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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 15:58, 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


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