| The modern cinema has come a long way in the last | | | | of the normal 48.5 mm wide and 22.1 mm tall. |
| hundred years since film was first invented. Where | | | | The film is then run through the camera three times |
| once films were shown in dark, single screen movie | | | | as quickly in order for it to be exposed at 24 frames |
| theatres with flickering images projected onto | | | | per second. |
| screens, movies have evolved to the grandiose | | | | Several films these days contain scenes that have |
| experience they are today. Most cinemas now are | | | | been shot specifically for display on IMAX, such as |
| huge sprawling multiplexes that show dozens of | | | | the new Transformers sequel, Transformers |
| movies at the same time, entertaining thousands of | | | | Revenge of the Fallen, which features three scenes |
| people at once. Then once the films have gone from | | | | shot for IMAX. |
| the cinemas they are released on home | | | | The film is then run through the camera three times |
| entertainment formats such as Blu-Ray and DVD. | | | | as quickly in order for it to be exposed at 24 frames |
| IMAX is one such advancement in films that has | | | | per second. |
| transformed the cinema-going experience to create | | | | Several films these days contain scenes that have |
| much larger screens with higher resolution movies | | | | been shot specifically for display on IMAX, such as |
| being projected onto them. Film shot for IMAX is | | | | the new Transformers sequel, Transformers |
| shot on larger 65 mm film which is then run through | | | | Revenge of the Fallen, which features three scenes |
| the camera horizontally. This means that the IMAX | | | | shot for IMAX. |
| film image is 69.6 mm wide and 48.5 mm tall, instead | | | | |