Films depicting bratwursts on a barbecue and contemporary film stars thought to show Nazis beat Hollywood to 3D by 16 years
James Cameron and his team of minions may have produced the high watermark for 3D technology in the 21st century, but it seems the Nazis got there first. The Australian film-maker Philippe Mora says he has discovered two 30-minute 3D films shot by propagandists for the Third Reich in 1936, a full 16 years before the format first became briefly popular in the Us.
The first of the films, titled So Real You Can Touch It, features shots of sizzling stereoscopic bratwursts on a barbecue while the second, named Six Girls Roll Into Weekend, features actors Mora believes were probably stars from Germany's top wartime studio, Universum Film.
"The quality of the films is fantastic," Mora told Variety.com. "The Nazis were obsessed with recording everything and every single image was controlled...
James Cameron and his team of minions may have produced the high watermark for 3D technology in the 21st century, but it seems the Nazis got there first. The Australian film-maker Philippe Mora says he has discovered two 30-minute 3D films shot by propagandists for the Third Reich in 1936, a full 16 years before the format first became briefly popular in the Us.
The first of the films, titled So Real You Can Touch It, features shots of sizzling stereoscopic bratwursts on a barbecue while the second, named Six Girls Roll Into Weekend, features actors Mora believes were probably stars from Germany's top wartime studio, Universum Film.
"The quality of the films is fantastic," Mora told Variety.com. "The Nazis were obsessed with recording everything and every single image was controlled...
- 2/17/2011
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
3D films are all the rage currently at the multiplex. It turns out that the Nazi's tried their hand at 3D in 1936, 16 years before the format had it's first wave of popularity in the Us.
According to the Guardian, Australian film-maker Philippe Mora says he has discovered two 30-minute 3D films shot by propagandists for the Third Reich. The first of the films, titled So Real You Can Touch It, includes sizzling stereoscopic bratwursts on a barbecue. The second film, titled Six Girls Roll Into Weekend, features actors Mora believes were probably stars from Germany's top wartime studio, Universum Film.
Here is what Mora told ninemsn.com:
"The quality of the films is fantastic. The Nazis were obsessed with recording everything and every single image was controlled – it was all part of how they gained control of the country and its people."
These films were found by Mora while he...
According to the Guardian, Australian film-maker Philippe Mora says he has discovered two 30-minute 3D films shot by propagandists for the Third Reich. The first of the films, titled So Real You Can Touch It, includes sizzling stereoscopic bratwursts on a barbecue. The second film, titled Six Girls Roll Into Weekend, features actors Mora believes were probably stars from Germany's top wartime studio, Universum Film.
Here is what Mora told ninemsn.com:
"The quality of the films is fantastic. The Nazis were obsessed with recording everything and every single image was controlled – it was all part of how they gained control of the country and its people."
These films were found by Mora while he...
- 2/16/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
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