IMAX
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IMAX is a high-resolution large-format cinema technology known for its giant screens, immersive sound, and specialized cameras used for premium theatrical presentations.
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Target entity: IMAX Context triple: [Oppenheimer (2023 film), format, IMAX]
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Project Xanadu
Project Xanadu is an early, visionary hypertext project conceived by Ted Nelson that aimed to create a universal, non-destructive, and bidirectionally linked document publishing system.
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Pacific Rim
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Vitaphone
Vitaphone was an early sound-on-disc motion picture system developed by Warner Bros. that played a key role in the transition from silent films to “talkies” in the late 1920s.
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Cloud Gate
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Rockefeller Center
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: IMAX Target entity description: IMAX is a high-resolution large-format cinema technology known for its giant screens, immersive sound, and specialized cameras used for premium theatrical presentations.
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A.
Project Xanadu
Project Xanadu is an early, visionary hypertext project conceived by Ted Nelson that aimed to create a universal, non-destructive, and bidirectionally linked document publishing system.
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B.
Pacific Rim
Pacific Rim is a 2013 science fiction action film directed by Guillermo del Toro, featuring giant robots called Jaegers battling monstrous sea creatures known as Kaiju.
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C.
Vitaphone
Vitaphone was an early sound-on-disc motion picture system developed by Warner Bros. that played a key role in the transition from silent films to “talkies” in the late 1920s.
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D.
Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate is a famous stainless-steel public sculpture by artist Anish Kapoor, known for its reflective, bean-like shape and prominence in Chicago’s Millennium Park.
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Pacific Rim: Uprising
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- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinema technology brand
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film exhibition format ⓘ large-format motion picture film system ⓘ public company ⓘ |
| brand | IMAX ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Hollywood film studios
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linked to:
Paramount Pictures
documentary filmmakers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| developed |
IMAX 3D format
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linked to:
IMAX
IMAX Dome (OMNIMAX) format ⓘ
linked to:
IMAX
IMAX Enhanced home entertainment standard ⓘ IMAX GT projection system ⓘ
linked to:
IMAX
IMAX digital projection system ⓘ IMAX with Laser projection system ⓘ
linked to:
IMAX
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| feature |
curved floor-to-ceiling screens
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high-brightness projection ⓘ high-contrast projection ⓘ proprietary sound system ⓘ specialized theater geometry ⓘ steep stadium seating ⓘ |
| formerName | Multiscreen Corporation Limited ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Graeme Ferguson
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Robert Kerr ⓘ Roman Kroitor ⓘ William C. Shaw ⓘ |
| hasKeyProcess |
IMAX DMR (Digital Media Remastering)
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linked to:
IMAX
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| hasSubsidiary |
IMAX Corporation (U.S. operations)
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linked to:
IMAX
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| headquartersLocation | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada ⓘ |
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| industry |
cinema technology
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entertainment ⓘ film exhibition ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-resolution film projection
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immersive multi-channel sound systems ⓘ large-format cinema screens ⓘ premium large format theatrical presentations ⓘ specialized IMAX film cameras ⓘ |
| offers |
IMAX 2D screenings
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IMAX 3D screenings ⓘ IMAX Dome screenings ⓘ IMAX Laser screenings ⓘ |
| secondaryHeadquartersLocation |
New York City, New York, United States
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linked to:
New York City
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| specializesIn | remastering films for large-format presentation ⓘ |
| targetMarket |
museum and science center theaters
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theatrical exhibition ⓘ |
| tradedAs |
NYSE: IMAX
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linked to:
IMAX
TSX: IMAX ⓘ
linked to:
IMAX
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| typicalUse | premium-priced cinema screenings ⓘ |
| uses |
15-perforation 70 mm film format
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70 mm film stock ⓘ |
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: IMAX Description of subject: IMAX is a high-resolution large-format cinema technology known for its giant screens, immersive sound, and specialized cameras used for premium theatrical presentations.
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