NipkowDisc Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 I've always have found things to come to be an astounding visual treat for the eyes. this has been colorized and given the choice of black & white or color, color should be the choice. why? because it makes things to come that more astounding and enjoyable. so get on the bandwagon and support color... "what has another day to offer you, timonides?" -marcus aurelius "warmth, life, color." -timonides and guess who speaks in support of colorization in the intro to the colorized Things To Come... someone who tcm has unceasingly heaped praise after praise upon... the great RAY HARRYHAUSEN! "well that's the whole case!" - lee j. cobb, twelve angry men "which shall it be?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hamradio Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 (edited) What really blows me away in the movie is not did it predicted TV but 16 X 9 HD television! Could be watching a classic movie on TCM since it's in B&W. Wonder does the guy complain about aspect ratios. Didn't have to wait until 2036! Edited April 29, 2019 by hamradio Left out "me"...my bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaytonf Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 I beliveve television was around in 1936. The real qusstion is, did H. G. Wells have it in his book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 (edited) 36 minutes ago, slaytonf said: I beliveve television was around in 1936. The real qusstion is, did H. G. Wells have it in his book? They were experimenting / developing electronic television here during the 30's but a standard couldn't be set. (history repeated during the 1990's with HD ) One station operated in New York, broadcasting FDR. Europe was ahead of us, especially the UK and Germany. Camera used during the 1936 Berlin Olympics There was a system developed during the 1920's called Baird. It's more mechanical but it actually worked to a degree. Edited April 28, 2019 by hamradio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NipkowDisc Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 4 hours ago, hamradio said: They were experimenting / developing electronic television here during the 30's but a standard couldn't be set. (history repeated during the 1990's with HD ) One station operated in New York, broadcasting FDR. Europe was ahead of us, especially the UK and Germany. Camera used during the 1936 Berlin Olympics There was a system developed during the 1920's called Baird. It's more mechanical but it actually worked to a degree. the Baird Televisor employed a neon tube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movie Collector OH Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 8 hours ago, hamradio said: What really blows away in the movie is not did it predicted TV but 16 X 9 HD television! Could be watching a classic movie on TCM since it's in B&W. Wonder does the guy complain about aspect ratios. Didn't have to wait until 2036! Meh... 16:9 is just 4:3 squared, definitely in the league of sci-fi. The only question is why did they stop there. P.S. It looks like they adapted those Neumann/Telefunken bottle mics on the TV cameras with directional tubes (pressure columns), if I am seeing that correctly. Looks like it could be an early go at a shotgun mic, if not something different altogether, such as part of the camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 5 hours ago, hamradio said: "Yes, my dear. It was called 'Film noir', and yes, they often started with a wide shot of this city here." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaytonf Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 58 minutes ago, MovieCollectorOH said: 16:9 is just 4:3 squared Why. . . .so it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 All that jibber-jabber aside, what always grabbed me was that in a movie made in 1936, it's story begins in 1940, and a world war is feared to be coming. Four years BEFORE WWII started to become a reality. That they still fought wars with BIPLANES is a not forward looking glitch. Foretelling the advent of television aside, that they were still flying in propeller planes showed a lack of sci-fi ingenuity too. Sepiatone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Faiola Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 The film is still missing a few scenes, including Margaretta Scott's return as "Rowena" in 2036. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Sepiatone said: All that jibber-jabber aside, what always grabbed me was that in a movie made in 1936, it's story begins in 1940, and a world war is feared to be coming. Four years BEFORE WWII started to become a reality. That they still fought wars with BIPLANES is a not forward looking glitch. Foretelling the advent of television aside, that they were still flying in propeller planes showed a lack of sci-fi ingenuity too. Sepiatone Back then many thought the future of air travel would had been air ships. Flying hotels, hospitals , etc. One did envision space travel back in the '30's, see how that turned out. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NipkowDisc Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 6 hours ago, hamradio said: Back then many thought the future of air travel would had been air ships. Flying hotels, hospitals , etc. One did envision space travel back in the '30's, see how that turned out. spark-propelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 14 hours ago, NipkowDisc said: spark-propelled. You mean SPARKLER propelled, don'tcha? Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 4 hours ago, Sepiatone said: You mean SPARKLER propelled, don'tcha? Sepiatone A very noisy sparkler at that. Strange how the sci fi writers during the 1930's thought the Earth's atmosphere went up and on forever even though photos from stratosphere balloons clearly show it thinning out. Explorer II high-altitude balloon. Historical image of the Explorer II high-altitude balloon during its flight. Explorer II was a manned balloon launched on 11th November 1935. It reached a record altitude of 22,066 metres and carried a two man crew inside a sealed spherical gondola. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaytonf Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 10 hours ago, hamradio said: A very noisy sparkler at that. Strange how the sci fi writers during the 1930's thought the Earth's atmosphere went up and on forever even though photos from stratosphere balloons clearly show it thinning out. Explorer II high-altitude balloon. Historical image of the Explorer II high-altitude balloon during its flight. Explorer II was a manned balloon launched on 11th November 1935. It reached a record altitude of 22,066 metres and carried a two man crew inside a sealed spherical gondola. Hey--waiiiiitaminit. How did they get that picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movie Collector OH Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 39 minutes ago, slaytonf said: Hey--waiiiiitaminit. How did they get that picture? Stanley Kubrick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movie Collector OH Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 On 4/29/2019 at 10:54 AM, hamradio said: Back then many thought the future of air travel would had been air ships. Flying hotels, hospitals , etc. One did envision space travel back in the '30's, see how that turned out. The spaceship from Just Imagine (1930)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Bend it just a bit and it'll resemble the one from FLESH GORDON! Then the title "Things to come" will take on a whole NEW meaning! Sepiatone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Wow somebody in Flesh Gordon is flashing! Love that parody homage. Those robot insects reminds me of the "locust with metal breastplates" in Revelation by which some certain ladies could use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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