Why Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’ Became the First Horror Movie Shot With Imax Cameras

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Why Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’ Became the First Horror Movie Shot With Imax Cameras
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When director Jordan Peele was in discussions about his box office hit “Nope,” he knew one thing: He wanted the film to be a vast spectacle. His first step was calling on cinematographer Hoyte van …

to work with him on what he calls “my most ambitious film to date. I knew Hoyte was the man.”

Hoytema was asked to think about how he would capture a UFO, and what cameras he would choose. Hoytema, a frequent collaborator with Christopher Nolan, says, “I thoughtHoytema says from the start, Peele was committed to the big screen and how best audiences experience the world he created on the big screen. “For me, Imax is the most visceral of formats.”The Imax experience isn’t solely about the larger screen experience and cameras — it was also about delivering a pristine frame to audiences.

The opening moments of the film are a visual ride, from a blood-soaked chimp inside a TV studio to Keith David on a horse as debris starts falling from the sky. Hoytema and Peele knew the sharp resolution would bring audiences into this world. Wincott, Hoytema says, would shadow him learning how to use cameras, but also talked around lighting and the technical nitty-gritty of cinematography to ensure when he was using the hand-operated camera on screen, he was doing so with accuracy.

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