Cinerama film process

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cinematic exhibition technology motion picture format widescreen film process

The Cinerama film process is a widescreen cinematic technique that used three synchronized projectors and a deeply curved screen to create an immersive, panoramic viewing experience in mid-20th-century theaters.

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Cinerama	4

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cinematic exhibition technology ⓘ motion picture format ⓘ widescreen film process ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Cinerama film process ⓘ surface form: Cinerama
cameraConfiguration	three 35mm cameras mounted side by side ⓘ
commercializedBy	Cinerama Releasing Corporation ⓘ surface form: Cinerama, Inc.
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designedFor	enhanced audience immersion ⓘ
developedBy	Fred Waller ⓘ Hazel B. Briggs ⓘ Waller Flexible Gunnery Trainer team ⓘ
exhibitedAt	purpose-built Cinerama theaters worldwide ⓘ
feature	immersive panoramic viewing experience ⓘ very wide aspect ratio ⓘ wraparound field of view ⓘ
filmStripCount	3 ⓘ
firstPublicScreeningDate	1952-09-30 ⓘ
firstPublicScreeningPlace	Broadway Theatre, New York City ⓘ
firstPublicUse	This Is Cinerama ⓘ
inception	1952 ⓘ
influenced	CinemaScope ⓘ IMAX ⓘ widescreen cinema ⓘ
legacy	historically significant widescreen innovation ⓘ
limitations	complex projection operation ⓘ high installation cost ⓘ visible join lines between panels ⓘ
notableFilm	Cinerama Holiday ⓘ How the West Was Won ⓘ Seven Wonders of the Ancient World ⓘ surface form: Seven Wonders of the World This Is Cinerama ⓘ
primaryEraOfUse	1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ
projectionFilmGauge	35 mm ⓘ
projectionSynchronization	mechanically interlocked projectors ⓘ
projectionType	three-strip projection ⓘ
requires	custom projection booths ⓘ precise projector alignment ⓘ specialized Cinerama theaters ⓘ
screenCurvature	approximately 146 degrees ⓘ
screenType	louvered curved screen ⓘ
soundSystem	multi-channel surround sound ⓘ seven-track magnetic sound ⓘ
status	largely obsolete ⓘ
uses	deeply curved screen ⓘ multi-camera filming system ⓘ three synchronized projectors ⓘ

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Cinerama Dome → associatedWith → Cinerama film process ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Cinerama

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this entity surface form: Cinerama