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Stereographs brought news into the living
room. It was an atristic common denominator, a publicity tool, and an
educational asset sold with guidebooks and maps.
The reminiscent approach, used in
combination with stills and reproductions, gives a feeling for the craft
and equipment. Technologies and techniques are covered more casually. It
is fascinating o see the breadth of exposures, including the Civil War
stereos by Matthew Brady, promotional scenes for the railroads, the
Sino-Russian War, explorations, inventions, exotic lands, expositions, and
the real money-makers, like the San Francisco earthquake. The art of
communication was its consistencies although the medium changes.
The video presents the singularity of
this photographic era and its influence like an illuminating flash finally
fading as first motion pictures developed and then television put even the
large stereo companies out of business.
There is a great deal of information
woven into this account, and it corresponds well with the stills. The
editing gives the content a steady motion, and music by Scott Joplin,
along with appropriate sound effects contribute ot the nostalgic quality
of the piece. With its many instructional possibilities for social studies
and art classes, as well as pure pleasure and an intem for the
photographic collector, this neat presentation should not be passed over.
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Product Description
The three-dimensional images of stereo photography covered the development
of the transcontinental railroad, the career of President Theodore
Roosevelt, tours of the far off lands of Egypt and India, the San
Francisco Earthquake and much more...Stereo photography was the newsreel
of its day!
The Keystone-Mast Collection of the
California Museum of Photography is the largest surviving archive of
American stereoscopic photographs in the world. Over 200 images from this
collection illustrate the history of of stereography in this 40-minute
video.
The story of stereo photography is told
through the reminiscence of Philip Brigandi, one of the top stereographers
for the Keystone View Company. The rich soundtrack for the video
incorporates Brigandi's reminiscence, quotations from contemporary sources
and period music by Scott Joplin.
"Stereo Photography: Places and Times
Remembered" is a time machine that will transport the viewer to the heyday
of stereo photography and provide an in-depth understanding of the
historical context of the photographic work. ________________________________________________________________
Product Reviews:
stereo photography, December 2, 1999
Reviewer: Thomas mcnamara
if you enjoy stereo photography aka 3d or better yet you collect stereo
cards, then this video is for you. this 40 minute video takes you back to
the heyday of stereo thru narration and pictures of keystone photographer
Phillip brigandi.we start with the very inception with a stereo viewer
being introduced at the London crystal palace of 1851.from there, stereo
caught on and from that time to the 1920s, stereo was literally the
newsreel of its day. much history is mentioned, also with plenty of
photos, make this video fascinating journey when the majority of people
traveled no further than their armchair.
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