How do you use Cinemascope in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Cinemascope in a sentence
Cinemascope meaning
An anamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967 for shooting Twentieth Century Fox widescreen movies
Using Cinemascope
- The main meaning on this page is: An anamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967 for shooting Twentieth Century Fox widescreen movies
- In the example corpus, cinemascope often appears in combinations such as: in cinemascope, cinemascope and.
Context around Cinemascope
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cinemascope
- In this selection, "cinemascope" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, use, original and became stand out and add context to how "cinemascope" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include cinemascope became the and flop in cinemascope. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cinemascope" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cinemascope
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
These perfs are commonly referred to as CinemaScope (CS) or "Fox hole" perfs. (13 words)
Immersed in the ‘90s, paints a wild, wild world in cinemascope where a high stakes deal unfolds. (17 words)
After the downfall of 3D films, Harry Warner decided to use CinemaScope in future Warner Bros. films. (17 words)
On the 2004 DVD commentary, Stanley Donen states that the film was originally shot in two versions, one in CinemaScope and another in normal ratio, because MGM was concerned that not all theaters had the capability to screen it. (39 words)
But it was The Criterion Collection that later re-issued Forbidden Planet in CinemaScope's original wider screen 2.55-to-1 aspect ratio, on a deluxe laser disc set, with various extra features on a second disc. (38 words)
CinemaScope became the first marketable usage of an anamorphic widescreen process and became the basis for a host of "formats," usually suffixed with -scope, that were otherwise identical in specification, although sometimes inferior in optical quality. (36 words)
Example sentences (9)
Immersed in the ‘90s, paints a wild, wild world in cinemascope where a high stakes deal unfolds.
After the downfall of 3D films, Harry Warner decided to use CinemaScope in future Warner Bros. films.
But it was The Criterion Collection that later re-issued Forbidden Planet in CinemaScope's original wider screen 2.55-to-1 aspect ratio, on a deluxe laser disc set, with various extra features on a second disc.
CinemaScope became the first marketable usage of an anamorphic widescreen process and became the basis for a host of "formats," usually suffixed with -scope, that were otherwise identical in specification, although sometimes inferior in optical quality.
However Todd-AO has six channels instead of the four of Cinemascope and due to the wider stripes and faster film speed provides superior audio quality.
On the 2004 DVD commentary, Stanley Donen states that the film was originally shot in two versions, one in CinemaScope and another in normal ratio, because MGM was concerned that not all theaters had the capability to screen it.
The film flopped at the box office and has since been described as "the first flop in CinemaScope".
These perfs are commonly referred to as CinemaScope (CS) or "Fox hole" perfs.
They also introduced the first of three packed-house screenings that showed an MGM 35mm fine grain vault print in original CinemaScope and stereophonic sound.
Common combinations with cinemascope
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in cinemascope 3×
- cinemascope and 3×