 Director Abel Gance (qv) was worried that the images wouldnt have  the proper impact by being confined to a small screen. Gance thought  of expanding it by using three cameras next to each other. For the  first time, cinema utilized a rectangular image (approx. 4.00:1  aspect ratio). It wouldnt be until later that the widescreen lens  would be made and it wouldnt be until the American Cinemascope that  this process goes mainstream.