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CAPTION: Eleven of Technicolor’s three-color cameras were converted for Technirama photography.George Eastman House.  [new photo by Barbara]

 

CAPTION: The Technirama negative frame contained twice as much image information as a standard 35mm frame. George Eastman House.

 

CAPTION: The anamorphic squeeze of the image is clearly evident in this frame enlargement from an original release print of Spartacus (1960). George Eastman House.

 

CAPTION: As with the three-color camera, the Technirama camera had to be contained in a blimp to dampen the sound. George Eastman House.

 

CAPTION: The Technirama process was used on films made in the United States and across Europe. George Eastman House.

 

CAPTION: Celebrated cinematographer Jack Cardiff continued his association with Technicolor on several Technirama productions including Legend of the Lost (1957). Courtesy of Mason Cardiff, Craig McCall & Modus Operandi Films.

 

CAPTION: Jack Cardiff also shot The Vikings (1958). Courtesy of Mason Cardiff, Craig McCall & Modus Operandi Films.

 

CAPTION: Stanley Kubrick’s Spartacus (1960) was one of several historical epics made in Technirama. The film was distributed in 35mm and 70mm Super Technirama 70 prints. George Eastman House.