Brian Meacham and Ken Beeman hunting for film reels at the old Ciné-4. As the scene came into focus, the true picture emerged. Those ... “ These are split reels, which we wind film onto,” he said, ...

The sheer size of the film reel prompted Nolan to ask IMAX if it could even fit into their film projectors. "I went to them, and I said, "Okay, I've got a 180-page script.