CinemaScope
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CinemaScope was a widescreen film format introduced in the 1950s that used anamorphic lenses to create a much wider image than traditional movie presentations.
Aliases (1)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anamorphic lens system
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motion picture technology → widescreen film format → |
| alsoKnownAs |
’Scope
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| basedOnWorkOf |
Henri Chrétien
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| captureType |
anamorphic photography
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| comparedTo |
Academy ratio 1.37:1
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| designedFor |
widescreen theatrical exhibition
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| developedBy |
20th Century Fox
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| filmGauge |
35 mm film
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| firstFeatureFilm |
The Robe
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| firstFeatureFilmReleaseYear |
1953
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| imageAspectRatio |
2.35:1
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2.55:1 → |
| influenced |
subsequent anamorphic formats
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widescreen filmmaking practices → |
| inspiredBy |
French anamorphic lens system Hypergonar
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| introducedAsCompetitorTo |
Cinerama
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| introducedInYear |
1953
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| introducedToCompeteWith |
television
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| laterProjectionAspectRatio |
2.39:1
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| laterSoundFormatUsed |
optical mono
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| legacy |
term sometimes used generically for anamorphic widescreen
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| lensCompressionFactor |
2x anamorphic squeeze
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| marketedBy |
20th Century Fox
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| notableFilm |
Anastasia
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How to Marry a Millionaire → The King and I → The Robe → |
| notableFor |
creating a much wider image than traditional Academy ratio films
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| primaryDecadeOfUse |
1950s
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1960s → |
| projectionAspectRatioStandardizedTo |
2.35:1
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| projectionPrintType |
35 mm anamorphic release print
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| projectionType |
anamorphic projection
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| soundFormatInitiallyUsed |
four-track magnetic stereo
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| status |
largely obsolete as a proprietary system
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| supersededBy |
Panavision anamorphic system
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| usedByStudio |
20th Century Fox
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Columbia Pictures → MGM → Warner Bros. → |
| usedFor |
epic films
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musicals → spectacle-driven productions → |
| uses |
anamorphic lenses
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Referenced by (18)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Bus Stop
→
East of Eden → Lady and the Tramp → The Tender Trap → |
aspectRatio |
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954 film)
→
A Star Is Born (1954 film) → How to Marry a Millionaire → Oklahoma! (1955 film) → |
filmingProcess |
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An Affair to Remember
→
Teenage Rebel → The Inn of the Sixth Happiness → |
colorProcess |
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Daddy Long Legs (1955 film)
→
Rebel Without a Cause → The Big Country → |
filmFormat |
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The Magnificent Seven (1960 film)
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cinemaProcess |
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The Robe (film score)
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filmReleaseFormatContext |
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Cinerama film process
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influenced |
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CinemaScope
("French anamorphic lens system Hypergonar")
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inspiredBy |