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2. Polyvision - Wikipedia

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   A triptych scene of Napoleon (1927), showing its two vertical seams.. Polyvision was the name given by the French film critic Émile Vuillermoz to a specialized widescreen film format devised exclusively for the filming and projection of Abel Gance's 1927 film Napoleon, its three-projector format predating Cinerama by 25 years.

3. Cheval mirror - Wikipedia

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   Cheval glass (USA, c. 1815) The cheval glass (also cheval mirror, psyche mirror, horse dressing glass, swing glass) is a free-standing large mirror, usually with a tilt mechanism, that provided a complete reflection from head to foot (thus also the full-length mirror name).

4. Verre églomisé - Wikipedia

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   Verre églomisé [vɛʁ e.ɡlɔ.mi.ze] is a French term referring to the process of applying both a design and gilding onto the rear face of glass to produce a mirror finish. The name is derived from the 18th-century French decorator and art-dealer Jean-Baptiste Glomy [ 1 ] (1711–1786), who was responsible for its revival.

5. Projection screen - Wikipedia

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   For most home cinema setups there are two aspect ratios. 16:9 and Cinemascope. [4] For classroom, businesses and houses of worship settings, 16:10 is the more commonly used projector screen aspect ratio because this matches the aspect ratio used by many modern computers. [5]

6. Dichroic glass - Wikipedia

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   A pendant made from modern dichroic glass. Dichroic glass is glass which can display multiple different colors depending on lighting conditions.. One dichroic material is a modern composite non-translucent glass that is produced by stacking layers of metal oxides which give the glass shifting colors depending on the angle of view, causing an array of colors to be displayed as an example of ...

7. Projection booth - Wikipedia

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   The move to physically segregated projection booths resulted from the emergence of auditoria specifically designed for the projection of movies, which was caused by a combination of the growing popularity of cinema and increasing concerns over the safety risks of nitrate film. Projection booths that were segregated and equipped with fire ...