Film Language Tag: cyclorama

1. A special coved wall that curves at all corners shown in the camera frame — from one wall to the next or between the wall and the floor — so that it blends evenly from one surface to another; a cycloramic wall. When properly painted and lit, it creates a shadowless, seemingly unending background. 2. A stage that contains a cycloramic wall. 3. A large, curved backdrop, often painted to represent the sky. Kroon, R. W. A/V a to z: An encyclopedic dictionary of media, entertainment and other Audiovisual terms. McFarland, 2014.