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The difference between Shot with IMAX and Filmed for IMAX

A movie can be both “Filmed for IMAX” and shot with IMAX cameras, which is why the two labels are easy to confuse. "Shot with IMAX" and "Filmed for IMAX" sound like two ways of saying the same thing.

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A movie can be both “Filmed for IMAX” and shot with IMAX cameras, which is why the two labels are easy to confuse. "Shot with IMAX" and "Filmed for IMAX" sound like two ways of saying the same thing. They aren't, although IMAX's own branding makes the difference less obvious than the names suggest. The simplest way to think about it is that shooting with IMAX film cameras describes the camera used to capture the movie, while "Filmed for IMAX" describes a broader production process built around an IMAX presentation.

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