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Panavision

Panavision Inc. is an American motion picture equipment company founded in 1954 specializing in cameras and lenses, based in Woodland Hills, California. Formed by Robert Gottschalk as a small partnership to create anamorphic projection lenses during the widescreen boom in the 1950s, Panavision expanded its product lines to meet the demands of modern…

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Founded
1954; 72 years ago (1954)
Industry
Movie camera rental Motion picture equipment
Owner
Investors led by Cerberus Capital Management
Headquarters
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, United States
Area served
Worldwide
Founder
Robert Gottschalk Richard Moore

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Early history

Entering the market

Cameras

Birth of Panaflex

Recent restructuring and acquisitions

Panavision 3D

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Panavision

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Edges148
Triples163
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Panavision

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related to Cameras · 42
Panavision → Although Fox, As, Auto Panatar, Auto Panatars, Battle, Bausch, Bounty, Bulge, By, Camera, CinemaScope, Eight, For Fox's, Fox, Frank Sinatra, Gottschalk, Gottschalk's, It's, Khartoum, Lomb
related to Recent restructuring and acquisitions · 36
Panavision → Additionally, After, Atlanta, Australia, Chicago, Crucially, Dallas, DHD Ventures, Forbes Holdings, France, Hollywood, In May, Inc, Indonesia, It, July, MacAndrews, Mafco, Malaysia, New Zealand
related to history · 30
Panavision → After, Along, As, At, By, California, Century Fox, CinemaScope, Cinerama, Film, Goerz, Gottschalk, Harry Eller, In, Looking, Meredith Nicholson, Moore, New York, Nicholson, Panavision's
related to Birth of Panaflex · 15
Panavision → After, Albert Mayer, During, Express, Panaflex, Panaflex G2, Panaflex Gold, Panaflex Lightweight, Panaglide, Panastar, Steven Spielberg's The Sugarland, Ted Post's Magnum Force, The Panacam, The Panaflex, Tiffen's Steadicam
related to Entering the market · 15
Panavision → Before, CinemaScope, In December, Its, March, Micro Panatar, Panavision's, Priced, Super Panatar, The, The Super Panatar, This, Ultra Panatar, US, When
related to External links · 7
Panavision → Focus, Future, July, Need, Official, Richard Verrier, The Los Angeles Times
related to Panavision 3D · 4
Panavision → DVPO Theatrical, In, In June, It
Area served · 1
Panavision → Worldwide
Founded · 1
Panavision → 1954; 72 years ago (1954)
Founder · 1
Panavision → Robert Gottschalk Richard Moore

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anamorphic camera company lenses system film cinemascope lens new first mm cameras gottschalk projection panaflex widescreen films panavision's 65 also

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PanavisionArea servedWorldwide1.00infobox
PanavisionFounded1954; 72 years ago (1954)1.00infobox
PanavisionFounderRobert Gottschalk Richard Moore1.00infobox
PanavisionHeadquartersWoodland Hills, Los Angeles, United States1.00infobox
PanavisionIndustryMovie camera rental Motion picture equipment1.00infobox
PanavisionKey peopleKimberly Snyder (CEO)1.00infobox
PanavisionNet income250,000,000 (2008)1.00infobox
PanavisionNumber of employees1,211 (as of December 31, 2024)1.00infobox
PanavisionOwnerInvestors led by Cerberus Capital Management1.00infobox
PanavisionProductsPanaflex cameras Genesis HD camera Grip equipment Lee Filters Millennium DXL1.00infobox
PanavisionTypePrivate1.00infobox
PanavisionWebsitepanavision.com1.00infobox

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