Cinerama
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See also: cinérama
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of cinema + panorama, a trademark of Cinerama, Inc.
Noun
[edit]Cinerama (uncountable)
- A wide-screen movie filming and projection system, briefly in vogue during the 1950s, involving three synchronised standard-format films projected onto a wide, curved screen, providing a "wraparound" experience for cinemagoers.
- A later system in which a single film was projected onto the curved screen, achieved by means of camera and/or projector lens adaptations.