An excerpt from the ballet "Swan Lake," filmed in 3-D.An excerpt from the ballet "Swan Lake," filmed in 3-D.An excerpt from the ballet "Swan Lake," filmed in 3-D.
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- Trivia"The Black Swan" was made some months after the closing of the Festival of Britain in September 1951. It was made in response to frequent suggestions from Telekinema guests for a ballet film in 3-D, but ultimately found exhibition in commercial cinemas.
- ConnectionsEdited into Royal Flush (1953)
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Great Work
Here's an excerpt from SWAN LAKE, recorded for the zFestival of Britain using an experimental three-d system that works perfectly... indeed, it works slightly better than the sound, which sounds a bit thin in the middle registers, despite the technology for recording sound being considerably older. I guess the technology for that has continued to improve, raising my standards to what would have been an insane level of snobbery in 1951. So let it go.
How's the dancing? Well, I'm very fond of movie dancing and Broadway musicals, but ballet has usually been too arcane and ritualized for my taste, although I've been to occasionally ballet and modern dance recitals. I am, however, very impressed by the dancers, who perform with a snap and precision unlike anything I've ever seen. So my attention was fully aengaged and this is a remarkable movie on many levels.
How's the dancing? Well, I'm very fond of movie dancing and Broadway musicals, but ballet has usually been too arcane and ritualized for my taste, although I've been to occasionally ballet and modern dance recitals. I am, however, very impressed by the dancers, who perform with a snap and precision unlike anything I've ever seen. So my attention was fully aengaged and this is a remarkable movie on many levels.
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