Details On Nolan's "Odyssey" IMAX Cameras

12/24/2024 05:01 PM

When it comes to Christopher Nolan's films, their sound mix has been one of the most discussed topics of his work – reaching an apex with “Tenet” where inaudible dialogue became one of the film’s most discussed criticisms.

Nolan himself revealed the cause last year to Insider – the filmmaker doesn’t do additional dialogue recordings (ADR) in post-production, a tool virtually every TV and movie uses.

He said at the time its a deliberate artistic choice which people have every right to take issue with. That’s combined with Nolan shooting his movies with IMAX cameras which are famously very noisy, an issue for quieter dialogue scenes as the tech relies on software to filter out the camera noise.

“Oppenheimer” seemed to be a distinct improvement on “Tenet,” but not entirely free of audio problems. The director said last Summer that “IMAX is building new cameras right now which are going to be even quieter” which will hopefully negate some of the problem.

At a recent presentation, the new IMAX tech than Nolan will use on “The Odyssey” was reportedly revealed. In a posting on X (via World of Reel) details of the tech are out and includes a camera 30% quieter than past IMAX cameras, a new multi-layer carbon fibre structure and body (so it’s lighter), brighter Panavision-designed viewfinder, and more stable and even film exposure.

Nolan is expected to get to work on “The Odyssey” in the first half of next year with the project aiming for a July 17th 2026 release.

Here's the new IMAX technology Nolan is using for "The Odyssey"

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