''Audioscopiks'' is a 1935 American short

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directed by Jacob F. Leventhal and John A. Norling. The main point of the short was to show off

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technology. The film was nominated for an

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at the

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in 1935 for Best Short Subject (Novelty). This was

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's first film in 3-D, filmed using the red-green anaglyph process, with prints produced by

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. Current prints appear to have faded to a crimson-cyan color, causing ghosting to occur when viewed. ''Audioscopiks'' was followed by '' The New Audioscopiks'' (1938), and by ''

Third Dimensional Murder ''Third Dimensional Murder'' (also known as ''Murder in 3-D'') is a 3D short comedy film produced and narrated by Pete Smith and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941. It is the last of the Audioscopiks 3D short film series, after '' Audioscop ...

'' (1941).

Synopsis

Audience members are given a lesson on how 3-Dimensional movies are made. After being taught about 3-D, patrons are then instructed to put on their 3-D glasses. They are then given a demonstration of 3-D with various objects moving towards the camera, including a ladder, a baseball being thrown and a woman on a swing. Smith narrates each short clip, most being 20 seconds or less.

Cast

* Pete Smith as Narrator (voice)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Audioscopiks 1935 films 1935 short documentary films 1930s 3D films 1930s English-language films 3D short films 3D documentary films American short documentary films Black-and-white documentary films Films produced by Pete Smith (film producer) Documentary films about the film industry Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short films 1930s American films English-language short documentary films