Cinematographic process

Claim 2

A CINEMATOGRAPHIC METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MOTION PICTURES ON A FILM STRIP HAVING A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE ASPECT RATIO, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: INTERMITTENTLY EXPOSING A SERIES OF VISIBLE IMAGES ONTO A STANDARD MOTION PICTURE FILM STRIP SO THAT THE MAJOR AXIS OF THE IMAGE FRAMES EXTED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE MAJOR AXIS OF THE FILM STRIP, MASKING THE FILM STRIP DURING SAID EXPOSING STEP TO SELECTIVELY DEFINE THE AREA AND DIMENSIONS OF EACH EXPOSED IMAGE FRAME, SELECTIVELY VARYING THE FRAME-TO-FRAME DISPLACEMENT OF THE FILM STRIP DURING SIAD EXPOSING AND MASKING STEPS TO CORRESPOND TO THE AMJOR LINEAR DIMENSIONS OF THE IMAGE FRAMES DEFINED BY SAID MASKING STEP, AND THEREAFTER PROCESSING THE FILM STRIP THROUGH STANDARD FILM PROCESSING EQUIPMENT TO PROVIDE A COMPLETED FILM HAVING VISIBLE IMAGES THEREON.

Claim 3

A CINEMATOGRAPHIC METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MOTION PICTURES ON A FILM STRIP HAVING A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE ASPECT RATION, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: INTERMITTENTLY EXPOSING A SERIES OF VISIBLE IMAGES ONTO A STANDARD MOTION PITCURE FILM STRIP SO THAT THE MAJOR AXIS OF THE IMAGE FRAMES EXTEND IN THE DIRECTION OF THE MAJOR AXIS OF THE FILM STRIP, MASKING THE FILM STRIP DURING SAID EXPOSING STEP TO FIXEDLY DEFINE THE HEIGHT OF EACH IMAGE FRAME ALONG THE TRANSVERSE AXIS OF THE FILM STRIP, SELECTIVELY MASKING THE FILM STRIP DURING SAID EXPOSING AND HEIGHT-MASKING STEPS TO VARIABLY DEFINE THE WIDTH OF EACH IMAGE FRAME ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL EXIS OF THE FILM STRIP, SELECTIVELY VARYING THE FRAME-TO-FRAME DISPLACEMENT OF THE FILM STRIP DURING SAID HEIGHT-MASING AND WIDTHMASKING STEPS TO CORRESPOND TO THE SELECTED IMAGE FRAME WIDTH, AND THEREAFTER PROCESSING THE FILM STRIP THROUGH STANDARD FILM PROCESSING EQUIPMENT TO PROVIDE A COMPLETED FILM HAVING VISIBLE IMAGES THEREON.

Claim 4

A CINEMATOGRAPHIC METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MOTION PICTURES ON A FILM STRIP HAVING A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE ASPECT RATION, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: INTERMITTENTLY EXPOSING A SERIES OF VISIBLE IMAGES ONTO A STANDARD MOTION PITCURE FILM STRIP SO THAT THE MAJOR AXIS OF THE IMAGE FRAMES EXTEND IN THE DIRECTION OF THE MAJOR AXIS OF THE FILM STRIP, MASKING THE FILM STRIP DURING SAID EXPOSING STEP TO FIXEDLY DEFINE THE HEIGHT OF EACH IMAGE FRAME ALONG THE TRANSVERSE AXIS OF THE FILM STRIP, SELECTIVELY MASKING THE FILM STRIP DURING SAID EXPOSING AND HEIGHT-MASKING STEPS TO VARIABLY DEFINE THE WIDTH OF EACH IMAGE FRAME ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL EXIS OF THE FILM STRIP, SELECTIVELY VARYING THE FRAME-TO-FRAME DISPLACEMENT OF THE FILM STRIP DURING SAID HEIGHT-MASING AND WIDTHMASKING STEPS TO CORRESPOND TO THE SELECTED IMAGE FRAME WIDTH, AND THEREAFTER PROCESSING THE FILM STRIP THROUGH STANDARD FILM PROCESSING EQUIPMENT TO PROVIDE A COMPLETED FILM HAVING VISIBLE IMAGES THEREON.