Everything about Cin Orama totally explained
Cinéorama was an early
film experiment and amusement ride at the
1900 Paris Exposition devised by
Raoul Grimoin-Sanson, that simulated a ride in a
hot air balloon over Paris. It represented a union of the earlier technology of
panoramic paintings and the recently invented technology of cinema.
Grimoin-Sanson began experimenting with movie cameras and projectors in 1895, and was in contact with other early researchers such as
Étienne-Jules Marey. He patented the Cinéorama on
27 November 1897.
Cinéorama consisted of 10 synchronized
70 mm movie projectors, projecting onto 10 9x9 meter screens arranged in a full 360° circle around the viewing platform. The platform was a large balloon basket, capable of holding 200 viewers, with rigging, ballast, and the lower part of a huge gas bag.
The film to be shown was made by locking together 10
cameras with a single central drive, putting them in an actual balloon, and filming the flight as the balloon rose 400
meters above the
Tuileries Gardens. On projecting the film, the experience was completed by showing the same film backwards, to simulate a descent. Some references describe a much longer experience, involving a trip to
England,
Spain, and the
Sahara, but it's unclear whether the complete plan was realized.
Cinéorama lasted only three days at the Exposition. On the fourth day it was shut down by the police for safety reasons. Extreme heat from the projectors' arc lights, in the booth below the audience, had caused one workman to faint, and the authorities were worried about the possibility of a deadly fire. Cinéorama was never shown again, but a modern version,
Circle-Vision 360°, was introduced at
Disneyland in 1955 and continues in use today.
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