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Author Topic: Research Project Richard Greco Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1180 From: Plant City, FL Registered: Nov 2003 posted 03-17-2005 01:22 AM                     I have a research project to do and one of the topics that I need to create a paragraph on is aobut the history of talking movies. What was the first film with sound? Who starred in it? How long? Etc. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks ahead of time.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 03-17-2005 02:07 AM                     That's easy Richard. It was a Charlie Chaplin film titled "City Lights". The big trivia question is what was the first film in color?  |  IP: Logged Mike Olpin Chop Chop! Posts: 1852 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Jan 2002 posted 03-17-2005 02:09 AM                     First color Film? That's easy! It was Wizard of Oz, but remember only part of it was shot in color. Who can name the first film shot entirely in color? BTW, who knows when Judy Garland turns 18?  |  IP: Logged Dan Lyons Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 698 From: Seal Beach, CA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 03-17-2005 02:13 AM                     Hell no. "Wizard" was black and white, Ted Turner colored it in the 80's. The first movie shot entirely in color was "Gone with the Wind". What was the first film with stereo sound? (btw Richard, it's going to be another 3 years before you can Judy Garland.)  |  IP: Logged Aaron Sisemore Flaming Ribs beat Reeses Peanut Butter Cups any day! Posts: 3061 From: Rockwall TX USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 03-17-2005 02:16 AM                     That would be 'The Jazz Singer' which, of course, was the first feature to use ATS (Analog Theatre Systems) with the revolutionary mechanical timecode system. What was the first film using the CinemaScope process?  |  IP: Logged Michael Wilkinson The Entertainment King of Colusa and Beyond Posts: 89 From: Colusa, CA USA Registered: Apr 2004 posted 03-17-2005 02:20 AM                        Cinemascope was first used on Fantasia, but it was actually called "FantaScope" you dumbass. Here's another trivia question. What was the first film shot in dye transfer Technicolor?  |  IP: Logged Ian Price Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1714 From: Denver, CO Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-17-2005 02:23 AM                     The first film done in 3 strip dye transfer Technicolor was How The West Was Won. What was the first film shot in 3D?  |  IP: Logged Dustin Mitchell Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1865 From: Mondovi, WI, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 03-17-2005 02:25 AM                     The firt 3D film was '2001: A Space Odyssey.' What was the first 70mm film?  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 03-17-2005 02:26 AM                     Oh please Dustin! Everybody knows that was Star Wars (now known as "Episode 4"). Let's try something harder, what was the first AutoScope film?  |  IP: Logged Rick Long Jr Expert Film Handler Posts: 211 From: Toronto, Canada Registered: Jul 2000 posted 03-17-2005 02:29 AM                     That one is pretty hard, but a search of the archives quickly turned up the answer. It was Fritz the Cat! Here is the original newspaper ad to prove it. What was the first Dolby Digital film?  |  IP: Logged Michael Wilkinson The Entertainment King of Colusa and Beyond Posts: 89 From: Colusa, CA USA Registered: Apr 2004 posted 03-17-2005 02:38 AM                        Little known fact... It was actually "E.T." The original Dolby Digital Track was two channels matrixed into four by the processor. After a limited test run, Dolby took their digital system back to R&D for quite a few years more. Does anyone know what the first actual six channel digital film was?  |  IP: Logged Mike Olpin Chop Chop! Posts: 1852 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Jan 2002 posted 03-17-2005 02:41 AM                     Of course that was Die Hard. The explosions made use of a descrete sub channel however many theatres had not yet installed subwoofers. Instead they dug out their old Sensuround speakers. So what was the first IMAX feature?  |  IP: Logged Dan Lyons Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 698 From: Seal Beach, CA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 03-17-2005 02:43 AM                     "Winged Migration". I hate that film, I had to run it for 2 months.  |  IP: Logged William Hooper Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1879 From: Mobile, AL USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-17-2005 02:43 AM                        Leo Enticknap is the historian with the PhD. I'm surprised we haven't heard from him.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Sisemore Flaming Ribs beat Reeses Peanut Butter Cups any day! Posts: 3061 From: Rockwall TX USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 03-17-2005 02:47 AM                     Danny, actually 'Winged Migration' was indeed the first IMAX film, but it was actually shot in 35mm... and blown up...WAY up. The first film to be actually shot with IMAX cameras was of course 'The Robe'. Who was the first company to make the film platter system?  |  IP: Logged

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