"Fleischer Classics featuring Gulliver's Travels" (1939) coming to Blu-ray (1 Viewer)

[Paul Penna]

Is this going to include "Mr. Bug Goes To Town"?

No.

 

[Ruz-El]

Not to derail the thread, but can someone fill me in on "Technicolor Dreams"? It sounds like something I want in on.

 

[bigshot]

Steve Stanchfield came to visit me last month and gave me a sampler on Technicolor dreams. It is amazing. It has a three strip technicolor film made BEFORE Flowers and Trees. Lots of really obscure color films. If you are a fan of Ted Eschbaugh, you will go nuts over it.

 

[Edwin-S]

No.

Damn. Too bad, because I liked that film much better than "Gulliver's Travels".

 

[JoHud]

Not to derail the thread, but can someone fill me in on "Technicolor Dreams"? It sounds like something I want in on.

A pre-order ad on the Thunderbean's webpage reveals some of the cartoons plus screenshots

There is also a blog post on the rare Ted Eschbaugh Technicolor prints and restoration of The Snowman for this set.

http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/work-in-progress-restoring-eshbaugh-films-in-color/

Regarding the pre-order ad, I'd disregard the release date. It has obviously been delayed. From the recent news, I expect it to start getting shipped no sooner than February

 

[Will Krupp]

It has a three strip technicolor film made BEFORE Flowers and Trees.

Huh?

An unreleased, experimental film?

 

[Paul Penna]

It has a three strip technicolor film made BEFORE Flowers and Trees.

Huh? An unreleased, experimental film?

From Steve Stanchfield in Cartoon Research about the Ted Eshbaugh film on the Technicolor Dreams Blu-Ray:

The Wizard of Oz (1933) was being produced with funding from Technicolor before Disney signed the exclusive rights to the process for three years.

 

[bigshot]

The original three strip elements were thought to be long gone, but Steve ran across them in a public archive mislabeled as B&W elements. He took a chance and transferred all three and combined them and hit pay dirt. BEAUTIFUL print. Super saturated and gaudy as all get out! There's also a newly discovered Joy and Gloom short done right after Sunshine Makers and a great color print of Snowman. The B&W titles are eye opening too, especially the Van Beuren.

 

[bigshot]

Ted Eschbaugh is an animation pioneer who has been pretty much left out of the history books, because of most animation historians' Disney/WB bias. For a different view on animation history, see Nat Falk's account here...

NAT FALK: HOW TO MAKE ANIMATED CARTOONS Pt 1
http://animationresources.org/?p=242

 

[Will Krupp]

The original three strip elements were thought to be long gone, but Steve ran across them in a public archive mislabeled as B&W elements. He took a chance and transferred all three and combined them and hit pay dirt. BEAUTIFUL print. Super saturated and gaudy as all get out!

WOW!!!!!!

I assume animated, yes?

One of the main reasons Technicolor wanted to secure the Disney contract was that the film stocks were so slow in 1932 that it was impossible to get enough light into a live action, moving image with the Technicolor camera. Animation, being static, allowed them to get color on the screen while they worked the "live action" kinks out.

That is really a great find!! Can't wait...

 

[Paul Penna]

The standard-def transfer of Eshbaugh's Wizard of Oz on Steve Stanchfield's preview disc is gorgeous; I can't wait for the Blu-Ray.

 

[Doug Bull]

Any news on "Gulliver's Travels"
It's been a long wait.

 

[Dick]

Steve -- can you give us an update? Many thanks.

 

[bigshot]

Steve had a family emergency this week. He will let everyone know the status soon.

 

[ThadK]

Replication on GULLIVER will be completed next week.
http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/dolly-daisy-in-hearts-and-flowers-1930/

It will be worth the wait and your $15. Totally.

 

[ThadK]

The standard-def transfer of Eshbaugh's Wizard of Oz on Steve Stanchfield's preview disc is gorgeous; I can't wait for the Blu-Ray.

I saw that soon after he had it transferred. The garish gorgeous colors gave me nightmares. Glad the world will get to have it at last.

 

[Thunderbean]

Updates on Gulliver in a few days..... in theory the replicated copies will be here this week!

 

[Mark-P]

Updates on Gulliver in a few days..... in theory the replicated copies will be here this week!

For those of us who didn't get in on the pre-order deal, will there be a way to order the Blu-ray now?

 

[Retro00064]

The original three strip elements were thought to be long gone, but Steve ran across them in a public archive mislabeled as B&W elements. He took a chance and transferred all three and combined them and hit pay dirt. BEAUTIFUL print. Super saturated and gaudy as all get out! There's also a newly discovered Joy and Gloom short done right after Sunshine Makers and a great color print of Snowman. The B&W titles are eye opening too, especially the Van Beuren.

Steve has said before that The Wizard of Oz is from a 35mm Technicolor IB print (and I have the sneak preview DVD with the raw transfer and it looks like a print), while The Snowman is the one where he found the original 2-strip seperation negatives, as shown in the Cartoon Research post linked to by JoHud above. Not that it matters much, because they still look great, but I just thought I'd point that out.

 

[David Norman]

For those of use who didn't get in on the pre-order deal, will there be a way to order the Blu-ray now?

2nd that request for possible order