Metallica – Amped for IMAX

Reel | Commercials , Music Videos , Narrative , VFX Metallica

Metallica stars in this IMAX short, directed by Reynier Molenaar. Find out what it takes to get one of the biggest-selling acts in American history amped for their new film, “Metallica Through The Never.”

Featuring: James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammet, Robert Trujillo, Dane DeHaan

Title: “Metallica: Amped For IMAX”
Client: IMAX/Metallica
Brand: Metallica Through The Never
Director: Reynier Molenaar

Production Company: Sedna Films
Executive Producers: Keith Sam, Dirk Detweiler
Producer: Heather Weinstock
Associate Producer: Michael Goldfarb
Creative Executive for IMAX: Debi Struzan
Creative Executives For Picturehouse: Bob Berney, Molly Albright

Director of Photography: Spencer Goodall
A-Camera Operator/1st AC: Leonard Walsh
B-Camera Operator/1st AC: Chris Ellison
2nd AC: Blair Neighbors
Jib Operator: Gaston Carrizo
Gaffer: Hillary Hanak

Art Director: Chloe Arbiture

Production Audio: Justin Pope
Picture Car Rentals: Cinema Vehicles, Los Angeles
Teamster Driver: Vince Puccio
Production Assistants: Adam “Scrub” Burns, Moses Mugo

Editor: Dan Addelson
Visual Effects by: Pixelmutt
Sound Designer/Mixer: Michael Weinstein

Cast:
Metallica: James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo
Trip: Dane DeHaan (film footage), Adam “Scrub” Burns (body double)
Security Guard: Keith Sam, Brian Zarin (voice)
IMAX Technician: Michael Goldfarb
Stagehands: Chloe Arbiture, Josh Kahal
Box Crew Leader: Brian Zarin (voice)

Filmed on location at the Spreckels Theater in San Diego, CA.

Special Thanks: Itzel Gutierrez, Jay Krymis, Jose Brooks, John Charter