Report of the Projection Practice Committee

For some months the Projection Practice Committee has been conducing a survey of motion picture theaters for the purpose of determining the existing conditions under which motion pictures are presented. The following report summarizes the data obtained from the survey and presents them in the form of charts showing the ratios of viewing distance to screen width, seating length to seating width, and seating width to screen width. Other charts show the distance from the floor to the bottom of the screen, the angle of projection, screen width, and arc current. — The survey covers approximately 600 theaters, and is shown to be fairly representative of the entire industry by reason of the fact that index figures calculated from the survey for only 400 theaters did not change when the number of theaters increased to 600. — The data presented are to form the basis of an analysis leading to the determination of criteria for proper motion picture theater design.

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Published
1938-06
Content type
Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J14664