While I admit I’m a bit late to the party, I couldn’t let the months pass without noting the BFI IMAX is 25 years old this year.
King Charles has been a patron of the cinema since he is opening it in 1999, and renewed his patronage on 11 June, the date which officially marked its 25The IMAX is a single screen cinema, sitting in the heart of a roundabout by London’s Waterloo station. Seating 500, the screen is 20 meters wide and 26 metres wide, making it the largest screen in the country.
The clarity of the 15/70 images are quite astonishing, which is emphasised when the images transition back to 35mm sequences – they look markedly soft in comparison. The sound is just as impactful – being taut, clean and full of welly when it needs to. The images of the Spitfires crossing the landscape in 1.43:1 screen will stay with me for many years.Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations.