Audioscopiks

Audioscopiks
Directed by	Jacob Leventhal John Norling
Produced by	Pete Smith
Starring	Pete Smith
Distributed by	MGM
Release date(s)	December 26, 1935 (1935-12-26)
Running time	8 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Audioscopiks is a 1935 short documentary film directed by Jacob Leventhal and John Norling. The main point of the short was to show of 3-Dimensional technology. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 8th Academy Awards in 1935 for Best Short Subject (Novelty).^[1] This was MGM's first film to be shot in 3-D; it was filmed using the red-blue anaglyph process (though modern prints appear to have faded to a crimson-cyan color, causing ghosting to occur when viewed).

Audioscopiks was followed by The New Audioscopiks in 1938, which in turn was followed by Third Dimensional Murder in 1941.

Cast

• Pete Smith as Commentator (voice)

Plot

Audience members are given a lesson on how 3-Dimensional movies are made. After being taught about 3-D, patrons are then instructed to put on their 3-D glasses. They are then given a demonstration of 3-D with various objects moving towards the camera, including a ladder, a baseball being thrown and a woman on a swing. Smith narrates each short clip, most being 20 seconds or less.

References

1. ^ "New York Times: Audioscopiks". NY Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/300644/Audioscopiks/details. Retrieved 2008-06-01. 

External links

• Audioscopiks at the Internet Movie Database