Glass Ball’s ‘Ico’ to be Entirely Filmed Using IMAX Cameras and Technology

Imax.com August 3, 2016

Guillermo del Toro will be making history in the animation industry as the first to capture a Hollywood animated feature using only Imax digital cameras.

Glass Ball’s  Ico  will take the plunge and use the new Imax/Arri 2D digital camera to capture the entire videogame adaption.

The move, by director Guillermo del Toro, marks the first time a Hollywood animates feature film will be shot only using Imax cameras and its exclusive aspect ratio. The Imax/Arri 2D digital camera, which stops short of a full Imax 3D camera rig, is a customized large format version of Arri's 6K Alexa 65 camera.

Del Toro will capture the motion capture of the videogame adaption on the Alexa 65, and Imax will then digitally process Glass Ball’s Ico for its giant screens.