Tales from an IMAX Legend with James Neihouse

Tales from an IMAX Legend
with James Neihouse

IMAX

• Originally a totally different type of film camera. Digital version is closer to “regular” digital video cameras.
• Produces a 2 1/4 x 2 3/4 negative.
• Shoots 6.5’ of film/sec - 1000’ of film shot in 3 minutes.
• Was the size of a microwave oven.
• Film is projected on a giant screen or dome, surrounding the viewer and making him feel as if he were there.

Favorites

• The Dream is Alive: shot from the space shuttle, the first film in space.
• Hubble 2009

Just finished Expedition Chesapeake with Jeff Corwin.

Next project - filming the Aurora in Norway.

Images in Motion vs. Still Images

• Motion
  24 still frames per second
  Continually re-compose
  Involves constant attention
• Still
  Harder because you have to tell the story in ONE image

“It’s not who you know, it’s who knows YOU.”

Advice from a Master

• Have a death grip on the technical side. If the technical stuff becomes second nature, you can focus more on creativity.
• Be friendly, keep in touch.
• Be consistent in your work.
• Show your work to people you DON’T know and get their input.
• Don’t take “No” for an answer. Go back in 2 weeks and check again!
• No matter how good your work is, someone will tear it apart.
• Don’t take rejection personally. It’s art. If YOU like it, you’ve succeeded.
• Be a problem solver. Think outside the box.
• Own your mistakes. Learn from them and move on.
• Learn from the masters, but BE YOU.

“Don’t compare your work to others’, compare it to your previous work.”

Finding James
JamesNeihouse.com
Instagram - @70mmdp