Omnimax

Japanese: オムニ・マックス - おむにまっくす
Omnimax

...In his autobiography, he wrote, "I had this idea in 1896, and as the Universal Exposition approached, I began to think about concretely working to realize this ambitious project." This shows how inventors pinned their technological dreams on the Universal Exposition. At the 1967 Montreal Universal Exposition, a panoramic cylindrical screen that completely surrounded the audience was a highlight, along with a multi-screen and the Laterna Magica, which freely alternated and combined a movie screen with the performance of live actors on stage. This device, which represents the pinnacle of modern science, and the Omni-Max, a panoramic movie that became a hot topic at subsequent Universal Expositions, essentially revolve around the same dream as Grimoine Sanson's Cineorama. However, the reality is that Cineorama, Omni-Max, and Laterna Magica all ended up being one-off events that did not directly contribute to the progress of film. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Omni-Max" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…彼は自伝の中で〈このアイディアをもったのは1896年,万国博が近づくにつれて,私はこの遠大な事業実現のため,具体的に仕事を推進させようと考えた〉と書いていることからも,発明家たちがいかに彼らのテクノロジーの夢を万国博にかけたかが察せられる。1967年のカナダのモントリオール万国博でも,マルチ(多重)スクリーンや,映画のスクリーンと舞台の上の生身の俳優の演技とを自由に交替させ融合させるラテーナ・マジカなどとともに,観客を完全に取り巻くパノラマ式円筒形スクリーンが呼物になったが,この〈現代〉の科学の粋を集めた装置も,その後の万国博で話題を呼んだ全天周映画オムニ・マックスなども,本質的にはグリモアン・サンソンのシネオラマと同じ夢のまわりを巡っている。しかし,シネオラマもオムニ・マックスもラテーナ・マジカも,結局は1回性のイベントとして映画の進歩には直接寄与できぬままに終わっているのが実情である。…

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