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CYBERCARTOGRAPHIC ATLAS OF CANADIAN CINEMA

An initial analysis of the spatial distribution of movie theaters across Canada provides an interesting perspective on the relations between movie theaters and socio demographic characteristics and profiles. The geographical analysis serves to illustrate audience taste and diversity through a selection of Canadian films. This is done through the development of new forms of cinematic maps.

"Google mashup" of Canadian Movie Theaters

 

Our geospatial database is available online through a Google Mashup and can be modified.

Cybercartographic Atlas

REQUIREMENTS - This atlas is experimental and under development (and not fully bilingual). Its access requires a HIGH SPEED INTERNET CONNEXION and a recent version of SAFARI or FIREFOX. It is based on the Nunaliit Framework. Due to the advanced, standards compliant nature of the technology powering the atlas, IT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY WITH INTERNET EXPLORER.

In order to hear the interactive audio available in some modules, you will need to have a recent version of Java installed. In addition, video is delivered in the advanced H.264 MPEG-4 format and the QuickTime player may be required for your system to view it.

  

 

Videos of the Cybercartographic Atlas

In case you don't have a high speed Internet Connexion or a recent version of Safari or Firefox, you can look at these videos to have a sense of the content of the atlas.

Bon Cop / Bad Cop - Reception Vs. Action Atanarjuat - Internationale Recognition Sociodemographic profiles & Reception
Video description of the mapping of the reception of the film Bon Cop Bad Cop Video and audio description of the succes of the film Atanarjuat in film festivals Video and audio description of a cartogram for analyzing film reception

 

Isuma Tour, 2006-2007

Here's a kml file (http://www.atlascine.org/iWeb/Site/ATANA_isuma_WGS84.kml 0,1Mo) with pointers showing approximatively the locations of the Isuma Tour projections, between 2006 and 2007. Isuma is, among other movies, Atanarjuat's distributor. A map is available on Isuma website (http://www.isuma.ca/IndigenousFilmNetwork?what=153), showing a higher number of pointers, but less data.
In this kml file, we can find 1) the projection location's name; 2) the postal code; 3) province or territory; 4) number of projections; 5) date; 6) admissions. The color coded categories is a function of the number of admissions.
The kml has been created with ArcGIS et Shp2kml softwares. It can be opened with Google Earth.

 

Theatres' screens' accessibility

We give access to a few maps (kml extension, that can be loaded in Google Earth), allowing theatres' screens accessibility analysis, considering population's density (2001). Areas' polygons are created according to the screens' (or rooms') total accessible in five minutes or less, by car, in optimal road conditions. Categories represent the extra screens (positive number) or missing screens (negative number). Those data were obtained by a regression analysis done locally in each Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) studied. With the help of those maps, we can identify areas where, considering population's density, there's a screens' over-accessibility or under-accessibility. An article discussing results from those maps will soon be published in the journal Cahiers de géographie du Québec. Contact us for more information (i.e.: regression equations).
Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa - Gatineau, Quebec City, Regina, Saskatoon, Toronto, Vancouver and Winnipeg.
The kml has been created with ArcGIS and Shp2kml softwares.