Media Meditation #8. The IMAX Experience

This weekend I saw Jim Carrey’s A Christmas Carol in 3D at and IMAX theater. This movie was really interesting because it was all in 3D and it really made a lasting impression. The IMAX theater I was at had incredibly comfortable seats that where called butt kickers. They are named this because they are equipped with sound amplifying speakers that literally “kick your butt” when something intense in the movie is happening. The whole experience of Imax was excellent, and I plan to go Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland there when it comes out in March.

IMAX is all about production technique and capturing the audience. Using 3D animation is a great production technique that makes watching a movie a whole new experience. IMAX is an example of a technological shift because normal everyday people can go to this movie theater and experience a movie a whole new way. 3D animation has come such a long way, IMAX is a wonderful part of it that really is an incredible encounter. A Christmas Carol uses humor and repetition as a persuasive technique, making the audience laugh constantly at the ignorance of Scrooge and his funny motions, along with the repetition of the story of a Christmas Carol that everybody should know. Overall, the movie's production technique is it's gain to fame, with incredible special effects watching this movie is exactly what IMAX describes it as, and experience, and you will go home thinking about it for sure. 

Media & Society says “…familiar narrative conventions of heroes, villains, conflicts, and resolutions may be made more unique with inventions like computer-generated imagery (CGI) or digital remastering for an IMAX 3D Experience release. This combination of convention and invention-standardized Hollywood stories and differentiated special effects-provides a powerful economic package that satisfies most audiences’ appetites for both the familiar and the distinctive. “ In a nut shell, viewing a movie in IMAX is simply a completely new way to watch a movie, and it really leaves a lasting impression, leaving the audience with visuals of special effects and “butt kicking” seats. 

Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland:

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