Giant screen films are typically
shot on 70-millimeter film stock
that runs horizontally through
the projector. |
The giant screen film experience -- often referred to as IMAX® -- is a state-of-the-art film presentation system that engrosses viewers with a giant, crystal clear image and high-fidelity, six-channel surround sound. Giant screen projection systems project images onto screens up to eight stories tall in specially designed auditoriums with steep, stadium-style seating. Because the picture is so large, extending beyond a viewer's peripheral vision, with sound which envelops the whole audience, the giant screen film presentation creates an unprecedented sense being "in" the film.
Often educational and always entertaining, giant screen films take viewers where they are otherwise unable to go: To the hidden natural wonders of the Grand Canyon, to the watery world of the earth's largest creatures, or into the vastness of outer space. The technology, originally introduced in 1967, creates an image of unsurpassed clarity and impact using standard 70-millimeter film stock that runs horizontally through a massive projection system. Specially designed giant-screen cameras record images with much greater detail than do conventional motion picture cameras. The projected area can be up to 25 times larger than conventional screens and can stand up to eight stories high and over 100 feet across.
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