How Christopher Nolan shot those Oscar-nominated 'Dunkirk' aerial dogfights
The dazzlingly authentic and up-close aerial dogfights between British Spitfires and German planes are among the most awe-inspiring scenes in director Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk.
The Academy apparently agreed: The movie earned eight Oscar nominations, including best picture, director, cinematography and film editing.
Shooting the furious flying action with real planes, often over the location of the pivotal Battle of Dunkirk, was challenging enough without computer effects or green-screen technology.
But mastering the feat with bulky IMAX cameras that brought vivid images and expansive field of view to the large screen was a victory that compelled Smithsonian's Air & Space magazine to say: Dunkirk boasts "some of the most thrilling aerial engagements ever staged."
Here's how Nolan and his team pulled them off: USATODAY
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