Britain’s National Media Museum has posted the results of their restoration of what they claim to be the world first color moving pictures, which were patented by photographer Edward Turner and his financial backer Frederick Marshall Lee in 1899, which is embedded above. The details are briefly explained here. The process, which seems to anticipate [...]
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Lee and Turner’s 1899 Color Process
September 18th, 2012 · No Comments · Color films, Technology
Tags: Edward Turner·Frederick Marshall Lee·Kinemacolor·National Media Museum (Bradford·UK)
More of John Bailey on 3D
July 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Cinematography, Stereoscopic films, Technology
Ace cinematographer John Bailey’s newest posting on 3D, “3-D, 3-D, 3-D, in All Directions,” is essential reading for those interested in stereoscopic cinema. In it, he reports on “a 3-day 3-D workshop sponsored by IATSE Local 600 and longtime master 3-D guru Buzz Hays” as a jumping off point to discuss the problems and possibilities [...]
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Why 3D TV May Not Be the Next Great Thing — At Least Not Right Away
April 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Stereoscopic films, Technology, Television
According to a Digital Home story, Samsung Electronics has posted an advisory on its corporate web site warning that children and teenagers may be more susceptible to health issues when viewing 3D content on their televisions. The company also recommends that pregnant woman, the elderly and anyone under the influence of alcohol should refrain from [...]
Tags: 3D television sets·Samsung Electronics·Sharp Corporation
SANDDE??? How the NFB Does (Drawn) 3D Stereoscopic Animation
November 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Canadian cinema, Stereoscopic films, Technology
Is this the future of drawn animation? The National Film Board of Canada has recently posted this fascinating film in which “Munro Ferguson explains the principles of the 3D Stereoscopic animation technique a.k.a. Sandde. He also shows us the lab where these short animations are shaped up.”
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Willis O’Brien, Iwerks’ Multiplane Camera and Fleischer’s Stereoptical Process
March 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Special effects, Technology
This post is by way of a posing a possible historical question. In reading Richard Rickitt’s book, Special Effects: The History and Technique, I was brought up short by the following illustration (on page 184) of the miniature rear projection setup created by Willis O’Brien for the original King Kong (1933): O’Brien created this setup [...]
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