Magic Lantern Video & Book StoreStereoscopic {3-D} Cinema
| Cinematography Page |  photo by J.R. Eyerman published in Life Magazine of the opening night audience for color 3-D feature "Bwana Devil" [1952] 12"x16" poster print from Amazon for $49.99 |
short history
selected 3-D movies
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"Wrestling with the technology involved in getting a smooth stereoscopic 3-D image "Mankind has for centuries been moving toward stereoscopic cinema."
to the eyes of a paying customer and minimizing cost is a hurdle of epic proportions."
— game blogger Hardware Canucks
— Sergei M. Eisenstein, in 1949
H I S T O R Y
First practical stereoscope was invented in 1840 by British inventor Charles Wheatstone. Oliver Wendell Holmes designed a very popular stereoscope in 1860.
cinematography pioneer Wm. Friese-Greene of U.K. built a stereoscopic camera around 1889; whether he received a patent or exhibited his short movies is unclear
A process called 'StereoVision' was invented in 1970 by Allan Silliphant and Chris Condon and used on 35 films is 25 years
T O D A Y
Since the very successful release of "Polar Express" in 2004 – it made $121M on 3500 2-D screens and $49M on only 68 3-D screens – nearly every 3-D release has earned 3 to 7 times more revenue in 3-D theaters than in 2-D venues.
Shooting a film in 3-D currently adds roughly 20% to the production budget.
Starting in 2009, both Disney & Pixar will release all their feature films with 3-D versions
Movies released in 3-D accounted for 11 percent of domestic boxoffice revenue in 2009, up from just 2 percent in 2008. A total of 20 films were released in 3-D in 2009, compared with 8 the previous year. {per M.P.A.A. 3/2010}
stereoscopy entry at Wikipedia
3-D film entry at Wikipedia
Books & Videos
 | "Foundations of The Stereoscopic Cinema: A Study In Depth" [1982] by Lenny Lipton Van Nostrand Reinhold 9¼x6½ hardcover [7/82] out of print/scarce Van Nostrand Reinhold hardcover [7/82] out of print/scarce |
 | "Amazing 3-D: Gum Cards, Photos, Movies, Comics" [1982] by Hal Morgan & Dan Symmes Little, Brown 11x8½ pb [9/82] out of print/used Little, Brown hardcover [9/82] out of print/used |
 | "3-D Movies: A History and Filmography of Stereoscopic Cinema" [1989] by R.M. Hayes McFarland & Co. 9x6 pb [10/98] for $35.95 McFarland & Co. 9½x6½ library hardcover [11/89] for $55.00 |
 | "Festival of 3-D Movie Trailers" on DVD [2003]
SabuCat Prodns 105-minute DVD [10/2003] for $29.95 45 trailers for 3-D movies, including 12 minutes of anaglyphic 3-D footage (red/blue glasses included!): trailers in real 3-D for "The Maze" [1953] and "It Came From Outer Space" [1953], and the famous "Train Arriving" footage shot in 3-D by Louis Lumière in 1934; extras include background & history of 3-D, posters, stills & other advertising |
 | "3-D Filmmakers: Conversations with Creators of Stereoscopic Motion Pictures" [2005] by Ray Zone Scarecrow Press pb [2/2005] for $31.68 |
 | "Stereoscopic Photography: Its Application To Science, Industry & Education" [orig 1926, rev 1935 & 1950, republd 2007] by Arthur W. Judge Ghose Press 7½x5½ pb [3/2007] for $30.95 Ghose Press hardcover [11/2008] for $43.45 |
 | "Stereoscopic Cinema and The Origins of 3-D Film, 1838-1952" [2007] by Ray Zone Univ Press of KY 9x6¼ hardcover [11/2007] for $33.60 |
 | "3D Movie Making: Stereoscopic Digital Cinema From Scrip To Screen" [2009] by Bernard Mendiburu Focal Press pb [5/2009] for $44.95 |
 | "Stereo 3D Filmmaking: The Complete Interactive Course"  [Innoventive Software June 2010] 125 minutes of course material in French or English; 20 interactive exercises; Expert Insight with industry professionals – over 4 hours in total; includes six pairs of 3-D glasses, FrameForge Stereo 3-D Laboratory software Co-produced, written & co-directed by David Steiner; co-produced & co-directed by Cédric-Alexandre Saudinos not available on Amazon or B&N (7/2010) Innoventive Software color 3-D DVD [7/2010] 5 disks for $249.00 from Writers Store full credits at IMDb • Innoventive / FrameForge official website |
Amazon's 3-D 101 Store
 | Amazon's 3-D 101 Store |
Selected 3-D Movies
search on keyword '3-dimensional' at Internet Movie Database {240 titles}
Early 3-D Movies
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"The Power of Love"
[Haworth/Perfect Sept 1922 silent] in 3-D!
| The earliest-known film projected in dual strip (red/green) anaglyph format and for which anaglyph glasses were used; shown at the Ambassador Hotel Theater in Los Angeles on 27 September 1922; then shown to exhibitors & press in New York City; the film had no bookings and dropped out of sight. Produced & co-directed by Harry K. Fairall; co-directed by Nat G. Deverich; cinematography by Robert F. Elder; starring Elliot Sparling, Barbara Bedford, Noah Beery, Aileen Manning, Albert Prisco & John Herdman; the film is now considered lost; full credits from IMDb |
"Movies of The Future" [1922 silent] in 3-D!
| A program of two short stereoscopic {3-D} films which premiered in December 1922 at the Rivoli Theater in New York City: "Plasticons: [1922] and "New York City" ]1922]; produced & directed by William Van Doren Kelley; print element status unknown; bare credits from IMDb |
"The Man From M.A.R.S." aka 'Radio-Mania'
[Dec 1922 & July 1923] in Teleview 3-D
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Laurens Hammond & William F. Cassidy invented a system of alternate-frame projection thru the use of two interlocked projectors; synchronized viewers attached to the arm-rests of the seats in the theater opened & closed in synch with the projector. The only theater known to have installed the Teleview system was the Selwyn Theater in New York City. Only one show was ever produced for the Teleview system, a group of shorts and this Teleview feature. The plot involves a hapless inventor who tries to contact the planet Mars by radio, then falls asleep and dreams of contact with them by television. Directed by Roy William Neill; cinematography by George J. Folsey; starring Broadway actors Grant Mitchell & Margaret Irving full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
"L'Arrivée d'un Train" [France March 1934]
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Louis Lumière [1864-1948] showed a stereoscopic remake of his 1895 film short "L'Arrivée d'un Train à La Ciotat" in anaglyphic 3-D in Paris, France; the remake is not listed at IMDb |
"Pete Smith Specialties" 3-D shorts [M.G.M. 1935-41]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios hired Jacob Leventhal & John Norling to make short films in red/blue anaglyph
by Technicolor. The first film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Novelty Short Subject; the second
film was also successful. The third, called "Third Dimensional Murder", was released in 1941.
"Audioscopiks" 8-minute 3-D short [M.G.M Dec 1935]
Produced & narrated by Pete Smoth; nominated for an Academy Award for Best Novelty Short Subject;
available as bonus material on several DVD boz sets;
full credits from IMDb
"The New Audioscopiks" 8-minute 3-D short [M.G.M Jan 1938]
Produced & narrated by Pete Smoth; not available on DVD;
full credits from IMDb
"Third Dimensional Murder" 8-minute 3-D short [M.G.M 1941]
Produced & narrated by Pete Smoth; directed by George Sidney; starring Ed Payson
{as Frankenstein's monster}; not available on DVD;
full credits from IMDb
"Nozze Vagabonde" aka "Beggar's Wedding"
[Italy 1936] in b&w Polaroid 3-D
Directed by Guido Brignone; written by Oreste Biancoli; not available on DVD;
full credits from IMDb
"Zum Greifen Nah" aka "You Can Nearly Touch It"
[Germany] in color Polaroid 3-D
not available on DVD;
bare credits from IMDb
"Sechs Mädel Rollen ins Wochenend"
aka "Six Girls Drive Into The Weekend"
[Germany 1939] in Polaroid 3-D
not available on DVD; not listed at IMDb
Chrysler Motors promos [1939-53]
| The first commercial Polaroid 3-D film in the U.S.; commissioned by Chrysler for showing at the Chrysler Motor Pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair, under the title "In Tune With Tomorrow", the 15-minute short depicted a full 1939 Chrysler Plymouth being magically put together (in stop-motion), set to music. It was so popular that Chrysler commissioned a color remake for the second year of the fair, under the title "New Dimensions"; the color version was released theatrically by R.K.O. in 1953 as "Motor Rhythm" |
"In Tune With Tomorrow"
b&w Polaroid 3-D short [1939]
Written & directed by John Norling; not available on DVD;
bare credits at IMDb
"New Dimensions"
color Polaroid 3-D short [1940; re-release 1953]
Written & directed by John Norling; not available on DVD;
bare credits at IMDb
The Golden Age of 3-D Movies
The 'Golden Age' of 3-D was a very brief time, mostly in the year 1953, with a few stragglers released in 1954,
and almost none in 1955. Neither did the 'Second Wave' attempted 3-D revival in the early 1980s catch on.
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"Radar Men From The Moon"
12-chapter serial [Republic Pictures Jan 1952]
This 12-episode Saturday serial was NOT filmed in 3-D; the DVD release from SlingShot
in 2002 merely has hokey 3-D effects stock footage added!
info available on Magic Lantern's Silent & Sound Movie Serials Page
"Bwana Devil" filmed in Natural Vision 3-D
[United Artists Nov 1952]
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The first color stereoscopic 3-D feature film - "A lion in your lap! A lover in your arms!"
Two man-eating lions are attacking workers building a railroad in Africa. Co-produced, written & directed by Arch Oboler; starring Robert Stack, Barbara Britton and Nigel Bruce 24"x36" poster from Amazon for $19.99 (plus 2 other sizes) not available on DVD; full credits at IMDb |
"Stereo Techniques" 3-D compilation [Dec 1952]
New York producer Sol Lesser premiered this dual-strip 3-D showcase in Chicago, a compilation of five 3-D shorts
"Now Is The Time (To Put On Your Glasses)"
[Canada 1951, USA 1952]
3-minute color animated short in 3-D; co-produced & directed by Norman McLaren;
not available on DVD;
bare credits from IMDb
"Around Is Around" [Canada 1951, USA 1952]
10-minute Technicolor animated short in 3-D; co-produced & co-directed
by Norman McLaren & Evelyn Lambart; not available on DVD; credits from IMDb
The other three short 3-D films {not listed at IMDb} were produced by Raymond Spottiswoode for the
Festival of Britain in 1951; the titles were "A Solid Explanation", "Royal River", and "The Black Swan"
"Cavalleria Rusticana" opera movie in 3-D
[indep 1953, USA Jan 1963]
starring May Britt, 'Kerima' & Anthony Quinn /tt0045614/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalleria_rusticana_(1953_film)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalleria_rusticana
"Man In The Dark" [Columbia April 1953]
 | Filmed in 3-D; a convicted robber undergoes experimental brain surgery to remove his 'criminal tendencies'; when released from prison, members of his former gang kidnap him to get him to reveal the location of the hidden lloot from their last robbery – but he can't remember. Torture triggers strange dreams that reveal pieces of the missing info, leading to a climax on the wooden roller coaster at a beachside amusement park (Pacific Ocean Park in Santa Monica, California).
Directed by Lew Landers; starring Edmond O'Brien, Audrey Totter, Ted de Corsia & Horace McMahon
not available on DVD; full credits at IMDb |
"House of Wax" [Warner Bros. April 1953]
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The first major motion picture with stereophonic sound was "This Is Cinerama" [Sept 1952]; it was still playing only in New York City when "House of Wax" opened, and thus for most moviegoers across America this horror film in 3-D was their first experience of stereo sound at the movies.
A sculptor of figures for an unsuccessful wax museum is horrified when his partner proposes setting the place on fire to collect the insurance money; the two men fight and the sculptor is knocked out and left to perish in the blaze. He turns up some years later, with a new wax museum, but the sculptor's behavior is making his new assistant suspicious.
Directed by André De Toth; starring Vincent Price, Frank Lovejoy, Phyllis Kirk, Carolyn Jones, Paul Picerni, Roy Roberts, Angela Clarke, Paul Cavanagh, Dabbs Greer & Charles Bronson
Warner Home Video widescreen color on Blu-ray [9/2006] for $11.99 Warner Home Video widescreen color DVD [10/2005] for $5.49 Warner Home Video color DVD [8/2003] for $10.49 Warner Home Video color VHS [7/98] out of prodn/many used white 11"x17" poster (at left, above) from Amazon for $14.99 blue 27"x40" poster (at left, below) from Amazon for $19.99 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
"Fort Ti" [Esskay/Columbia May 1953]
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Billed as 'the first 3-D Western', but that only works if you agree that upstate New York in 1758 was the West! During the French & Indian War [1754-63], American frontiersmen and British soldiers fight to rescue hostages and take the French-built Fort Ticonderoga, said to be impregnible.
Directed by William Castle; written by Robert E. Kent; starring George Montgomery, Joan Vohs, Irving Bacon, James Seay, Ben Astar, Phyllis Fowler & Howard Petrie not available on DVD; full credits at IMDb |
"It Came From Outer Space" in 3D! [Universal June 1953]
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A fireball goes down near an abandoned mine outside a small town; locals begin disappearing and then return, seeming strangely altered; one of the townsmen sneaks aboard the spaceship seeking peace, while the sheriff goes into the mine with an armed posse.
Directed by Jack Arnold; screenplay by Harry Essex, based on a story treatment by Ray Bradbury; starring Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake, Joe Sawyer, Russell Johnson & Kathleen Hughes
Universal Studios b&w DVD [5/2002] for $9.99 Universal b&w VHS [4/97] out of stock/used full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
"Second Chance" [RKO Radio Pictures July 1953] /tt0046288/
starring Robert Mitchum, Linda Darnell & Jack Palance
"The Three Stooges" in 3-D
Of their 190 short films made between 1933 and 1957, the Three Stooges made only two in
stereoscopic {3-D} format; both are available on the "Three Stooges Collection, Volume 7" DVD
Magic Lantern's 'The Three Stooges' Page
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"Spooks!" short in 3-D! [Columbia June 1953]
Three private detectives are hired to find a missing girl; the trail leads to a mad scientist's creepy old house and a gorilla, who helps rescue the girl. Produced & directed by Jules White; starring 'Three Stooges' Moe & Larry & Shemp, with Philip Van Zandt, Tom Kennedy & Norma Randall full credits from IMDb "Pardon My Backfire" short in 3-D! [Columbia Aug 1953] Three auto mechanics capture a gang of escaped convicts and use the reward money to marry their sweethearts. Produced & directed by Jules White; starring 'Three Stooges' Moe & Larry & Shemp full credits from IMDb |
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"Volume Seven: 1952-1954" [2009]
22 digitally-remastered shorts in order of release; with two in original 3-D! (glasses included) Starring Moe Howard, Larry Fine & Shemp Howard Sony b&w DVD [11/2009] 2 disks for $19.99 |
"The Stranger Wore A Gun"
[Columbia Aug 1953]
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Filmed in 3-D, but released only in 'flat' 2-D prints; a Confederate Army veteran flees to Arizona, hoping to hide his past as a spy for Quantrill's Raiders, and gets a job guarding shipments on a stage line.
Co-produced by Harry Joe Brown & Randolph Scott; directed by André De Toth; script by Kenneth Gamet, based on a short story by John W. Cunningham; starring Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Joan Weldon, George Macready, Alfonso Bedoya, Lee Marvin & Ernest Borgnine Sony b&w DVD [9/2005] for $13.49 Sony b&w VHS [6/98] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb |
"Inferno" [Fox Aug 1953]
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A selfish millionaire businessman falls off his horse in the desert and breaks his leg, and his scheming wife and her lover leave him there to die; excellent use of 3-D enhances the sense of the lone castaway in a vast and empty space.
Directed by Roy Ward Baker; written by Francis M. Cockrell; Technicolor cinematography by Lucien Ballard; starring Robert Ryan, Rhonda Fleming, William Lundigan, Larry Keating, Henry Hull, Carl Betz & Robert Burton
DVD/Blu-ray not available; full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
"Cat-Women of The Moon"
[Astor Pictures Sept 1953] /tt0045609/
"Popeye, The Ace of Space" cartoon short
[Famous Studios Oct 1953] /tt0147817/
"Gun Fury" [Columbia Oct 1953]
Directed by Raoul Walsh; filmed in 3-D; based on the novel "Ten Against Caesar"; starring Rock Hudson, Donna Reed,
Philip Carey, Roberta Haynes, Leo Gordon, Lee Marvin, Neville Brand & Ray Thomas; full credits from IMDb
"Hondo" [Warner Nov 1953]
 | Filmed in WarnerVision dual-strip 3-D, released as 2-D 'flat' prints; shown once on network TV in real 3-D; directed by John Farrow; based on Louis L'Amour's first novel; starring John Wayne, Geraldine Page, Ward Bond & James Arness; Oscar noms for Best Script & Best Supporting Actress (GP)
Paramount color DVD [10/2005] for $10.99 MPI Home Video color VHS [9/94] out of prodn/many used full credits from IMDb "Hondo" posters at AllPosters.com |
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"Hondo" aka 'The Gift of Cochise' [Louis L'Amour's first novel; 1952] Bantam pb [6/91] for $4.50 Louis L'Amour [1908-88] Page at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore |
"The Glass Web" [Universal Nov 1953] /tt0045825/
Cole Porter's "Kiss Me Kate" [M.G.M. Nov 1953]
starring Howard Keel, Kathryn Grayson & Ann Miller;
full credits from IMDb
"The French Line" [R.K.O. Radio Pictures Dec 1953]
Starring Jane Russell & Gilbert Roland /tt0047000/
"Taza, Son of Cochise" [Universal Feb 1954]
Directed by Douglas Sirk; starring Rock Hudson /tt0047562/
"Jivaro" [Paramount Feb 1954] /tt0047133/
starring Fernando Lamas & Rhonda Fleming
"Creature From The Black Lagoon"
[Universal March 1954]
"Jesse James vs. The Daltons" [Columbia April 1954] /tt0047129/
"Dial M For Murder" [Warner Bros. May 1954[
originally filmed in 3-D by Alfred Hitchcock + http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0046912/
"Son of Sinbad" [R.K.O. Radio Pictures May 1955] /tt0048642/
starring Dale Robertson, Sally Forrest, Lili St. Cyr, Vincent Price & Mari Blanchard
'Second Wave' Attempted 3-D Revival
"3-D Jamboree" at Disneyland California 1956-1964
A program of two color 3-D Disney shorts, hosted onscreen by the Mousketeers,
shown at Disneyland's Fantasyland Theater from June 1956 to 1964
"3-D Jamboree" [1956 short]
'frame' footage directed by William Beaudine, starring Jimmie Dodd & Annette Funicello;
not available on DVD; credits from IMDb
"Melody" 10-minute 3-D animated short [Disney/R.K.O. May 1953]
Directed by Ward Kimball & Charles A. Nichols; available on Disney Treasures DVD Series; credits at IMDb
"Working For Peanuts" 7-minute 3-D cartoon [Disney/R.K.O. Nov 1953]
Directed by Jack Hannah; starring Donald Duck & Chip 'n' Dale;
available on Disney Treasures DVD Series; credits at IMDb
"The Mask" [1961]
"The Stewardesses" [1969] /tt0168192/
"Black Lolita" aka 'Wildcat Women' [1975] /tt0072708/
"Comin' At Ya!" [1981] /tt0082193/
http://www.amazon.com/Comin-At-Ya-Tony-Anthony/dp/6305564345/
"The Man Who Wasn't There" [1983] /tt0085892/
"Jaws 3-D" [1983] /tt0085750/
"Tales of The Third Dimension" [1984]
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0141880/ Horror anthology 3-D
'Third Wave' Recent 3-D Movies
These films are not to be confused with animated 'three-dimensional' C.G.I. releases that are merely painted
with very visible shaping and shadows (an improvement over old-style 'flat' 2-D cartoons). Each of the films
included below was released in stereoscopic 3-D, usually with glasses provided and a much higher ticket price.
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"Greatest Roller Coaster Thrills in 3-D"
[Telemedia Prodns 1994 & 1996]
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"America's Greatest Roller Coaster Thrills, Volume 1": 14 rides: Montu in FL; The Raven in IN; Wild Thing in MN; Timberwolf in Kansas City, MO; The Great Nor'Easter and The Great White in NJ; Stratosphere High Roller in Las Vegas, NV; The Comet in NY; Mantis in OH; 1921 Jack Rabbit and The Phoenix in PA; and Grizzly and Loch Ness Monster and 'Outer Limits Flight of Fear' in VA
co-produced, written & directed by Ned Rodgers; hosted by Eric Boardman & Lisa Williams Image Ent. color DVD [5/98] out of prodn/used Goldhil Home Media color VHS [11/99] out of prodn/many used full credits at IMDb |
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"America's Greatest Roller Coaster Thrills, Volume 2": 16 rides, including Wild Thing in MN; Stratosphere High Roller in Las Vegas, NV; and the 1921 Jack Rabbit in PA co-produced, written & directed by Ned Rodgers; hosted by Eric Boardman & Lisa Williams Image Ent. color DVD [9/98] out of prodn/used Goldhil Home Media color VHS [11/99] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb |
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"The World's Greatest Roller Coaster Thrills": ?? rides, including Spain's 8-loop Dragon Khan, Germany's traveling Olympic Looping Ban, and England's Pepsi Max
co-produced, written & directed by Ned Rodgers; hosted by Eric Boardman & Lisa Williams Image Ent. color DVD [5/98] out of prodn/used not listed at IMDb |
"Marvin The Martian In The Third Dimension"
[1996 cartoon short] /tt0116998/
"Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie"
[indep video release Sept 1995]
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Partly filmed in 3-D; co-produced & directed by Peter Kuran; narrated by William Shatner
V.C.E. color/3D DVD [10/2006] for $16.99 V.C.E. color/3D DVD [1/2000] for $24.95 Goldhil Home Media color VHS [11/99] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb |
"3D: A Brief History" [video release Sept 2004]
7-minute short, available only on the DVD for Hitchcock's 1954 "Dial M For Murder"
Warner Home Video color DVD [9/2004] for $8.49
(the disk contents are NOT in 3-D, however);
credits from IMDb
"The Polar Express" animated feature in Imax 3-D format
[Castle Rock/Warner Nov 2004]
"Night of the Living Dead 3-D" (2006) /tt0489244/
"Beowulf" [2007] filmed in Imax 3-D
http://www.amazon.com/Beowulf-Ray-Winstone/dp/B0011NVC98/
"Coraline" [Feb 2009]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coraline_(film)
"Under The Sea 3-D" (2009 documentary] /tt1020876/
"Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince" in 3-D [July 2009]
"Avatar" in 3-D [Dec 2009] directed by James Cameron
Tim Burton's "Alice In Wonderland"
IMAX & 3-D feature film [Disney March 2010]
 | Classic story elements in a new tale of the adult Alice returning to Wonderland, in Burton's usual dark style.
Co-produced & directed by Tim Burton; script by Linda Woolverton; original music by Danny Elfman; starring Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover & Matt Lucas, and voices of Michael Sheen, Christopher Lee, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Timothy Spall, Paul Whitehouse & Noah Taylor; Blu-ray extras include 12 featuretes
Walt Disney Home Ent. widescreen color Blu-ray+DVD+digital [6/2010] 3-disk combo for $24.99 Walt Disney Pictures widescreen color Blu-ray [6/2010] for $19.99 Walt Disney Pictures widescreen color DVD [6/2010] for $16.99 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia • official movie site |
Pioneers & Experts
Victoria (Vicky) Condon-Silliphant
of Stereo Vision Systems [est. 1971] in Vista, CA (VickySill3D @ yahoo.com)
Milton Gunzburg [1910-91]
IMDb listing •
no entry at Wikipedia
Laurens Hammond [1895-1973]
IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
article on Hammond's 3-D machinery/patents
Lenny Lipton
browse books {mostly out of print} •
IMDb listing •
official website •
Wikipedia
3-D Equipment
Fun and Funky 3-D Glasses {black plastic frame, red & blue lenses) for $8.00 at Amazon
American Paper Optics [est. 1990] 3-D glasses online
Ted Pella, Inc. [est. 1968] stereo glasses, stereo scopes, stereo viewers
Silicon Imaging SI-3D integrated 3D camera & playback system [unveiled 4/2009]
the amazing Samsung Syncmaster 3D gaming 22" LCD monitor [4/2004] for $390.93 at Amazon
DepthQ® Stereoscopic HD 3D Video Projector (distributed by LightspeeD Design)
nVIDIA visual computing technologies
Royal Philips autostereoscopic displays
Fujifilm FinePix Real 3-D W1 digital camera {not yet on Amazon}
Times Magazine 50 Best Inventions, Nov 2009
 | The H3D Theater 3-D Viewing System from SlingShot Entertainment is hardware for sequential field stereoscopic {3-D) movies, using synchronized shutter 'i-glasses' worn by the viewer. The reviews on Amazon seem to indicate that the system will work with IMAX and other formats on DVD. The video content included on these two box sets is low-budget, amateur camcorder material – basically cheap demo videos. |
 | "The Ultimate 3-D Horror Collection" with 3-D home viewing system [2002]
includes "Camp Blood" [1999] written & directed by Brad Sykes; "Hunting Season" [2000] co-written & directed by Jeff Leroy; and "The Zombie Chronicles" [2001] directed by Brad Sykes
SlingShot Ent. DVD [9/2002] 3 disks & hardware for $99.99 hardware includes 2 pairs of wired high performance 3-D shutter glasses, video synchronization controller, video cable, power supply & instruction manual |
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"The Ultimate 3-D Collection" with 3-D home viewing system [2001]
includes "Encounter In The Third Dimension" [1999] hour-long partly-3D promo featuring Elvira; "Alien Adventure" [1999] 35-minute sci-fi comedy; and "Haunted Castle" [2001] 38-minute IMAX gothic rock film – all from nWave Pictures and co-produced, written & directed by Ben Stassen SlingShot Ent.[10/2001] disks & hardware - out of prodn/scarce hardware includes 2 pairs of wired high performance 3-D shutter glasses, video synchronization controller, video cable, power supply & instruction manual |
 | "Encounter In The Third Dimension" [1999] 57-minute partly-3D promo/demo featuring Elvira, Mistress of The Dark; "originally presented in IMAX® theaters" SlingShot Ent. b&w/color DVD [10/2001] for $24.95 full credits at IMDb |
Stereoscopic {3-D} Cinema Links
World 3D Film Expo I Schedule [Sept 2003]
Dan's 3-D Moving Pictures history website
World 3D Film Expo II [Sept 2006]
3-D Film Preservation Fund
The World of 3-D Imaging [est. 1996]
SlingShot Entertainment [est. 1998]
LightspeeD Design [est. 1993] of Bellevue, Washington
The Stereo Vision Project optometric health & therapy site [est. 1996]
StereoVision Imaging, Inc. [est. 2000] of Altadena, CA
Stereo Vision {3-D} fansite in Netherlands {heavy Flash}
Stereoscopic Displays & Applications Conference [Jan 2010 = #15] in San Jose, CA
SD&A's Virtual Library
Society For Imaging Technology & Science [est. 1947] based in Virginia
S.P.I.E. [est. 1955 as Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers] based in Bellingham, WA
Stereoscopy News weekly ezine [est. 8/2009]
Third: The 3-D Industry Magazine weblog [est. 10/2009]
Purveyors of Stereoscopic {3-D} Products {Retail}
Dan's Dimension 3 [est. 1971] based in Southern California
Reel 3-D Enterprises [1978-2004] based in Culver City, California »» referral list
Razor 3-D [est. 2000] of Menlo Park, California
Ultimate 3D Heaven
3-D Video Playback Equipment {last update 2001?} based in Germany
Commercial Stereoscopic {3-D} Technology
In-Three: 'converts 2-D movies into 3-D experiences' [est. 2004]
Samtani StereoVision 3-D [est. 1975] of India
RealD Cinema 'the global leader in 3-D technology'
Prime Focus Group of India
Producers of 3-D Movies & TV
Victoria Silliphant of Stereo Vision Systems [est. 1971] in Vista, CA
nWave Pictures [est. 1994] of Belgium
StereoVision Entertainment of Van Nuys, CA
3-D Film Factory [est. 2008] of San Diego, CA
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