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cinemascope

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cinemascope.

Editorial note

Some are also re-cut from original aspect ratios (whether 4:3 or CinemaScope) to be equal or closer to 16:9.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

An anamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967 for shooting Twentieth Century Fox widescreen movies

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of cinemascope gathered in one view.

noun

An anamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967 for shooting Twentieth Century Fox widescreen movies

noun

Alternative letter-case form of cinemascope. [An anamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967 for shooting Twentieth Century Fox widescreen movies]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cinemascope.

noun

An anamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967 for shooting Twentieth Century Fox widescreen movies

noun

Alternative letter-case form of cinemascope. [An anamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967 for shooting Twentieth Century Fox widescreen movies]

Example sentences

1

Some are also re-cut from original aspect ratios (whether 4:3 or CinemaScope) to be equal or closer to 16:9.

2

It's just an obvious indication that yes, there's more happening in this universe than the part squeezed into anamorphic cinemascope.

3

Lawrence of Arabia showed in its original CinemaScope format is a totally different movie.

4

Hauke Ritz and Ulrike Guérot have a cinemascope version of this accusation.

5

A VR sightfield is like in a Super Cinemascope movie, like 3:1.

6

Roller coaster demo reels introduced Cinemascope [1] and Todd-AO.[2].

7

I think you'll be far more likely to see a split, in the same way today we have films shot in CinemaScope (2.35:1) and widescreen (1.85:1).

8

Personally, I'm looking forward to CinemaScope (2.66:1) A/R displays.

9

I have no idea how 4K and CinemaScope compare.

10

I wish my monitor where actually 2:35:1 CinemaScope.

11

Originally, cinema was square-ish, then TVs came along, and cinema needed to be 'better' to get people back into theatres, so they went wide, and then wider, and then cinemascope-wide.

12

Here are some simple photos of DLP projectors and here you will clearly see that the black parts, like the black bars above and below the cinemascope image, or even the spill over past the edges of the panel are not black at all.

Quote examples

1

The first file I tried was more like "Cinemascope" and the UI was a little tight.

2

Widescreen is still seen as more "filmic." I remember being surprised working on a feature that switched to Cinemascope's aspect ratio and seeing that was only 850 pixels tall--a full frame would be about twice that.

Proper noun examples

1

Cinemascope and an academy ratio versions were animated individually in order to make the best use of the frame shape.

2

Cinemascope requires just a lens adapter for an ordinary 35MM projector, and it went mainstream.

3

Cinemascope films are supposed to fill almost all of the horizontal field of view.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use cinemascope in a sentence?

Some are also re-cut from original aspect ratios (whether 4:3 or CinemaScope) to be equal or closer to 16:9.

What does cinemascope mean?

An anamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967 for shooting Twentieth Century Fox widescreen movies

What part of speech is cinemascope?

cinemascope is commonly used as noun.