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by bishoprook2 1775 days ago
There is a depressingly large body of technology attached to movie film and we'll be living with it for some time (especially aspect ratios).

Probably just best to stick to Cinerama and be done with it.

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Probably just best to stick to Cinerama and be done with it.

Right. This is Cinerama.[1] Widescreen the hard way. Three 35mm cameras, three projectors, and a lot of alignment.

[1] https://youtu.be/vrzjdlyZCD8

To say nothing of terminology.

While "clapping" is still sometimes legitimately used when there is separate audio recording, terms like "Speed," "B-roll," etc. are definitely rooted in film stock.