3/15/2024 0 Comments Imax sharks 3d 2017![]() ![]() Though seemingly weightless, it still retains 250 pounds of mass and has a great deal of surface area. Underwater, the 250-pound camera system becomes neutrally buoyant. The launching and recovering of the underwater camera system becomes a major logistical concern when choosing a boat. Boats that seem spacious when working in television formats suddenly become impossibly small when loaded with an underwater 15/70 production package and crew. This weight creates significant limitations when choosing a boat from which to dive. The IMAX Mark II camera in an underwater housing weighs over 250 pounds. One must relish challenges to enjoy working underwater with a 15/70 camera. I love making underwater IMAX films because it is so hard. ![]() But the inherent handicap a wildlife filmmaker assumes when working in 15/70 is one reason why I keep coming back for more. Having directed two underwater 15/70 films (one of which was produced by my wife, Michele) and been underwater DP on several others, I know what it is like to be bludgeoned by the cumbersome 15/70 format. If someone were to hold a competition to create the most difficult motion picture format for capturing wildlife behavior, it is hard to imagine a more creative entry than 15/70 (IMAX). ![]()
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