''Momentum'' was the first film shot and released in the IMAX HD film format, which ran at 48 frames per second, and was also one of the first films to use Ambisonic surround sound. The film was produced for the

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pavilion at

Seville Expo '92 The Seville Expo '92 was a universal exposition that took place from Monday, April 20 to Monday, October 12, 1992, on La Isla de La Cartuja (Charterhouse Island), Seville, Spain. The theme for the expo was "The Age of Discovery", celebrating the ...

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, by the same creative team that made the 1986 3D IMAX film '' Transitions'' for Expo 86. The film takes viewers across Canada, demonstrating the ability of the 48 frame/s process to portray motion on the giant IMAX screen with reduced strobing.

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NFB Web page for ''Momentum''
1992 short films Films without speech National Film Board of Canada documentaries IMAX short films IMAX documentary films Films directed by Colin Low (filmmaker) Films directed by Tony Ianzelo World's fair films 1992 documentary films 1992 films Seville Expo '92 Canadian short documentary films Films scored by Eldon Rathburn National Film Board of Canada short films 1990s Canadian films {{1990s-Canada-documentary-film-stub