Projects per year
Abstract
Recent debates about the role of 3-D within cinema (and other media) have contained the traces of a largely anti-stereoscopic agenda that can be traced back to critical responses to 3-D in the 1950s. This article considers how British film reviews from the 1950s and 1980s established potent terms of discussion around the 3-D technology, its potential aesthetic development, and the role of stereoscopy within cinema. Exploring the parameters that the original reviewers set in place concerning the 3-D aesthetic, notably claims around realism, novelty, and gimmickry, the article argues that the language and terms of 1950s British film reviewers have worked to set an agenda that resonates through both the 1980s 3-D revival and modern day digital 3-D.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 245-265 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2012 |
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Britain in the Third Dimension: The Production and Reception of British 3-D Filmmaking, 1950-55
28/06/10 → 27/06/11
Project: Research
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‘The action is so real I thought I was cheating on my wife’: Realism and Nature in the 1970s 3-D Sex Film
Johnston, K. M., 2017, (Accepted/In press) Sex and 1970s World Cinema: From smut to softcore. Manchester: MUPResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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An unlimited field for experiment: Britain's Steroscopic Landscapes
Johnston, K. M., Jan 2016, British Rural Landscapes on Film. Newland, P. (ed.). Manchester: MUP, p. 71-85 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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3D UK? 3D history and the absent British pioneers
Johnston, K. M., 28 Sep 2015, In: Open Library of Humanities (OLH). 1, 1, e2.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile18 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
- 1 Public lecture/debate/seminar
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3DUK? British Film in the Third Dimension
Keith Johnston (Presenter)
2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar