Zhaoyu Zhu is a teaching fellow in Communication and Cultural Studies at the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China. He received the Katherine Singer Kovacs Essay Award from the Society of Cinema and Media Studies in 2022. He writes widely about Chinese film history (particularly Chinese film technology), Chinese cinemas, and film festivals.

• 1 Introduction: Cinematic Megamachine and Film Technology Historiography 2 To Be Made-in-China: 35-mm Film Stocks in China 3 To Hit it Out: The Dye-Transfer Film Printing Process in China 4 To Show the Power: Widescreen Cinemas in China 5 To Form the Chinese Standard: 8.75-mm Projectors in China 6 Conclusion

Zhaoyu Zhu is a teaching fellow in Communication and Cultural Studies at the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China. He received the Katherine Singer Kovacs Essay Award from the Society of Cinema and Media Studies in 2022. He writes widely about Chinese film history (particularly Chinese film technology), Chinese cinemas, and film festivals.

• 1 Introduction: Cinematic Megamachine and Film Technology Historiography 2 To Be Made-in-China: 35-mm Film Stocks in China 3 To Hit it Out: The Dye-Transfer Film Printing Process in China 4 To Show the Power: Widescreen Cinemas in China 5 To Form the Chinese Standard: 8.75-mm Projectors in China 6 Conclusion

Zhaoyu Zhu is a teaching fellow in Communication and Cultural Studies at the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China. He received the Katherine Singer Kovacs Essay Award from the Society of Cinema and Media Studies in 2022. He writes widely about Chinese film history (particularly Chinese film technology), Chinese cinemas, and film festivals.

• 1 Introduction: Cinematic Megamachine and Film Technology Historiography 2 To Be Made-in-China: 35-mm Film Stocks in China 3 To Hit it Out: The Dye-Transfer Film Printing Process in China 4 To Show the Power: Widescreen Cinemas in China 5 To Form the Chinese Standard: 8.75-mm Projectors in China 6 Conclusion