For original non-Cinerama Cinerama presentations, would It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World and 2001 be good candidates for Smilebox?
Probably not. A far as I know only two movies were filmed in real 3 camera cinarama, HTWWW and The Brothers Grimm. Not including the roller coaster movie and some other demonstration movies.Chas in CT said:For original non-Cinerama Cinerama presentations, would It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World and 2001 be good candidates for Smilebox?
Originally Posted by Chas in CT
For original non-Cinerama Cinerama presentations, would It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World and 2001 be good candidates for Smilebox?
Originally Posted by Josh Steinberg
There are a couple shots in "2001" (for instance, the inside the cockpit with the pilots of the shuttle taking Floyd to the moon) where they're placed at the extreme left and right of the frame, and they look unnaturally vertical, for lack of a better description. Those I suspect might look more "natural" with a more curved projection as opposed to a flat screen. I tend to doubt it would change the film overall, but as a curiosity I'd love to see it that way - or even better, see it at one of the two remaining Cinerama screens. A boy can dream, right?
I believe HTWWW projected in true Cinerama would have the join lines somewhat visible because you'd actually be seeing three different projectors going at once; nonetheless, it seems like a small price to pay to experience the film that way. Not every filmmaking or projection standard ever invented has stood the test of time in terms of technical quality, but that doesn't make the idea of seeing it that way any less cool.
Originally Posted by ahollis
The directors of HTWWW learned quickly to use trees, fence poles, building corners, and natural backgrounds to help hide the seams of the three cameras. Of course the vistas that were photographed could not hide the seams, but I can tell you they were not as distracting as some people think in Cinerama. But watching the 35mm General Release print the lines were distracting but did not hurt the film at the Box Office.
Originally Posted by montrealfilmguy
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