You can watch a BTS from The Abdala Brothers 24-Hours of Le Mans film, 2DIE4. In the BTS, you can see how footage was captured, including the use of a DJI Ronin 4D as a compact, all-in-one camera system.
IMAX has also released a trailer for 2DIE4.
“Drawing inspiration from the taut, immersive storytelling of Denis Villeneuve and Christopher Nolan, we set out to craft something far richer than a conventional motorsport film. 2DIE4 is an adrenaline-charged, psychologically layered journey that plunges viewers directly into the driver’s seat—and the driver’s mind—as his dream teeters on the edge of disaster.”
2DIE4 Directors, The Abdala Brothers
The Abdala Brothers reached out to Panavision, and the film was shot using IMAX-certified digital cameras, including the RED Digital Cinema V-RAPTOR 8K. Panavision helped engineer rigs that enabled solo operation of a full cinema camera, complete with focus pulling, ND filters, and a reference monitor. Everything needed to still be light enough for handheld shooting. The team also used the DJI Ronin 4D, as you have already seen.
The film was also shot using the legendary System 65 lens set. A lens set so rare that only two exist in the world. These are the same lenses Chris Nolan used in Oppenheimer.
Their proprietary technique, dubbed “Expanded Anamorphic,” enables anamorphic lenses to be used on IMAX’s towering aspect ratio, a feat never before achieved in an IMAX film.
2DIE4 will only be showing in IMAX theatres. There was a U.S. Premiere: Special Screenings in Daytona on January 21 – 25th, and the NYC Premiere will be January 30th. It will then be in select theaters nationwide.
