![]() ![]() But it’s a journey he wants everyone to experience, so if you don’t have an IMAX but have a Dolby or UltraAVX theater with HFR, those are competitors to the IMAX 3D experience, but ideally, you want all three.Īvatar: The Way of Water will release worldwide exclusively in theaters on December 16, 2022.View The Maple Theater movie showtimes and buy movie tickets here. ![]() 3D was but one step, with IMAX meant to engulf you and draw you in, and HFR is the icing on the cake, with motion crisp enough to almost make Avatar 2 feel like you are right there, seeing it nearly as fast as the human eye can process. Cameron’s goal is to immerse you, to load your senses with a perceived realism, and for you to experience Pandora in as close to a natural way as possible, and that begins with the eyes. ![]() Avatar: The Way of Water showing at 48fps is much more reasonable, and it tested well when the original Avatar was rereleased this September with select scenes featuring this detail thanks to TrueCut Motion.Ĭonsider these options when you ponder the box office offerings of the movie. Only about a dozen and a half movies have had widely-known HFR releases, including Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy, Ang Lee’s Billy Lynn’s Halftime Walk on Blu-Ray, and Ang Lee’s Gemini Man, the latter of which ran at a ridiculous 120fps, which was too far (yet the least of that movie’s issues). Everything from sound quality to lighting, to the projection, is often calibrated on a scheduled, daily basis to maintain their standards for the sake of the audience.Īvatar 2 was filmed with 2 Sony CineAlta Venice 3D cameras grafted together, a rig certified for IMAX, so seeing it in IMAX means seeing it the way it was meant to be but what about 3D and HFR? What is it about these features that allow James Cameron to realize his vision for taking the viewers on a journey to Pandora? 3D IMAX is a Canadian brand that has a worldwide presence with directors and theaters, with the name being a portmanteau of “Maximum Image” to represent its main offering: bigger picture, bigger sound. Both options are projected on an enormous, curved screen with a massive sound system. IMAX film is 70mm x 48.5mm with 15 perforations, offering a larger projected image and greater quality, while IMAX digital, particularly laser projectors, boasts a more evenly lit and distributed image. IMAX is a series of cameras and projection systems meant for a much larger format than the original conventional 35mm film format. ![]()
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