The movie at the premiere, called Bwana Devil, did achieve some striking three-dimensional sequences. This process gets a three-dimensional effect by using two projectors with Polaroid filters and giving the spectators Polaroid spectacles to wear. These megalopic creatures are the first paying audience for the latest cinematic novelty, Natural Vision. It first appeared in the Decemissue of LIFE magazine with the following commentary: Eyerman (1906-1985) at “the premiere screening of film Bwana Devil, directed by Arch Oboler, the 1st full-length, color 3D (aka “Natural Vision”) motion picture”. The photo was originally taken by LIFE photographer J.R. Eyerman original photo from 1952 with indication of cropped section LEFT Cover of the English edition of Society of Spectacle from 1983. One could argue that the fact the image was “inverted” makes it particularly appropriate for the content it is supposed to illustrate, whether it was intentional or not. The cropped selection used for the book was also flipped from left to right. by Fredy Perlman and Jon Supak, Black & Red, 1983 available online). Part of this material appears in an update to the Wikipedia article on The Society of the Spectacle made on Octo(see “1983 edition”).Ī detail of this photo was used for the cover design of the 1983 English edition of Guy Debord’s La Société du Spectacle ( The Society of the Spectacle, tr. This post was updated on December 29, 2013: links were updated and a few images were added. The same image is availbale at Getty Images. Eyerman, Paramount Theater, Hollywood, California, November 26, 1952. ☛ LIFE: “Full frame of movie audience wearing special 3D glasses to view film Bwana Devil which was shot with new “natural vision” 3 dimensional technology.” photo by J.R.
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