Buy:Garyrc
10-06-08, 09:52 PM
I read Thomas Spurlin's DVD review of Sleeping Beauty: Two-Disc Platinum Edition at http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=34969 and...
According to the Widescreen Museum website, Technirama has 2.25 to 1 aspect ratio (1.85 to 1 VistaVision with a 1.5 anamorphic squeeze when filmed, projected as 2.35 to 1 Panavision or CinemaScope). When I saw Sleeping Beauty in 1959, it was shown in 70mm to take advantage of the six-track stereo sound. I assume this was 2:20 to 1 of "Technirama 70". It was a big deal back then, and the classical music soundtrack was as important as the picture itself. It added gravitas as a work of art rather than a kid's cartoon. Shown with "Sleeping Beauty" in 1959 was the Disney featurette "Grand Canyon", presumably also in 70mm. In the early 1980s, Disney re-released the 70mm "Sleeping Beauty" on a double bill with the 70mm "The Black Hole".
According to the Widescreen Museum website, Technirama has 2.25 to 1 aspect ratio (1.85 to 1 VistaVision with a 1.5 anamorphic squeeze when filmed, projected as 2.35 to 1 Panavision or CinemaScope). When I saw Sleeping Beauty in 1959, it was shown in 70mm to take advantage of the six-track stereo sound. I assume this was 2:20 to 1 of "Technirama 70". It was a big deal back then, and the classical music soundtrack was as important as the picture itself. It added gravitas as a work of art rather than a kid's cartoon. Shown with "Sleeping Beauty" in 1959 was the Disney featurette "Grand Canyon", presumably also in 70mm. In the early 1980s, Disney re-released the 70mm "Sleeping Beauty" on a double bill with the 70mm "The Black Hole".