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Jan 18, 2018 · Cinerama, via Museum of Modern Art, New York. The first thing to understand about Cinerama, one of the gimmicks developed to help movies compete with television in the 1950s, is just how large...
Cinerama's three frames formed an image of approximately six times the definition of the conventional 35mm film. That resolution, combined with the sharp wide angle lenses with their extended depth of field made for an unparalleled viewing experience. Cinerama footage provided by John Mitchell.
Cinerama, in motion pictures, a process in which three synchronized movie projectors each project one-third of the picture on a wide, curving screen. Many viewers believe that the screen, which thus annexes their entire field of vision, gives a sense of reality unmatched by the flat screen.
T he three magic eyes of the Cinerama camera take a picture 146 degrees wide by 55 degrees high. The"eyes" were matched 27mm lenses manufactured by Eastman Kodak. They were interlocked and focused as a single unit. The camera shutter,open in this illustration, was mounted in FRONT of the lenses at the point where their fields of vision crossed.
Theatres. A special thanks to Keith Swadkins of The International Cinerama Society for the initial list of Cinerama theatres.
Mar 4, 2013 · Cinerama Brought The Power Of Peripheral Vision To The Movies. March 4, 20131:52 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. Lloyd Schwartz. 8-Minute Listen. Playlist. A film still of New York City from 1952's...
Aug 30, 2003 · The result is Cinerama Adventure ( www.cineramadventure.com ), a feature-length motion picture documenting the birth and death of an art form that left an indelible impression on contemporary filmmaking and culture, including such elements as widescreen movies, stereo sound, letterboxing on television and, arguably, picture windows and wrap-arou...
