Stereoscopic 3D films are far from just a 21st century fad, as The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will prove by showing some of the earliest and most rare 3D films in a special event set for Sept. 7.
The event, called 3D Rarities: From 1900 and Beyond, will feature shorts dating back to the turn of the 20th century including 3D footage shot of a train approaching a station that was intended for the 1896 version of Auguste and Louis Lumiere’s Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat. The brothers re-shot the scene in 3D for a screening of such films in 1935.
The event will be hosted by film historian Serge Bromberg, who will look at the origins of 3D and show rarities from from such filmmakers as Georges Melies, Norman McLaren, Charley Bowers and the Disney Studios.
The event will begin at 7:30 at the Linwood Dunn Theater at 1313 Vine St., Hollywood, Calif. Tickets cost $5 for the general public and $3 for academy members and students with valid ID. Tickets are available online at www.oscars.org, by mail, at the Academy during regular business hours or at the door. For more information, call (310) 247-3600 or visit www.oscars.org.
