Definitions for "VISTAVISION"
System designed by Paramount Pictures to provide a sharp screen image with very high resolution. The 35 mm negative film passed through the camera horizontally and contained an image approximately twice the size of a typical 35 mm print-film image. During reduction printing, the negative image was reduced to normal print size, reducing negative grain and increasing sharpness and resolution. Normal projection aspect ratio was 1.85:1.
Film format where the 35mm negative is passed through the camera horizontally rather than vertically, thereby increasing the negative area available and with it the resolution of the image. Usually used for effects shots.