Third Dimension Movies And E X P A N D E D Screen (1953)

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THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOTION PICTURES because of government restrictions, cannot import any thing from any country where dollars have to he used in payment. What Is going io happen to the 3,500 Drive-In theaters in this country? What are they going to do for film product? Any system using the new expanded wide screen like Cinerama or Fox CinemaScooe, which requires stereophonic sound, cannot be Installed in Drive-In theaters, where they use the iii-car Individual speaker installation. It will he Impossible to obtain di rectional sound with this type of speaker Installation, and without the use of stereophonic sound with the expanded screen system a great deal of the Illusion is lost. Even with the third-dimension systems like Nat ural Vision, trouble Is going to be encountered trying to adapt the systems for drive-ins. The illusion of depth falls off considerably as the viewing angle is increased. Those sitting in automobiles at the extreme ends of the ramps, viewing the picture through glasses, are going to see little If any of the third dimension. Even those in cars directly in front center of the screen, but in the rear ramps, will be located too far from the screen to get the depth illusion. Another serious problem for the drive-ins will be the lighting of the picture. Most drive-ins today are using maximum light available from projection arcs. Further gain in light, by Increasing the arc amperage, is restricted by the present limit of heat on the film at the gate aperture. If these drive-ins cannot convert to third dimen sion, and producers in future concentrate on the making of third-dimension films, what are the drive-in owners going to do for film product? It has been proposed that one of the two films made for third dimension pictures be used to make the old flat type picture, and