Reading Time: 2 minutesCinemaScope Definition & Meaning CinemaScope is a widescreen movie format developed in the early 1950s to draw audiences away from their television screens and back into movie theaters. The CinemaScope format uses an anamorphic lens to squeeze a wide image onto a standard 35mm film strip. When projected, another lens unsqueezes this image, presenting it… Continue reading What is Cinemascope? Meaning, History & Impact on Film