The Dark Knight American Cinematographer article with Wally Pfister

[d2112]

They just updated their website for the July issue

http://www.ascmag.com/magazine_dynamic/July2008/TheDarkKnight/page1.php

It's a great read if you're interested in the IMAX process

 

[Anita18]

Kewls. They go over some of the stuff that Wally talked about at Cine Gear Expo, except in more journalistic terms.

...they subsequently “stuck a toe in the water” by shooting an Imax visual-effects plate for The Prestige (AC Nov. ’06); at the time, Nolan told Pfister the shot was also serving as a test of the format’s viability in a feature film.

Wally: Our VFX guy for The Prestige took some IMAX plates and "Chris went ballistic when he found out."

The production was advised to enlist a large-format director of photography for that work, but with Nolan’s support, Pfister decided he and his crew could adapt quickly enough to use the format effectively on their own.

Wally: Chris asked if I could figure it out myself, and I said sure, so we told them to "piss off."