Batcam: IMAX Film Used for DARK KNIGHT Theatrical Release

Members of the crew crafted sturdier rigs that could be mounted to the hood of Bruce Wayne’s Lamborghini or the side of a truck; all of the regular camera mounts had to be similarly strengthened. Nolan even convinced his director of photography, Wally Pfister, to shoulder the IMAX camera—literally—to capture a handheld shot of Gotham City’s S.W.A.T. team running into a building. “Using IMAX technology to shoot some of the action scenes gave us the greatest possible canvas on which to tell the story,” Nolan said. “The result is an incredibly immersive experience.”