Most major releases shot on film — including the current number one film in the world, Star Wars: The Force Awakens — are printed on 35mm stock; a lot of movie theaters use digital projectors ...

What is 70mm and why does it matter? In essence, a 70mm (or 65mm) print of film is a higher resolution format and twice the size of a standard 35mm print. Instead of adhering to the commonly used ...

If you have to pick one, see 35mm — it’s half as dense as 70mm, but it’s still film, and the more natural look of film suits the movie better. Plain old digital should be your last resort.

“It’s just a different experience,” Sittig says about 70mm versus digital. “I use the words warmer or softer. Digital is strikingly sharp — almost unrealistically sharp to me, in some cases.

David Schwartz, chief curator of New York's Museum of the Moving Image, explained that before digital projection, films were typically shot on 35mm film. 70mm was another option that was twice as big.

Digital IMAX allows film watchers to see 40mm movies in similar dimensions to the 70mm format using Christie 2K projectors — which, while still a step up from typical movie experiences and ...

In the 70mm IMAX projection booth with "Interstellar" 03:43 Despite the motion picture industry's nearly complete transition to digital production and exhibition, fans of Christopher Nolan are ...

Filmed entirely on 70mm, Tarantino avoided digital processes throughout much of his post-production and even edited a special cut of the film called the roadshow version.

It costs around £25,000 to strike a single new 70mm print of such a title, as opposed to $100 for a Digital Cinema Package (DCP) of the same film. Nonetheless, the box office justifies the extra ...

Pretty as it is, 70mm film has been deemed too expensive for shooting Hollywood productions. So this is how IMAX preps finished movies for the up close and personal demands of IMAX.