Visualising the Longevity of Melbourne Cinema Venues Operating in 1946

This visualisation has been developed to be able to make full use of the complex data associated with historical cinema venues; data which is temporally, spatially, and tematically rich. The graphic approach enables multiple variables about a cinema venue, such as seating capacity, to be viewed in the one image along with spatial and temporal components which show changes to variables over time. This figure shows the visualisation approach applied to Melbourne's cinema venue data, depicting the spatial distribution and change over time for cinema venues operating in 1946. The variables that are investigated are the number of screens, the primary purpose of the venue (such as a hall or theatre), and the seating capacity of the venue. Each cinema venue is now a line, one that has length/duration, and therefore history.