Cinema World Knowledgebase:

Team Cinema World believes in strong foundation of Educating its clientele and visitors with the best of information from the entertainment world. This Cinema Knowledgebase section is one such novel attempt devoted to enriching knowledge and information of our prospective clients, visitors and all those related to the Cinema World.

• Theater or Theatre?

The term theater is a venue while theatre is an art form. In other words theater is a movie theater while theatre is a drama venue. These abbreviations are preferences in technical perspectives wherein the industry broadly adopt both words.

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• History of Cinema Theaters/ Movie Halls

Movie Theaters first projected motion picture was released on 23rd April 1896 at New York in USA. First theater dedicated exclusively for showing pictures was established in July-1896 in Louisiana in USA. This hall had 72 seats and was functional for 2years. Modern arena's giant screen and luxurious design architecture genre movie hall was built up in 1953 and had stereophonic sound.

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• How Cinema Theaters started in India?

The first full-length motion picture in India was produced in year 1912 and India witnessed arrival of movie theaters in late 1900s.

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• When did Multiplexes came in India?

A multiplex is a movie theater complex with multiple screens and it started mushrooming in mid-90s. India's first 5 screens multiplex was setup in 1980s at Tiruchirapalli named as Maris Complex. The largest multiplex in India is 16-screen multiplex by Mayjaal in Chennai.

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• Miniplex versus Multiplex

Miniplex is a smaller version of multiplex facilities wherein base consideration is on investment cost and there is a fine balance of facilities offered in miniplex as compared to typical cinema theater and Multiplex. A miniplex is largely located in sub-urban towns wherein footfalls and average occupency is much lower as compared to metros.

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• Various types of sound systems

Sound systems play vital role in enriching cinema viewing experience. There are large number of brands of sound systems avails based on budgets and includes two-way, three-way and four-way and has by-amplification and has Dolby 7.1 Audio processors, American Amplifiers Crown Audio, QSD Audio, JBL and alike Amercian speaker systems.

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• Types of Cinema Projection

A movie projector is an opto-mechanical device for displaying motion picture films. Various elements in Projections include Light Source, Reflector and Condensor lens, Douser, Film gate and single image and shutter, imaging lens and aperture plate and viewing screen.

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• Cinema Hall Chairs and their types

Cinema Hall chairs are available in push back, semi-push back, recliner sofa, automised recliner sofas made with pu-foam. A cinema hall chair is one of long lasting impression leaving entity that needs utmost attention while setting up a hall.

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• Ticketing systems - Computerised/ Online/ IVRS based Ticketing

Technology has helped in optimal serving in movie theaters. There are various types of ticketing systems available ranging and that suite specific requirements. This includes computerised tickets, Online Internet booked tickets and telephone based IVRS ticketing.

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• Cafeteria as a major revenue source

Occupency and competition in serving leads to lower margins in routine movies operation. Hence cafeteria in Cinema Hall plays a very special perspective in making this aspect enhance. It helps in good liquidity of cash and profit margins and remains one of key attraction of every cinema hall viewer.

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