A New System of Varioscopic Cinematography

V. G. Komar, A. G. Boltyanskii, N. D. Bernshtein, C. L. Irskii, Deane R. White

The main principles of a new system of varioscopic cinematography developed by the specialists of NIKFI and motion-picture studios are presented. This system is the realization of an idea proposed by the well-known film director S. M. Eisenstein in the English journal Close up, March 1931. In the process of projection of varioscopic film the aspect ratio of the image can be changed from approximately 1:2 through 1:1 to 2:1. The new system is based on the use of 70mm film with 10 perforations/frame or 35mm film with full-frame height, or it can be based on the use of optics with a variable squeezing factor within the range of 0.5 to 2.

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Published
1968-07
Content type
Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J07006