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HALL OF FAME Bugonia (above) joins Alfred Hitchcock’s 1955 film To Catch a Thief (left) in the exclusive VistaVision movie club
VistaVision retains the unique, organic qualities of film – the texture, grain structure, highlight behaviour and colour response. “For filmmakers who want a large format look but still value the character of film, VistaVision sits in a very appealing space,” states Thom Trigger, marketing manager at Cinelab. “Many cinematographers today are rediscovering classic film technologies and adapting them to contemporary production. We are seeing a new generation revisit VistaVision with modern lenses, colour science and digital post workflows.” BACK IN VOGUE Released in 2024, The Brutalist was the first English-language feature film shot
in the VistaVision format since Marlon Brando’s One-Eyed Jacks (1961). Both films are widely renowned for their visuals and were nominated for best cinematography at the Academy Awards. The Brutalist won. Although VistaVision had not been employed in English-language features for decades, several international films continued to use the format, including In the Realm of the Senses (1976) and Vengeance Is Mine (1979). VistaVision also saw a partial revival in Hollywood during the seventies, when movies
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