It’s always nice to see infrared scenes used creatively in cinema — and the teaser for ARCHITECTON, directed by Victor Kossakovsky, taps into that magic. The imagery leans into deep near-infrared, likely around 800nm+, creating a dramatic, high-contrast look where vegetation lights up, the skies darken, and man-made structures take on a ghostlike clarity.
Personally, I’d love to see more filmmakers experiment with custom false-color IR — filters that shift the world in even more unexpected ways.
Watch the teaser:
The coolest uses of infrared in cinema for me so far:
1. Dune: Part Two – arena fight scene shot in deep IR (~850 nm):
2. Alexander – the battle scene in vivid Kodak Aerochrome:
3. Ad Astra – the lunar rover fight, using a mix of 720 nm IR and visible light:
