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Roman Kroitor, Canadian director and producer, co-founded IMAX (born 1926)
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Roman Kroitor
Canadian filmmaker (1926–2012)
Roman Kroitor was a Canadian filmmaker who was known as a pioneer of Cinéma vérité, as the co-founder of IMAX, and as the creator of the Sandde hand-drawn stereoscopic 3D animation system. He was also the original inspiration for The Force. His prodigious output garnered…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
IMAX
Large-screen film format
IMAX is a proprietary system of high-resolution cameras, film formats, film projectors, and theaters originally known for having very large screens with a tall aspect ratio and steep stadium seating. More recently the aspect ratio has mostly become 1.90:1, with the 1.43:1 ratio…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)