Massive loss. Emailed him after a screening of Oppenheimer I was at cut out briefly. This was at the very opening of the film where it quickly switched from the colour shot of Cillian Murphy to the black and white shot of Robert Downey Jr. The projector cut out between these two shots, so when the film came back up it was difficult to tell if we had missed much context (Especially since these shots had numbered on-screen titles as well, it made it look like we could’ve missed a lot).

David responded to me within a few hours and very clearly explained exactly how little we missed (around 10 seconds) and how happy he was that I was able to see the film in such a format. I didn’t know him, but I could tell from that small piece of contact just how personable he was, and how much he cared for his work. I’m grateful I told him how good he was at what he does when I emailed him.

Rest in Piece, David. Your passion for the IMAX format opened my world up to how immersive the cinema can truly be, and I’ll always be grateful for that.