Paramount Presents VistaVision (1955)

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Күн бұрын

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@cudaus1 10 ай бұрын

I love this great old stuff. Thanks for doing it.

@LonnieBishop-b9h 10 ай бұрын

Hollywood films of the 50s (and beyond) would never look, or sound , the same after widescreen processes like this one. Thanks Jeff. for this rare look at one of those, VistaVision.

@jacob951245457 10 ай бұрын

This was fun to watch. Hollywood and the entertainment industry has come so far!

@movieedge7370 10 ай бұрын

Too bad the Hollywood industry is so dark and corrupted not to mention getting very woke 😢

@raymondcaple9543 10 ай бұрын

Also coming...Paramount’s big one...THE TEN COMMANDMENTS...in VISTAVISION and TECHNICOLOR with Charlton Heston and a all star cast including Yul Brenner

@StevenSmith-nq5xe 10 ай бұрын

Wowza! This is wonderful. Thanks for posting.

@DanC-r2w 2 күн бұрын

Vistavision when converted to modern digital pixel resolution could be scanned as high as 10K-12K digital resolution in terms of digital scanning. Of course that would require the highest quality and best preserved negative Vistavision film stock from it's day. But the fact that at it's best, people back then were able to watch films that in modern terms could be digitally scanned to as high as 12K is quite an achievement!!

@user2144 Күн бұрын

Did you know that scientists from NHK in Japan started developing 8k Super Hi-Vision back in 1995? And take a look today at western governments, who continue to drag their heels on the subject of HDTV. We only get 1080p, and some native 4k broadcasts, while Japan mandates 8k broadcast channels.

@jasonstegallco.960 3 күн бұрын

VistaVision -- although short-lived on screen -- is one of many reasons why Paramount still exists as a major player in Hollywood to this day.

@verkehrsteilnehmer-berlin 2 күн бұрын

It was a good idea to get Todd AO and cinemascope movies with using 35 mm film stock and no unwanted optical distortion and so way superior over the 55 mm cinemascope format.

@RayPointerChannel 7 сағат бұрын

Really? And I thought it had something to do with producing profitable movies.

@johncrichton4341 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for putting this up, it's fantastic!

@Bippy55 4 күн бұрын

Dec 31, 2024 - Thanks for this video. I’m glad the optical scientists and lens & camera people got a mention. We the audience owe them so much. Maybe this was the 1955 foretelling of the 16 by 9 format of today’s HDTV.

@user2144 Күн бұрын

@Bippy55 Күн бұрын

😊Hello (I’m sorry I don’t know your first name)! Thank you for responding. I have traveled to Japan 16 times since 1989. I had the opportunity to be on television as a guest. So it was myself and two other people at the guest table. We probably had eight cameras pointing at us plus a small bleacher section of live people responding to what we were saying, including clapping. Yes you’re right. They’re quite serious about enjoying their hires television. As you know, after midnight, much of their broadcast programming is educational, including learning global languages. I only wish the USA would do that.

@movieedge7370 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for posting. This was a fantastic short.

@omi_god 3 күн бұрын

7:42 - Donna Reed as Sacagawea? This could only be the 1950s.

@sjaool Күн бұрын

She was an actress and could play anyone she likes as any actor nowadays should. It's the public nowadays that are idiots. You should always take the best actor for a role ethnicity shouldn't play a role in this decision because they are actors. They play a character!

@omi_god Күн бұрын

@@sjaool Picture hiring Meryl Streep to play Rosa Parks, and maybe you'll see my point. _Could_ Streep play the role? Sure - Streep can play anything. But _should_ she? Of course not.

@spencerjoplin2885 Күн бұрын

@sjaool She was “best” by default: her career was when studios promoted their signed actors, while producers’ prejudices determined who even had a shot at stardom.

@mm2024-7 4 күн бұрын

Art Gilmore’s voice used as a narrator- most excellent!

@Tmanaz480 2 күн бұрын

Indeed. You can almost transcribe it to a music staff and notes.

@movieedge7370 10 ай бұрын

I wish three ring circus will get a proper Blu-ray release in the aspect ratio it was meant to be seen in. I don’t know what the holdup is with this movie but it’d be great to see it again .

@fromthesidelines 10 ай бұрын

That movie marked the beginning of the end of the Martin & Lewis partnership (the end came almost two years later, with "Hollywood or Bust").

@LindaMerchant-bq2hp Күн бұрын

Along with technicolor, stereophonic cinemascopic vista vision

@chaturongarchary9773 4 сағат бұрын

..Todd A-O ?

@BillyLapTop 4 күн бұрын

I saw Strategic Air Command at the Totowa, NJ drive-in movie theater when the movie first came out. It was great!!!

@Jonathan-dq8hb 3 күн бұрын

My dad's life in the 1950's. He was crew chief on a B-36 . Spent a total of twenty six years in the USAF.

@BillyLapTop 3 күн бұрын

@@Jonathan-dq8hb Wow! That is great. I visited the Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH back in the 90's and the B-36 was the highlight of my trip. It was an amazing aircraft, really huge.

@srfurley 5 ай бұрын

Of course, hardly anybody ever saw these films as 8-perf Vistavision prints. With the exception of a couple of films in a couple of theatres they were always shown as conventional 35 mm reductionprints. Vistavision could be shown at various aspect ratios from 1.66:1 to, I think, 2:1. Prints had a special mark at the start of the reel to indicate correct framing at various aspect ratios. When shown at the recommended aspect ratio of 1.85:1 the actual frame are of the picture was quite small, as it is with 1.85:1 25 mm Widescreen films today. Unlike most other Widescreen processes Vistavision only had a conventional mono optical soundtrack, sometimes with directional effects using the Perspecta process. Some years ago I did see an odd reel of a 8-perf horizontal print projected. There was no sound from the VD track because the projector was a modern one used for viewing 8-perf special effects , and had no soundgead. The quality of the image could still be seen, despite the print being faded, and totally pink. It would have been interesting to see a black and white print; I believe that a few black and white Vista films were.

@familygonzcartwright 13 күн бұрын

Still, print film has always been finer grained so filming in a bigger canvas and reducing for print was noticeable compared to traditional 35mm and printing from it. And, the field of view of the lenses added something extra

@afs5609 4 күн бұрын

thanks for confirming that mark at the start of the reel was for framing, was it there for the film printing stage, both my father & myself were projectionists, both of us suspected it had something to do with the transfer from true vista vision 8 perf to standard 35mm widescreen.

@MaraBockner-q1d Күн бұрын

VistaVision was the precursor to Imax. A direct comparison can be made. VistaVision is a 35mm film frame exposed horizontally. Imax is a 70mm film frame exposed horizontally, meaning, in both cases, that the roll of film runs horizontally through the camera's film gate, rather than vertically. The real challenge would have been to improve the optics to cover such a large field of view. VistaVision, a simple, logical next step, yet an ingenious and complex cinematic development.

@7and12inchvinyl 3 күн бұрын

Truly Fantastic

@martynmiller4247 3 ай бұрын

Promotional films for VistaVision, Cinerama, CinemaScope, Todd-AO, Techniscope, Technirama, SuperPanavision, 70mm, 35mm, WB Natural Vision, etc... etc... all promised the same impact, and all sounded very much the same... As a poet once said on seeing "The Robe" (first film released in CinemaScope) "Wide screen was very impressive; in future I shall write all my poems on wider pieces of paper".

@fromthesidelines 10 ай бұрын

2:23- And, need I add that "White Christmas" (1954) was Paramount's biggest box office success of the year.

@DelightLovesMovies 5 күн бұрын

That's so cool. I never saw that before.

@fromthesidelines 10 ай бұрын

11:39- James Cagney appeared once more as "George M. Cohan", in a celebrated banquet table dance sequence with Hope; he wouldn't take a dime for his brief appearance, as he said Eddie Foy Sr. gave him encouragement- and a place to stay- when he started out in vaudeville.

@Neville60001 Күн бұрын

This reminds me of the 1967 promotional film _Lionpower from MGM_ which promoted MGM films that were to be released in 1967 and 1968.

@RogerWilmut Күн бұрын

It's a pity that this doesn't do justice to the system. The negative for White Christmas was Eastman Color (single strip unlike the original Technicolor 3-strip) though the print was Techicolor dye-layer which is inhererantly not as sharp as later systems and prone to fading; the other films would be the same (a three-strip camera would be impracticable). Even so I remember how good Vistavision looked in the 1950s, noticeably sharper than standard 35mm and much better than Cinemascope. There are some very good Blu-Ray transfers of Vistavision films. As mentioned, the marks at top right at the start of reels was to allow a choice of framing from full screen down to a wider version, with the shooting being careful to avoid important action in the extreme top and bottom of the frame. These films can be comfortably accomodated in 16 x 9. Nothing has been hot for release in Vistavision for years, but it's been used as an intermediate format in the Star Wars and Indiana Jones films for shots requiring optical work, so that the larger format won'g show up the multiple copies as much as 35mm often does (with a sudden increase in grain).

@luisreyes1963 3 күн бұрын

When cinematic technology was as important as the subject matter of the films back then. 📽️

@Bigbadwhitecracker 10 ай бұрын

So Grace Kelly basically played herself.

@martynmiller4247 3 ай бұрын

VistaVision cameras were used in Star Wars, and are occasional still used today.

@madgang201 4 күн бұрын

The Brutalist was just recently shot entirely with VistaVision cameras :)

@grabham59 3 күн бұрын

ILM used adapted Vista Vision cameras for the effects in the original Star Wars trilogy - but this may be a function of the work being done in the UK (see the comment I'm about to make below)...

@grabham59 3 күн бұрын

In the UK Industry, it seems that Rank had some sort of tie up with Paramount to use the process ( Powell & Pressburger's The Battle of the River Plate & Ill met by moonlight & Cy Enfield's visually stunning Hell Drivers used the process). Hell Drivers in particular (but Battle of the River Plate also) has some pretty spectacular visual effects shots in - so perhaps some of those technicians remembered the VV process when it came to Star Wars (certainly easier cameras to use than the Super Panavision 70 cameras used on 2001: A Space Odyssey...

@Elainerulesutube Күн бұрын

VistaVision is still used today for special effects.

@leejtam0914 7 ай бұрын

man movies sure were different then

@jrnumex9286 4 күн бұрын

.... and a exciting panoramic view of grace kelly's exciting mountain road car chase.

@RS35cyl 4 күн бұрын

Art Gilmore had such a good voice for narration 🎉

@jonathanparle8429 8 сағат бұрын

One very obvious characteristic of golden age cinema is that when characters are outdoors, they really are outdoors and the sun, reflects and shadows are of course perfectly accurate. Nowadays, outdoor scenes have completely lost their sparkle and life because most of the time the characters are not even outdoors to begin with.

@romad275 Күн бұрын

So if VistaVision doubled the film size, was it the first to use 70mm film? They caught the sound of B-36s in flight perfectly and it was nice to see the C-124s, a.k.a. "Old Shaky".

@JoshuaGalka 5 сағат бұрын

Wow!

@markkotishion2379 3 күн бұрын

Hope all is well, take care! Mark Kotishion, Baltimore, Md.

@mitchelldakelman7006 2 күн бұрын

The narrator is Art Gilmore, I had correspondence with him many years ago.

@debswatching 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for posting!

@newmedia2862 4 ай бұрын

0:07 That weird + shaped mark was also on old VHS prints of The Ten Commandments.

@jonathan_nc 5 күн бұрын

O the MAGNITUDE!

@oldmoviesinbwwithsubtitles3501 5 күн бұрын

Wow very cool

@-oiiio-3993 4 күн бұрын

18:25 - Clown car is a Crosley.

@fromthesidelines 10 ай бұрын

Narrated by Art Gilmore.

@user2144 Күн бұрын

@channelzero2252 3 күн бұрын

I thought VistaVision was just another wide screen process for literally just that: A wide screen. I was sitting here absolutely mesmerised by the images shown. I now want to see each and every one of those movies. And that was only 720? (I thought I had YT set to show highest available quality) Suddenly I want to dust off my 50 inch 4K Bravia TV and buy a UHD player.

@verkehrsteilnehmer-berlin 2 күн бұрын

They simply used the 35 mm film the same way, as photo cameras does.

@YencyJesusTorresGomez 9 ай бұрын

Is this Technicolor without blue channel?

@Bonzibud69 7 ай бұрын

No tecnicolor used three strips of film

@familygonzcartwright 13 күн бұрын

It's an old print without restoration, thus the yellowish tint that usually shows up first. Plus this kind of film for marketing was never archived as properly as the actual movies

@smsstuart 8 күн бұрын

@familygonzcartwright Yeah, but - if this is, as the notation indicates, derived from an "IB Technicolor print", I can honestly say I've never seen an IB print look so, frankly, awful. And I've *easily* inspected, projected and viewed well over 200 titles. So, what gives-? All of the BD & 4K releases of the titles included in this short look spectacular when compared to the images seen here. I'm certainly grateful to SabuCat for presenting this short, but what was viewed here would hardly convince 'Mr. Theatreowner' to run out and widen his proscenium, invest in new lamphouses and lenses, and possibly buy a Perspecta Integrator-!

@raymondgallardo576 6 ай бұрын

Please Note: "The Trouble With Harry" is now owned by Universal Studios, and "The Seven Little Foys" is jointly owned by Fremantle and Sony Pictures. Thanks for understanding!

@afs5609 4 күн бұрын

good grief a trailer of trailers, somehow I missed this one in the 1950's

@rhyancoleman6462 10 ай бұрын

They forgot The Ten Commandments.

@fromthesidelines 10 ай бұрын

Cecil B. DeMille was in the middle of filming his greatest epic at the time. It took two years- and was finally released in October 1956.

@lonniebishop3265 10 ай бұрын

That film was released a year after this short was made.

@fromthesidelines 10 ай бұрын

Right!

@majorneptunejr 4 күн бұрын

How could they forget something that hadn't been made yet ?

@kascnef 10 ай бұрын

Was this also uploaded by another Chanel

@halstamey2057 3 күн бұрын

Good Stuff- 🤙

@paul8926 Күн бұрын

I was watching a movie reactor on KZbin, and the first thing she asked was “What is VistaVision, is this the same as Technicolor” ?

@PancakePaperie 10 ай бұрын

Hi Jeff :)

@rkomgm3932 4 күн бұрын

Jeff who?

@JanRademan 2 күн бұрын

Grace Kelly on the mountain roads above Monte Carlo. Foreshadowing.

@gruntherblendin388 2 күн бұрын

I hadn't realized that before. I never liked that scene very much, anyway.

@verkehrsteilnehmer-berlin 2 күн бұрын

9:48 in this time, Hollywood had Hope

@familygonzcartwright 13 күн бұрын

Missing the Searchers...

@MarkFoster321789 3 күн бұрын

John Ford’s classic was a Warner Bros film. I assume they and MGM were the first studios to loan the VistaVision process from Paramount: the latter for HIGH SOCIETY.

@louranzofletcherprods Ай бұрын

Who knew that grace kelly would die on the same hill

@philliplucas615 3 күн бұрын

why not upload this in 4K? it seems overly warm & quite soft.

@gterrymed 3 күн бұрын

@10:50 Bob Hope "The Funniest Comedian of All Time" 😆 is his singing dubbed?

@kabiam 3 күн бұрын

The premise of having seven motherless kids though. Somehow it became a musical. Crazy Crazy.

@gterrymed 3 күн бұрын

@kabiam 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆. As funny as Bob Hope. 😆 that's probably why I haven't heard of it; its a really clunky premise. Bob entertained the troops, so he's adored, but I've never fallen out of my seat laughing at any of Bob Hope's antics. His USO work is of the Highest Honor, though.

@gterrymed 3 күн бұрын

The 1950s: Back When America 🇺🇸 was GREAT! @18:00 Martin & Lewis "The Funniest Comedy Team in Cinema History" 😆

@gmanley1 7 ай бұрын

Must be some demonstration of VistaVision.

@robertgraziano 4 күн бұрын

And CINERAMA started it all!

@garryferrington811 3 күн бұрын

"Optical and electronic laboratories," what BS! Paramount was fooling with 8-perf horizontal in 1929. It was later used by Industrial Light and Magic for special effect shooting, as it was a higher quality picture.