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Chris Nolan and "Inception"

I love Nolan's work. He and Fincher, in my opinion, are the perfect combination of craftsman and artist as far as the big budget filmmakers go today. No element of their productions ever seem to lack, be it the writing, cinematography, acting, etc. (all except for Christian Bale's damn Batman voice).

I can't wait to see this film! Looks like the kind of film that may spawn many imitations down the line.
 
Is it me or is Leo everywhere? He's hit or miss with me. Sometimes I think he doesn't look the role, a bit baby-faced, and not quite the physical stature for some of the characters he plays. Other times, he's brilliant, cast very well. He's working a ton, so he must be doing something right. And Scorsese loves him :-)

The movie looks interesting. I'll definitely check it out.
 
Tom Lowe said:
I didn't even realize that this was being shot partially in 65mm. Apparently they always had two Panavision 65mm cameras on set, one regular and one for high-speed.
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A high speed 65mm camera. That must be scary. The film looks like its going to be awesome.
 
Andrew Walker said:
A high speed 65mm camera. That must be scary. The film looks like its going to be awesome.
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Baraka was 65mm and had a bunch of overcranked shots, in very remote places like Cambodia. But I don't think those were Panavision cameras.
 
Original title: Baraka.
Filmed in: 65mm 5 perforations, 24 frames per second.
Principal photography in: Todd-AO 70mm.
Presented in: Todd-AO.
Aspect ratio: 2,21:1.
70mm motion control time-lapse camera designed & constructed by: Ron Fricke.
Manufactured by: Magidson Films Inc.
Motion control and computer program: John Clark & Michael R. O'Gara & Art Tanaka (Athena Systems, Los Angeles, California).
Parts machined by: Garo Eskenian & Duc Nguyen & Walter Jochum (Moldex Metric), Dave Garcia (Dav-Co Precision).
Manufacture supervision: Joshua Tamir, Aron Tintfass.
Filmstock: Eastman 96 & 48.
Shooting ratio: 10:1.
Negative conforming: James Sheridan, Peter Yanovitch.
Processing: DeLuxe Laboratory.
70mm film assembly: David Bartholomew.
70mm prints: DeLuxe Laboratory.
Color timer: Bill Pine.
Recorded in: Dolby "A" Six Track magnetic stereo with stereo sourround (format 43).
70mm running time: 96 min.
Metres: 3292
Feet: 10,800.
Country of origin: USA.
Production year: 1992.


"Baraka" - TODD-AO 70mm format, Ron Fricke developed a computer-controlled camera for the incredible time-lapse shots>>>


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"Samsara" - shot in Panavision System 65 >>>

Technical Specifications
Color info: Color
Camera: Panavision Cameras and Lenses
Negative format: 65 mm
Process: Digital Intermediate (4K) (master format) / Panavision Super 70 (source format)
Printed format: 35 mm (anamorphic) / 70 mm / D-Cinema
Aspect ratio: 2.20 : 1 / 2.35 : 1 (35 mm prints)
Budget: $4,000,000 (estimated)

LINK>>>

also

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Ron Fricke

Cinema as meditation (Ron Fricke interview):

Q: Of the 24 countries that you travelled for Baraka, which ones had the most lasting influence on you?

Ron Fricke: I don’t know… I find the US and Europe very boring.
I am interested in countries like India, China, Thailand and Indonesia;
there is some real culture there.

LINK>>>
 
Tom Lowe said:
Baraka was 65mm and had a bunch of overcranked shots, in very remote places like Cambodia. But I don't think those were Panavision cameras.
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I just can't imagine high speed 65mm running. I've had to run a couple of films in 70mm and it was like threading toilet paper in the projector. Its a big camera system to be lugging around. Of course IMAX is even crazier with the stuff they do.
 
http://twincitieslive.com/article/stories/s1370003.shtml?cat=10698

You can see the left eye print of an IMAX Avatar print feeding the projector in this video. This shows the film spinning on the platter just after start up when it is going really fast. IMAX would be going 3 times faster than 5/70 film.

Nolan shooting on 65mm film will look great when output onto IMAX film. Looking forward to Inception even more now.
 
the movie haven't came out, and i haven't watched it yet either, but i think the story is a rip off from a Japanese anime called Paprika.

well, knowing Nolan's art of copying*, it's must be the 'dramatic modification of the characters' technique he's always been using for his movies that he's using here now.

You guys know that the joker character was a copy of a hannibal lecter character from the silence of the lambs and Hannibal, right. Right?

*not that copying was wrong but hey, isn't it fun to hunt down the sources of IDEAS...
 
C.A.Alan said:
You guys know that the joker character was a copy of a hannibal lecter character from the silence of the lambs and Hannibal, right. Right?
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That's a rather huge stretch that borders on insulting to their creators imho.
 
If I had to put a directors name next to the tag 'original', Christopher Nolans name would be it.
Copying? what are you talking about.
If anything the Joker character played by Heath owed a lot to Jack Nicholson

edit: or maybe you are confusing copying with remake re:Insomnia?
 
I'm having high hopes for this movie.
 
New trailer kicks ass.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNz1edBioO0

Interesting that they seem to be playing up the IMAX angle in the marketing. If a lot of the picture was shot on 65mm, it should be able to play well after a transfer to 70mm IMAX. I wonder if the blowup will done optically?? I guess if there are effects involved, no. It might end up being part optical, part DI/DMR.
 
Thanks for making me aware of the new trailer.

I must say there were a lot of familiar faces there from Nolan's other films – almost to a point of distraction. When combined with the reoccurring theme of mental perspectives that dominated Memento and featured strongly in Insomnia, Following and Prestige, it is not hard to see that Nolan likes and depends on his comfort zone. I would like to see him push out from that zone in the future and work with fresh faces in the cast and different themes in the plot. Needless to say this is not a criticism as I am a HUGE Nolan fan and have been from back when Memento came out. Can't wait to see Inception.
 
Book your tickets now, tell your friends to book their tickets - and try not to watch any more trailers or TV spots. Also, consider booking the screening right after that too.

And - Resist! Resist the urge to click that link. Just to be safe, I recommend you simply don't turn on the TV until you've seen it.

If you're in a movie theatre and see those studio logos made of cities - and it's difficult for you to dash out of the place quickly - just block your ears and close your eyes for about two and a half minutes.

You can practice measuring this length of time at home with a stopwatch. Just be careful you don't fall into a dream. But don't worry - even if you do see stuff in a trailer or advert, there are still lots of surprises.

If I weren't involved, I'd follow all of the rules I just outlined above, but otherwise I'll just have to sit here and cackle about how awesome it is. Hehehehehehe. And yes, I can answer any PM'ed questions about the movie... when it's released :)

Bruce Allen
www.boacinema.com
 
Alex MacLean said:
Great job on the titles! This looks awesome, I can't wait to see it!
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Thanks - worked on the team that made the original titles for the teaser and trailer #1 (where the city becomes a maze, then becomes the word INCEPTION). These new ones in the latest trailer (where the title is itself a city) are from a very talented source - EG not me ;)

BTW, Anyone noticed how nicely the Inception title matches the logo of Nolan's production company - Syncopy? It's awesome when you see a big budget movie with all of the personal stamp of a director that you usually only get in an indie move. Very courageous move that I'm sure everyone wishes the studios did more often. Like Memento with a gigantic budget. Go see go see go see!

Joofa said:
Hi Bruce Allen. How are you? Long time no see. Where is Finner?
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I'll go and track him down in the Canadian hinterland when I have time. I'll put up WANTED signs and use his Hef image with the RED speedo.

Bruce Allen
www.boacinema.com
 
This film will blow away audiences for sure. Nolan is at the top of his game and in my opinion, he is the on of the most creative director currently working, he may be the best director currently working. For one, story comes first with him. Cameron may be pushing tech (in the wrong direction), but Nolan crafts films that stun both visually and mentally. Keep in mind that he is still young and has many other great films ahead of him. I expect him to rise the ranks and be remembered as one of the best directors of all time. He has yet to make a bad film which is rare. Many of the masters had at least one financial and critical flop, not so with Nolan. Honestly, the visuals for Inception look way better than any of the CGI stuff from Avatar.
 
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