3D Blu-ray Review 3-D Rarities: THE HTF 3D ADDICT REVIEW (1 Viewer)

[Will Krupp]

Thanks for the clarification Bob, I appreciate it! Was IN TUNE WITH TOMORROW among the first polarized productions Americans were introduced to on a somewhat large scale?

 

[Bob Furmanek]

Yes, in fact, it was THE first!

 

[ahollis]

The first short for the 1939 New York World's Fair - IN TUNE WITH TOMORROW - is a completely different film. It proved so popular, they did the new one in color and spent more time on the production.

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Does IN TUNE WITH TOMORROW still exist?

 

[revgen]

I don't believe so. It was black & white. I think it was dumped when New Dimensions/Motor Rhythm was made the following year with Technicolor cameras.


You can read more about it here.


http://www.rokemneedlearts.com/carsindepth/wordpressblog/?p=8345

 

[Bob Furmanek]

We have one side of IN TUNE WITH TOMORROW.

 

[bruceames]

Due to a huge backlog of unwatched purchases, I've stopped buying Blu-rays. But there are always rare exceptions, and this is one of them. Looking forward to watching it!

 

[Bob Furmanek]

Here's a frame from IN TUNE WITH TOMORROW and a similar frame from our new 4K restoration of NEW DIMENSIONS.

 

[Panman40]

This review does beg the question, "Why is today's 3D so unadventurous?"

Not all of it is.

 

[Suzanne.S]

Great review. I can't wait to see this. I also ordered on day one. I sincerely hope it's a great success so that more like it can be produced.

 

[Bob Furmanek]

The opening of 3-D RARITIES at MoMA was sold out! We had a very large and receptive crowd.


Pictures and reviews coming soon...

 

[Charles Smith]

I said it in the other thread, but I'll say it here again: Great presentation, guys!!

 

[Marc Hampton]

Saw the presentation of this at MOMA yesterday. It was one of those screenings that was actually "exciting," and the audience clearly loved it. I'll definitely be buying the Blu-ray.


What struck me most was the quality of the 3D in the early 20th century films. It was so effective and realistic...even more so than in some of the better-known 1950's films I've seen. (The footage of the Coney Island Thunderbolt was wonderful...I was literally JUST lamenting to someone about the secretive/sleazy way it was torn down. )


I'm looking forward to seeing this again at home.

 

[Peter Apruzzese]

I said it in the other thread, but I'll say it here again: Great presentation, guys!!

Good to see you again, Charles. My report on the show is here: http://www.bigscreenclassics.com/2015/06/show-report-3-d-rarities-and-hondo-at.html

 

[Bob Furmanek]

Thank you to Aurora at Once Upon a Screen for this wonderful article on our New York premiere at MoMA!


http://aurorasginjoint.com/…/newly-restored-3-d-rarities-p…/

 

[Timothy E]

For another opinion on 3-D Rarities on Blu-ray, the HTF review has been posted: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/articles.html/_/dvd-blu-ray-reviews/3-d-rarities-blu-ray-review-highly-recommended-r1100

 

[Bob Furmanek]

Saw the presentation of this at MOMA yesterday. It was one of those screenings that was actually "exciting," and the audience clearly loved it. I'll definitely be buying the Blu-ray.


What struck me most was the quality of the 3D in the early 20th century films. It was so effective and realistic...even more so than in some of the better-known 1950's films I've seen. (The footage of the Coney Island Thunderbolt was wonderful...I was literally JUST lamenting to someone about the secretive/sleazy way it was torn down. )


I'm looking forward to seeing this again at home.

Thank you so much and it was a VERY exciting New York premiere. Selling out at the Museum of Modern Art is not to be taken lightly!


I agree, that footage on the Thunderbolt is amazing.

 

[Bob Furmanek]

Here's an interview with Thad Komorowski on the WBGO Journal:


http://www.wbgo.org/journal

 

[Bob Furmanek]

Somebody asked about the challenges in restoring the wide array of materials in this collection.


Here's the story of one film.


The 1940 dye-transfer 35mm safety prints of NEW DIMENSIONS were so brittle, shrunken and curled with vinegar syndrome, they required multiple 4K wetgate passes in order to harvest the full-resolution of the 35mm image.


These elements will not even be able to scan in another year or two. They're that far gone.


This short is historically significant: it is the first full-color domestic 3-D film.

Greg Kintz than spent weeks doing multiple-edits and image stabilization passes/alignment in order to restore it. The dynamic variable density optical 35mm track was sent to Chace Audio in Burbank for scanning. Greg took the raw Chace master and did additional work to restore the track, making sure to keep the original EQ and room-tone intact.

Thad Komorowski took the final left/right masters and did additional image clean-up and restoration. We will eventually output back to 35mm film for long-term preservation.

And that's just one short in the collection. There's a story behind every film!

 

[Charles Smith]

Amazing. And scary. That is a stunning early-color (and very entertaining) 3-D piece. It's unthinkable that it could have been lost and remained unknown forever to most of us.

 

[Bob Furmanek]

There are poor quality dupes out there that were stolen from me in the late 1990's when I trusted the wrong person but they pale in comparison to this new 4K restoration.