100 Years of Film Sizes: The Struggle for Standardization and the Rise of 35mm
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Summary
A historical overview of the first 100 years of cinema film sizes, detailing the struggle for standardization. While countless film widths and perforation types were experimented with, 35mm (originally called the Edison size) emerged as the universally accepted standard gauge. The article contrasts film's remarkable consistency with video's constant system changes, noting that 35mm's stability helped cinema develop without the delays caused by format fragmentation.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledOne hundred years of cinema is also due to acceptance of one standard gauge.
If film had followed the same course as video, with its continuing change of systems, the development might have been delayed considerably.
We owe the format to a great extent to Edison - in fact 35mm was called the Edison size before.
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