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I love filmmaking so much. The Hades scene, in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, is one of the best I’ve seen in a long time. Truly haunting and continues to echo in my mind. Elliot Page’s performance and monologue is a true highlight of the film and a reminder of Sinon being the heart of the story. The mirror system used is absolutely brilliant. The narrative and emotional impact is deeply felt by both the actors and the audience. If you saw my conversation with Matt Damon, we discussed the idea of how this worked. Basically, because the IMAX cameras and blimp system (used to quiet the IMAX cameras - the older cameras sound like generators while the new Keighley cameras are quieter yet still too loud to record audible dialogue - the blimp masks a lot of that sound so Nolan doesn’t have to use ADR) are so large, actors are unable to stand in the normal eye line position when performing, off-screen, for the actor who’s in a close-up on the screen. When Elliot Page is delivering Sinon’s p...

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