Van Hoytema wrangled a huge IMAX camera, favored by Nolan, to film Oppenheimer from the famous explosion scene to some of the epic three-hour movie’s most intimate moments.

‘Nothing Beats Film’
As well as Nolan’s beloved IMAX format, van Hoytema also used the Panavision 65mm cameras favored by David Lean for the 1962 movie Lawrence Of Arabia, using color and black-and-white — the latter requiring Kodak to manufacture a new film stock especially for Oppenheimer.

The Eastman Double-X Black and White film in 65mm was specifically created by Kodak for use with the IMAX and Panavision System 65mm film cameras in the making of Oppenheimer.

The cinematographer said that he and Nolan were stunned by how “beautiful” Kodak’s newly-manufactured film stock was.

“We’d never seen anything like it — very special, very beautiful,” van Hoytema tells Kodak’s website.

“Although I shoot a lot of commercials using digital cameras, I still believe the film is more engaging to watch and is much closer to the human visual experience.

“There’s still nothing that beats the resolution, depth, color, and roundness of the analog image, nor in the feeling overall that film conveys.

“When you watch an analog print, especially in an IMAX theatre, the level of impact is freaking inspiring.”

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