Cinerama 65mm cine camera

Made:
circa 1960

Cinerama motion picture camera 65mm, c. 1960. Made by Cinerama Camera Corp, California, USA. Incorporating camera head in original case, two 1000 ft film magazines, an internal viewfinder, a detachable pulse synchronised motor and a magazine motor drive unit (the last two in a maker's fitted case).

Later Cinerama camera used after the 3 strip system had been replaced by a single Ultra Panavision 65mm negative and some anamorphic compression to duplicate Cinerama’s aspect ratio from a single strip.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Object Number:
2011-5068
Materials:
glass and metal (unknown)
type:
cine camera
credit:
The National Media Museum, Bradford