A NEW IMAX FILM CAMERA
THE
KEIGHLEY.
The camera behind the first feature shot entirely on IMAX film.
THE FORMAT
FIFTEEN
PERFORATIONS.
15-perforation 65mm film — “IMAX 15/70,” the largest format in cinema. It moves more than five feet of film a second. That speed is exactly why it’s so loud.
ANATOMY / 04 PARTS
BUILT TO
COME APART.
POINT TO INSPECT
THE NOISE PROBLEM
THREE HUNDRED
POUNDS OF QUIET.
Even quieter than before, it was still too loud for dialogue, so IMAX built a soundproof housing — the “blimp.” Fully rigged, the system weighs 300–400 lb and needs steel-plated dollies.
THE EYELINE
TWO MIRRORS.
ONE LOOK.
The blimp was so wide it blocked the actors’ eyelines. On tight two-shots, Nolan and cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema mounted a double-mirror periscope so the actors could hold eye contact through reflections — with the huge camera between them.
THE ODYSSEY / 2026
Nolan challenged IMAX to build a camera that could shoot an entire feature — dialogue and all. They delivered.
“If ever there were a story where you want to do the whole thing on IMAX, this is it.” — CHRISTOPHER NOLAN
OPERATE THE KEIGHLEY
FRAME
THE ODYSSEY.
Pan the view. Pull focus. Run film.