CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR Will Shoot Using IMAX/Arri Cameras

Movie IMAX Captain America: Civil War about 9 years agoby Free Reyes

I love movie technology, and the company at the forefront is IMAX. Their theater experience is unmatched and continually evolving. Part of what makes movies look incredible in IMAX is when they are shot in its native format. The major drawback is how loud, heavy, and cumbersome these 70mm cameras are, which can really slow a production down.

Arri makes arguably the best film cameras, digital cameras, and lenses. In partnership, IMAX and Arri have developed a next generation IMAX digital camera based on the Alexa 65.

Captain America: Civil War will be the first movie to use these new cameras. At least 15 minutes or one major sequence will be shot in the large format.

Co-director Joe Russo told Variety:

“We like being on the cutting edge of technology, and we like to enhance storytelling with technology in a way that pushes the narrative forward creatively. When you’re working on a Marvel film, there’s a sense of showmanship that goes along with the movies, and no exhibitor exploits that better than Imax.”

Because of how small these digital system are/becoming, it's entirely possible that a future blockbuster could be shot completely using these new cameras.

Captain America: Civil War opens in theaters May 6th, 2016 (USA).