Cinerama
Sign in to savethumb|Original Cinerama screen in the Bellevue Cinerama, Amsterdam (1965–2005) 17-meter curved screen removed in 1978 for 15-meter normal screen.
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- Cinerama
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- This Is Cinerama 03.jpg
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- 250
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- Scene from This Is Cinerama
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- Filmmaking technology
- Product.inventor
- Fred Waller
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- Cinerama Corporation
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17 sectionsContents
- History
- Process and production
- Sound system
- Drawbacks
- Premiere
- Venues
- Stanley Warner
- Single-film "Cinerama"
- Extant venues
- Legacy
- Cinerama successors
- Features
- "Cinerama" video stretching mode
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|Original Cinerama screen in the Bellevue Cinerama, Amsterdam (1965–2005) 17-meter curved screen removed in 1978 for 15-meter normal screen.
Cinerama is a widescreen process that originally projected images simultaneously from three synchronized 35 mm projectors onto a huge, deeply curved screen, subtending 146-degrees of arc. The trademarked process was marketed by the Cinerama corporation. It was the first of several novel processes introduced during the 1950s when the movie industry was reacting to competition from television. Cinerama was presented to the public as a theatrical event, with reserved seating and printed programs, and audience members often dressed in their best attire for the evening.