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3-d Stooges
xraffle:
Wow! I never knew that those shorts were actually in 3-D. I thought the reason why they said it was 3-D was because things were being thrown at the camera.
BeAStooge:
--- Quote from: shemps#1 on February 10, 2005, 02:33:18 PM ---As far as I know you cannot buy them in 3D anywhere.
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Columbia occasionally distributes 35mm prints for theatrical distribution, in the "higher-end" Kodak polarization process (if you want a technical explanation, don't ask me). September 2003, a week-long 3-D film festival was held at Hollywood's Egyptian Theater, and both shorts were screened. During one afternoon schedule, SPOOKS was shown before I THE JURY (1953), a United Artists feature with Joe Besser in a small role.
16mm copies printed in the red/blue process are not uncommon. Columbia struck a number of library and rental prints back in the 60s and 70s, and they occasionally show up on the collector market. But, like Gary said, they can get pricey. I bought a 16mm red/blue print of PARDON MY BACKFIRE a couple years ago on eBay, in great condition w/no splices for $325. (One sold on eBay last summer for over $500, so I guess I got a bargain.)
3Stooges:
If Columbia wanted to, would they be able to release a real 3D version of Spooks and Pardon My Backfire on DVD or does it have to be viewed via a projector?
DoctorFine:
I have seen the 3d question posed in several places on this board. I just finished watching this short again, and people need to remember that this short was in black and white. In general, 3d effects use the red and blue glasses which work with the color separation on the screen.
This film was basically an attempt at 3d given what was available which was only camera angles...
Dunrobin:
--- Quote from: Pilsner Panther on February 11, 2005, 02:02:34 PM ---
--- Quote from: locoboymakesgood on February 11, 2005, 01:18:55 PM ---I have an original CBS recording of Spooks and Pardon My Backfire from the 80s that my father taped. They were broadcast in 3D. I have no idea where that tape is, though. :-\
It was some Halloween special or something. I saw the tape a few years later as a kid. That was neat.
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Broadcast in 3D? That can't be, because 1950's 3D in theaters required a special setup involving two synchronized 35mm projectors, and the audience had to wear cardboard and cellophane 3D glasses with one red and one blue lens. I actually own a pair, but they're not good for anything except inducing headaches, nowadays.
Maybe you think you saw those shorts in 3D because of the scenes where things are thrown at the camera (i.e., at the audience). But believe me, you didn't.
::)
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Actually, it's quite likely that he did, Pils. 3-D films can and have been broadcast on TV on quite a few occasions. You still have to have the 3-D "glasses" to get the effect, of course.
I distinctly remember somebody broadcasting those shorts in 3-D a long time ago. I couldn't have told you exactly when or which network it was, but I remember watching it with my friends wearing glasses that we obtained from the local 7-11 store for the occasion.
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