Imaxn.
/ˈʌɪmaks/, U.S. /ˈaɪˌmæks/ Cinematography.
A proprietary name for a technique of wide-screen cinematography in which 70mm film is shot and projected in such a way as to produce an image approximately ten times larger than that normally obtained from standard 35mm film. Frequently attributive.
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hold1918
slow motion1924
colourization1926
pixilation1947
Cinerama1950
memomotion1950
CinemaScope1953
Todd-AO1953
Vistavision1954
Panavision1955
Smell-O-Vision1958
kinescoping1961
blue screen1965
shaky camera1967
Imax1969
slo-mo1969
Omnimax1973
Sensurround1974
Pixelvision1987
shaky cam1988
society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > filming > special techniques > [adjective]
slowed-down1919
slowed-up1920
speeded-up1931
multiplane1948
widescreen1949
BW1960
Imax1969
slo-mo1969
Omnimax1973
colorized2005
1969 Spectator (Hamilton, Ont.) 7 Nov. 24/3 The world's largest movie projector was unveiled at McMaster University yesterday. Known as IMAX, it's big in every way.
1970 N.Y. Times 14 Feb. 33/6 The key component in what is described as the world's largest movie projector..was patented this week... The invention..is a ‘rolling loop’ mechanism for advancing the film. The projector, called the Imax..was built by the Multiscreen Corporation, Ltd., of Galt, Ontario.
1977 Washington Post 10 July h6/2 There's the Candidan [sc. Canadian] Imax system that they use for the flight movie at the Air and Space Museum.
1988 New Scientist 24 Dec. 54/2 The largest Imax screen in Britain is 16 metres deep by 20 metres long and is housed at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television at Bradford.
1991 Amer. Cinematographer Sept. 10/3 We have built a ‘print-down’ machine designed to produce 35mm frames from 65mm camera negatives for IMAX editing.
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