Illustrated Media Format Guides

Polyvision

AKA
(None)
Era
1927–1927
Format
analog
Developed by
Abel Gance
(Max) Capacity
4:1
Size
35mm × 3
Perforations
4 (x3)
Frame size picture area
1.000x0.750" x 3
Fun facts
  • This format had a three-camera rig which allowed three cameras to shoot a single scene in panorama
  • This format was only used to produce a single film, Abel Gance's Napoleon (1927)
  • This format was recorded with three cameras vertically stacked, and projected with three projectors, horizontally stacked