Gizmodo Goes To Imax

Entertainment

The Seven IMAX Wonders of the World

9:15AM May 31, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Far from your local cineplex’s marginally enhanced “IMAX Experience,” these seven theatres are the best, the biggest, and the craziest thunderdomes IMAX has to offer.


Entertainment

How Regular Movies Become ‘IMAX’ Films

6:40AM May 30, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Pretty as it is, 70mm film has been deemed too expensive for shooting Hollywood productions. So this is how IMAX preps finished movies for the up close and personal demands of IMAX.

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Entertainment

Filming Hubble Repair Practice, Underwater

12:00AM May 30, 2009 | Mark Wilson

While the Hubble repair eventually took place in space, the microgravity environment of a pool is where astronauts practiced repairs and IMAX scored some footage for the upcoming film Hubble 3D.

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Entertainment

A Rare Tour of IMAX Cameras

4:00AM May 29, 2009 | Mark Wilson

There are 26 IMAX film cameras in the world today. At IMAX HQ, I got to play with 4 of them (and take plenty of photographs for you).

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Entertainment

Why We Need IMAX: A Pilgrimage to the Mothership

2:00AM May 29, 2009 | Mark Wilson

In my lifetime, a mobile phone will beam 20 megapixel images right into my brain while transmitting to a surround sound track that requires no speakers. But until that day comes, IMAX is our best bet.


Cameras

The Biggest Lens Cap I’d Ever Seen Reveals an Exciting Secret

12:00AM May 29, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Just where did I unearth this mega lens cap? Take your best guess…because the answer reveals a feature package making its way to Gizmodo this week…

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