"Dune" A science fiction masterpiece created using the new IMAX standard. What is the real thrill of enjoying the huge screen and full frame IMAX?

What are the visual effects of IMAX that can be obtained with “DUNE”?

Director Villeneuve says that ``DUNE'' is ``a movie that I made as a homage to the Big screen experience'' (*), and likens his intentions in making this film as an IMAX production in this way.

In fact, the IMAX version of ``DUNE'' makes you aware that it is a large-scale movie, and there are many productions that emphasize this fact. For example, parts that focus on dialogue between characters are 2.39:1, and action sequences expand to 1.90:1 or 1.43:1. Such a mixture of formats can be seen in the aforementioned ``Tenet'', but in that film, the sound of the film running interferes with simultaneous recording, so the dialogue parts are recorded in 65mm/5 perforation (aspect ratio 2.20:1). This was done because film cinema cameras were used, and the action sequences were shot with IMAX film cinema cameras.

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On the other hand, ``DUNE'' is shot entirely with ALEXA LF ​​(ALEXA Mini LF is also used depending on the scene), so the production of drive sounds like those produced by film cameras should be relatively suppressed. However, this switching that can be seen every time actually accentuates the difference in aspect ratio and makes the existence of a Big screen part obvious.

In addition, ALEXA LF ​​captures even the details of dark areas in great detail, so every single particle of sand on the desert planet Arrakis is reproduced in detail, and in addition, it has a wide dynamic range and rich tonal expression while maintaining the color gamut. From there, the sand ripples spread out into the field of vision with their natural colors (location filming was carried out in places such as Jordan's Wadi Rum desert and Abu Dhabi's Liwa Oasis in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)). It also has the advantage of wide-angle expression, and can cover the depiction of space patrol ships and transport fleets that look like towering objects, or mechanical weapons with wide hulls not only horizontally but also vertically, resulting in well-proportioned compositions and dynamic expressions. has succeeded in obtaining. The surprise attack of the Harkonnen army approaching Atreides, and the sandworms attacking with huge waves of sand, make you feel a sense of danger, and it is only possible to feel deeply immersed in IMAX that you will no longer feel that this side of the screen is a safe zone.

Creating images with the intention of being a “large-scale event movie”