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rundhorisont

English translation: cyclorama/dome horizon

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Norwegian term or phrase:rundhorisont
English translation:cyclorama/dome horizon
Entered by: brigidm

21:26 May 22, 2007
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / theatre
Norwegian term or phrase: rundhorisont
Dreiescene (revolving stage) og rundhorisont ble installert.
ca. 1930
Vedis Bjørndal
Norway
Local time: 19:25
cyclorama/dome horizon
Explanation:
In theatre, background device employed to cover the back and sometimes the sides of the stage and used with special lighting to create the illusion of sky, open space, or great distance at the rear of the stage setting. Introduced early in the 20th century, a cyclorama usually forms a smoothly curving, concave wall at the rear of the stage. Some, called dome horizons, also…

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Note added at 7 hrs (2007-05-23 04:45:02 GMT)
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Vedis - forgot to add this link, where I actually stumbled across the answer! http://www.sodrateatern.com/html/scenteknik_en.asp
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brigidm
Norway
Local time: 19:25
Grading comment
Thank you for helping me with this specialist term, Brigid!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +3cyclorama/dome horizon
brigidm


  

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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
cyclorama/dome horizon


Explanation:
In theatre, background device employed to cover the back and sometimes the sides of the stage and used with special lighting to create the illusion of sky, open space, or great distance at the rear of the stage setting. Introduced early in the 20th century, a cyclorama usually forms a smoothly curving, concave wall at the rear of the stage. Some, called dome horizons, also…

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Note added at 7 hrs (2007-05-23 04:45:02 GMT)
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Vedis - forgot to add this link, where I actually stumbled across the answer! http://www.sodrateatern.com/html/scenteknik_en.asp


    Reference: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9028383/cyclorama
brigidm
Norway
Local time: 19:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you for helping me with this specialist term, Brigid!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank's, Brigid. This is probably the one I'm looking for.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hilde Granlund
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Hilde
agree  William [Bill] Gray
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Bill
agree  Frederika Heden
19 days
  -> Thanks, Frederika
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