Most experts believe the first IMAX film is Tiger Child which was shown at Expo 70 in Osaka Japan. However IMAX technology was being developed when the 2 films that were shown at Expo 67 were created; In the Labyrinth and Polar Life. ;xNLx;;xNLx;Throughout the seventies and eighties most IMAX films produced were documentaries. In 1994 IMAX shares were issued, and traded on NASDAQ. The surge in capital gave the company the opportunity to develop new technology to convert Hollywood films in the IMAX format, known as digital re-mastering. The company also invested in by building more IMAX theatres. IMAX signed agreements with Disney and Warner Brothers these relationships played a big role in the success of IMAX blockbusters like the Lion King and Matrix sequels.;xNLx;
Expo 67 in Montreal showcased 2 multi image experimental films; In The Labyrinth (Roman Kroiter) and Polar Life (Graeme Ferguson) both created by the National Film Board of Canada.
After Expo 67 in Montreal Graeme Ferguson and Roman Kroitor started working together and eventfully formed a company with Robert Kerr called Multi-Screen Corporation.’ The company was soon changed to IMAX (Image MAXimum). William Shaw joined the company in 1968. The group (company) obtained funding for a joint venture film project for Expo 70 in Osaka, Japan. Tiger Child (Japanese: 虎の仔 Tora no ko) was the first IMAX movie ever made. It was directed by Canadian filmmaker Donald Brittain and produced by Roman Kroitor and Kichi Ichikawa.Japan at the Fuji Group Pavilion. It premiered at Expo '70 in Osaka,
The Cinesphere is first permanent IMAX® film theatre which opened in 1971 in Toronto’s Ontario Place. It had the capacity to show conventional film formats and what was referred to in 1971 as experimental film formats. The Cinesphere was home to the first permanently-installed IMAX projector. The screen dimensions were 80 feet wide by 60 feet high with an audience seating capacity of 752. The fist showing was Graeme Ferguson’s twenty-minute travelogue on northern life titled: North of Superior.
There was an initial public offering of 3.25 million shares on the NASDAQ exchange.
“Rolling Stones: Live at the Max (also known as Stones at the Max) is a concert film by The Rolling Stones released in 1991. It was specially filmed in IMAX during the Urban Jungle Tour in Europe in 1990. It was one of the first attempts at presenting entertainment in the IMAX format.”
The paint-on-glass animated short film The Old Man and the Sea is based on the Ernest Hemingway novel. Work on the film took place in Montreal over a period of two and a half years and was funded by an assortment of Canadian, Russian and Japanese companies. The Old Man and the Sea won the 2000 Academy Award for Animated Short Film and it was the first animated film to be released in IMAX.
An agreement with Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, a unit of The Walt Disney Company, for an exclusive four-month release of Disney's newest animated classic Fantasia 2000 to IMAX theatres was signed. Released on new year's day in 2000, Fantasia 2000 was the first studio to release theatrical films in the IMAX process. The IMAX sound system incorporated a multi-channel and multi-layer stereo system for the orchestrated soundtrack. Fantasia 2000 ran for a limited 4 month engagement. Although Fantasia 2000 was not a huge financial success, it did receive praise from film critics for its use of the IMAX format convinced Disney to put more releases in the giant-screen format in the pipeline.
The Disney film the Lion King was originally released in 1994. It set records at the box office, and sold millions of videos, there was also a Broadway musical which is still in production.
On April 23, 2003 IMAX Corporation reached an agreement with Warner Brothers to show the next “Matrix” sequels on IMAX screens at approximately the same time as the movies are released nationally. This agreement hopefully will lead to the construction of more IMAX movie theaters. The first sequel "The Matrix Reloaded" will be available in Imax theaters about three weeks after its May 15, 2003 release date. The second sequel "The Matrix Revolutions" will be available in Imax theaters on the same date November 7, 2003, when the movie is released nationally later this year. This is the first time a major Hollywood movie will appear in a large-screen Imax version on the same day it is released to regular theaters. The agreement also opens the doors to make it possible for local neighborhood multiplexes to retrofit theaters with a lower-cost version of its large-screen technology.
The James Cameron film Avatar is very entertaining movie it is a wonderful mixture of the past, present, and future. The special effects and Imax imagery are amazing. The scenery in the movie is spectacular, the mountains, waterfalls, and jungle foliage interspersed with futuristic plants and creatures that will both entertain and amaze viewers. Even if you are not a science fiction fan you’ll enjoy this film. The 3D is so realistic that at times you’ll find yourself ducking or reaching out to feel a falling leaf or seed pod, hang on to your seat! The film is also rich in social thought provoking ideas: The paraplegic marine who becomes an “avatar: on the planet Pandora is one the best examples of second life. The rare mineral needed for energy could represent oil, and the primitive Na’vi could stand for citizens of energy rich third world nations who have resources needed by more economically advanced countries. The movie could also represent the historical conquest of Native Americans by Europeans. The Na’vi culture is much like that of the Natives of North American. The Na’vi have a deep respect for nature and their dress, weapons, and their use of “war paint” seems to based on Native North American culture.
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