bch@unc.UUCP (06/02/83)
House of Wax, circa 1951-52 (30 years ago) used the 90 degree polarization method for 3-D. This was the first 3-D film I remember, though I may be wrong. For trivia buffs, this film had a very young Charles Bronson as Vincent Price's mute assistant.
vax1:witters@fluke.UUCP (06/02/83)
Dial M for Murder was filmed in 3-D color using polarized glasses some time in the 50's.
mike@nmtvax.UUCP (06/02/83)
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davew@tekecs.UUCP (06/04/83)
The first movie to use the Polaroid 3D process was Bwana Devil in 1953. It was followed by a rash of 3D offerings including House Of Wax, Murders Of The Rue Morgue, Fort Ti and Hannah Lee. All of these were in color and required the Polaroid process because the old red/blue technique would mess up the color. During the same period several black and white movies were made in 3D. These included Creature From The Black Lagoon, It Came From Outer Space, I The Jury and Return Of The Creature ..... These movies could be shown using either technique. The techniques are incompatible therfore Polaroid 3D glasses will not work with the r/b process and visa-versa. The Polaroid glasses are constructed with the polarizing material for the left eye at 45 degrees to the left of perpendicular and the right eye at 45 deg. to the right giving an angle of incidence of 90 deg. between the two. Wearing these glasses in the Sun will not reduce the glare equally for each eye and can give one a headache. Either r/b or Polaroid filters are used on the projectors at the time of screening. The original technique required two projectors running in sync, but I understand the latest process requires only one projector. Filming is done with two standard 35mm cameras on a common mount and pointed at each other. A set of mirrors are used to focus on the subject. I hope this clears up some of the questions showing up on this news group lately. Dave Williams Tektronix, Inc. ECS