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SMPTE Journal ( Volume: 85, Issue: 3, March 1976)
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Some Comments on the Design of Large-Screen Motion-Picture Theaters

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Publisher
SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type
Journal Article
Content Type
Original Research
Abbreviated Title
J SMPTE
Volume
85, No. 3, pp. 159–163
Abstract
Large-screen cinemas are defined as those in which the screen appears large to the audience. This condition is approached when the screen occupies 60° of the viewer's field of vision horizontally and 30° vertically. Sightlines in large-screen cinemas should be calculated, based on an eye-level-to-top-of-head parameter of 10 to 11 in (25.4 to 27.9 cm). Oblique viewing angles should not exceed 45° to the significant action area of the screen. Projection angles and their limits, comfort, screen brightness for large screens, and basic acoustic requirements are commented on. Formulas for single-row sight line determination are included.
Publication Date
1976-03-01
DOI
10.5594/J06855
ISSN
Print: 0036-1682
Link
https://doi.org/10.5594/J06855
Author(s)
Will SzaboAssociates Ltd., 121 Wellington Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10804
Copyright
© 1976 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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