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* large format: [[70mm]], [[IMAX]] | * large format: [[70mm]], [[IMAX]] | ||
===Frames per Foot (theatrical gauges)=== | =====Frames per Foot (theatrical gauges)===== | ||
16mm: 1 foot = 40 frames | 16mm: 1 foot = 40 frames | ||
35mm: 1 foot = 16 frames | 35mm: 1 foot = 16 frames | ||
5/70mm: 12.8 frames | 5/70mm: 12.8 frames | ||
====Nontheatrical gauges==== | ====Nontheatrical gauges==== | ||
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* [[9.5mm]] | * [[9.5mm]] | ||
* [[28mm]] | * [[28mm]] | ||
====Large formats==== | ====Large formats==== | ||
Revision as of 14:58, 30 March 2017
The gauge of a film, literally, is its width. "Gauge" is commonly used synonymously with film format. (Pedantically, there are certain exceptions: IMAX is technically a specific format of 70mm gauge film, Super 8 is a specific format of 8mm gauge film, etc.)
Formats that you may encounter in exhibition contexts include:
Theatrical gauges
Frames per Foot (theatrical gauges)
16mm: 1 foot = 40 frames 35mm: 1 foot = 16 frames 5/70mm: 12.8 frames
Nontheatrical gauges
Large formats
External Links
- Wikipedia: List of film formats