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Graeme Ferguson, Roman Kroitor, Robert Kerr, and William C. Shaw were the co-founders of what would be named the IMAX Corporation (founded in September 1967 as Multiscreen Corporation, Ltd.), and they developed the first IMAX cinema projection standards in the late 1960s and early 1970s in Canada.
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Oct 22, 2021 · In 1970, Tiger Child (Donald Brittain), the first IMAX film, was shown at Expo 70 in Osaka, Japan, and the following year the first permanent IMAX system was installed at the Cinesphere Theater in Toronto, debuting in May 1971 with the travelogue North of Superior (Graeme Ferguson).
Jul 20, 2020 · For the first few decades of IMAX, almost every single film they made was documentary in nature and could only be seen at purpose-built theaters. Whether it was space exploration or climbing Mount Everest, these films were very much spectacle-driven but also education focused.
Apr 12, 2024 · IMAX is a proprietary system of high-resolution cameras, film formats, projectors, and theaters known for their huge screens, taller aspect ratios, and steep stadium seating (in Omnidome theatres, in particular).
The episodes debuted on IMAX screens in theatres worldwide in September 2017, with the series airing weekly on ABC afterwards.
Summary. Reprint: R1307A Richard Gelfond knew little about the movie business when he and a partner acquired IMAX, back in 1994. At the time, most IMAX movies were nature documentaries, shown...
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Aug 7, 2023 · IMAX, short for Image Maximum, is not just another cinema projection standard. Born in 1967 from the collective vision of Graeme Ferguson, Roman Kroitor, Robert Kerr, and William C. Shaw, IMAX was conceived to redefine immersion in film.
