Imaging recource: Quentin Tarantino goes ultra wide (and very retro) for “The Hateful Eight”

    To capture the widest possible shot for his new film, The Hateful Eight, accomplished filmmaker Quentin Tarantino utilized Panavision’s Ultra 70mm cinema format. The Ultra 70mm is the widest cinema format in existence and is very rarely used. It has been used in a very small number of films, including Ben-Hur and Battle of the Bulge. Ultra Panavision 70 was originally used from 1957 to 1966, but Tarantino has opted to bring it back for his eighth feature film. Images on Ultra Panavision are captured using 65mm film (the extra 5mm...
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