality and the real sort of authorship, I think, that certain film-makers want to project and they want to show,” says Jeremy Fee, Imax Melbourne general manager.
Fee says Nolan's passion has also driven audiences, particularly younger viewers, to become more aware of film formats.
“What I've seen, for this film in particular, even more so than Oppenheimer, is a huge groundswell of people understanding the difference between film formats and filming methodologies.
I've never seen anything like it. The Odyssey has been above and beyond in terms of hype and knowledge.
Film formats are almost leading the discussion in terms of where to seek out a film – that is really new,” says Jeremy Fee, Imax Melbourne general manager.
1570 screenings for older films, like Nolan's 2014 Interstellar, are also more popular now than when they were released.
“Interstellar sells out [now] more than it did then because people know how precious it is and how important these singular experiences are,” says Dan Drobik, Imax Melbourne Technical Manager.
Like many Nolan fans, Wächter respects his talents enough to seek out his films in the format he wants.
“He shoots and finishes his film with this format in mind.
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This is the way you should watch that movie – nothing else makes sense,” says Christian Wächter, Nolan Fan.
