2. Large screen projection

With the advent of the cinematograph, Frenchman Louis Lumière and American Thomas Alvas Edison adopted a 35mm film format for shooting, projection and printing, with virtually identical characteristics (see ). However, this format, which spread at the end of the 19th century (and became the standard for traditional cinema), was not the only one developed and used. Inventors and filmmakers experimented with wide-format film. Particular attention was paid to intensifying the psychological impact of cinematographic representation on the public — through improved image quality (due to increased film width) —, or the scientific impact of recording a specific scene (notably in the context of observing human and animal locomotion).

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Economic data

Construction costs for a room in special formats

KineMAX at Futuroscope (including equipment) cost the equivalent of 6.8 million euros.

A Géode-type Omnimax hall costs between 10.7 and 18.3 million euros, depending on the architectural choices made.

The Géode in Paris (including hall and equipment) cost the equivalent of 19.8 million euros.

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(2) - PESEUX (V.) - 100 ans de cinéma à grand spectacle : Histoire et élaboration des formats spéciaux. - Thèse de doctorat,...