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Vistavision

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vistavision logoVistaVision is a widescreen process created by Paramount Pictures in the 1950s. VistaVision is based on the Glamorama and Superama widescreen systems.

Ultra Panavision (Ultra Panavision 70)

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Ultra Panavision 70 refers to a process of filming movies in 65mm or 70mm with Panavision anamorphic optics. The widescreen process was used primarily from 1962 to 1966.

Todd-AO

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todd-ao logoTodd-AO is a high definition, widescreen format introduced in the mid 1950s by Mike Todd and the American Optical Company. Todd referred to the process as "Cinerama outa one hole."

Technirama

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technirama logoTechnirama is a screen process invented by Technicolor. It was used from 1956 until the mid 1960s. The process has a screen ratio the same as revised CinemaScope - 2.35:1.

Superscope

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superscopeSuperscope was a widescreen process used in nine RKO Technicolor productions from 1955 thru 1957.

Super Panavision

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Super Panavision 70 refers to filming movies with Panavision 65mm cameras and spherical optics. The process was used between 1959 and 1983.

Cinerama

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Cinerama is the name for a widescreen process first appeared at the 1939 World's Fair, but it wasn't until 1952 that it was used in a theatre. The process works by projecting images from three synchronized 35mm video projectors onto a large, curved screen all at the same time.

Cinemiracle

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Cinemiracle was a widescreen cinema format developed in the 1950s. Only a single film was produced and released in the format.

CinemaScope

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cinemascope logoIn the late 1920s, a French professor named Henri Chrétien developed and patented a new film process called Anamorphoscope. This process was the basis for CinemaScope.

Stone Lithography - Movie Technology

Stone lithography is one of the earliest printing processes used to make a lot of movie art.

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