Maker Culture

Adam Savage’s Tested

How IMAX 70MM Film is Scanned and Printed!

Adam Savage visits IMAX headquarters to tour the film scanning and recording labs, where technician Fred operates the only 65mm film scanner ever built and a fleet of aging CRT-based film recorders. The video reveals the extraordinary precision engineering required to digitize and re-print massive IMAX 70mm frames, including why some processes take over a minute per single frame.

Adam Savage’s Tested

Should You Gift Adam Savage Items at Conventions?

Adam Savage answers fan questions about gifting items at conventions and general con etiquette, then goes on an entertaining tangent about unexpected career connections including Phil Hartman's album design work and the Carpenters logo designer being Nicholas Braun's (Cousin Greg from Succession) father.

Adam Savage’s Tested

Adam Savage Does a 180 on a Fan Question

Adam Savage answers fan questions about when to start a project, what he would tell his 24-year-old self, and how to navigate feeling lost in your mid-20s. He shares hard-won perspective on creative momentum, the illusion that time is running out, and focusing on how you want things to feel rather than how you want them to be.

Adam Savage’s Tested

How Batman's Gauntlets Are Made to Break Blades!

Adam Savage visits FBFX in London to examine the original League of Shadows gauntlets made for Batman Begins (2005). Co-founder Grant walks through the pre-digital, labor-intensive manufacturing process used 20 years ago, contrasting it with modern digital fabrication techniques.