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Loreo
MKII Stereo Camera and Viewer Photokit
 The
Photokit Loreo MKII stereo camera is an extremely well designed
3-D camera at a very affordable price.
Loreo
(Asia) Ltd. launched a major upgrade of the popular LOREO
3-D Photokit. The new LOREO Photokit MK II camera now has
glass mirror reflectors and aspheric lenses, which produces
sharp 3-D pictures. Image Pitch has been adjusted for even
easier 3-D fusion, particularly with 4R prints. New Mini
viewers work well with images from the MKII Aspheric Lens.
F-stop has been opened up to 2.5 mm diameter and the shutter
adjusted from 1/90 to 1/60 sec for brighter photos under
dull conditions. A new beam splitter housing eliminates
internal reflection.
The
appeal of this 3-D camera is a modern built-in flash unit
and the ability to get side-by-side 3-D prints from standard
35mm film. You can get your 3-D photos put on a CD when
you get your prints, just like regular flat film processing.
The
camera is preset so that near and distant objects are shown
with equal sharpness. Pictures can be taken from as close
as 2.5 feet to infinity. There is no manual focusing device.
The
camera is equipped with a low light sensor to let you know
there is not enough light to take a perfect picture outdoors.
Indoors, simply switch on the flash system to illuminate
subjects for photos. Best flash picture results are obtained
when the subject is from five to eight feet from the camera.
The range increases to nine feet when using 400 speed film.
The flash unit is powered by two "AA" batteries.
To improve
the contrast of stereo prints, a specially designed lens
shade is included with the camera. The lens shade helps
shield against bright light shining from either side of
the camera. A test shoot of the camera without using the
lens shade resulted in two prints on a roll having some
stray light ghost images on the prints. The camera case
included with the camera has a special zipper pouch to hold
the lens shade attachment when the camera is stored away.
Loreo
recommends using 400 speed film for increased flash range
and better performance in low light outdoor situations.
A test shoot of 200 speed film indoors using flash resulted
in some dark backgrounds that would be remedied using a
higher speed film.
In 1990,
Loreo Asia Ltd. released its original award winning 3-D
Photokit. This simple but ingenious camera has a unique
place in the history of stereo photography. Reliable and
easy to use, the Photokit bcame very popular with 3-D enthusiasts,
and is still used by many fans all over the world.
Fans
liked the first Photokit because it was a compact stereo
camera where most of the optics were housed in the camera
body. It was lightweight and easy to carry around. Having
a 28mm lens helped compensate for having a single frame
split into two images. The hugely improved MK II still has
all these features and is turning out to be even more popular.
Photokit
MK II pictures can be digitized. Scans can be made from
prints or directly from negatives. They can be viewed on
computer screens with a Loreo Lite 3-D Viewer. A high resolution
LCD or CRT monitor is recommended. For best 3-D effect,
images should be resized so that they are not more than
eight inches across on the screen.
Ask
for glossy prints when getting your prints processed
3-D Review Online Magazine recommends that you
always ask for glossy prints when processing film for 3-D
viewing. During testing of the camera, 3-D Review Online
Magazine had the first roll developed at a local one-hour
processor. The 4"x 6" prints were made on matte
paper, which was the default paper used by the one-hour
processor. Viewing matte prints using the Deluxe or Lite
viewers resulted in magnification of the paper texture,
which detracted from the viewing pleasure. Glossy prints
usually have higher contrast and you avoid magnifying paper
texture.
How
to order Loreo products
Loreo
products can be ordered directly from Loreo's
online Web site or from USA
and worldwide dealers.
The
Photokit Loreo MKII stereo camera without viewer is priced
at $45 plus $7 shipping for USA buyers. The Photokit Loreo
MKII stereo camera with viewer is priced at $66 plus $13
shipping for USA buyers. Prices may vary. quoted are those
from the manufacturer and were valid as of Oct. 28, 2002.
When ordering a viewer, remember to specify your choice
of the Dark Gray Deluxe viewer or the Multi-Colored Deluxe
Viewer. Loreo's online Web site allows payment to made using
Paypal.
Editor's
Note: The initial production of the Photokit Loreo MKII
stereo camera is sold out. Orders from Loreo's Web site
will be filled from the next production run, which can only
begin after the end of Chinese New Year. For manufacturers
in China this means early February, when workers start returning
to their workplaces. Projected delivery time is in late
February. Loreo Asia is taking pre-orders for the next production
run. Check with USA dealers who might still have the Loreo
MKII camera in stock from the initial production.
Loreo
3-D Lens in a Cap
 The
Loreo 3-D Lens in a Cap is an attachment that turns a standard
single lens reflex (SLR) or digital SLR camera with interchangeable
lenses into a 3-D camera. It is the latest in Loreo's digital
ready Lens in a Cap series. SLR cameras have accurate viewing,
exposure control and a wide range of shutter speeds. Some
SLRs have auto TTL flash. With the Loreo 3-D Lens in a Cap,
all these features are harnessed to produce excellent 3-D
prints or digital images. The processed 3-D prints are ready
for viewing with Loreo deluxe or mini-viewers. They can
also be viewed on computer screens with a Loreo Lite 3-D
Viewer. Loreo advises users to resize images to not more
than eight inches across the computer screen for optimum
3-D effect.
For
the technically minded, the 3-D Cap has a matched pair of
focusing lenses, focusing range from one meter to infinity.
F/11 lenses, focal length 38mm. The 3-D Lens in Cap is a
brand new design. It forms a 3-D effect by transposing two
images. Beam splitters designed in the 1960s for SLR cameras
have a pronounced keystone effect. The 3-D Lens in a Cap
retains a slight keystone effect, almost imperceptible without
the use of a grid. This was introduced under controlled
conditions as a compromise to give the viewfinder a brighter
image and to allow the TTL exposure system to function.
It is
a self-contained, integrated beamsplitter and lens system
that mounts directly onto the camera body and does not need
any supporting lens. This means that it does not work with
SLRs that do not have interchangeable lenses, such as the
Olympus E series digital cameras. It ships with seven common
mount types – Canon EOS, FD, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax
K, Minolta MD and AF. It is not available with M42 because
there is no way of ensuring alignment with a screw mount,
which is essential for taking good 3-D pictures.
Specially
Designed 3-D Lens in a Cap for Digital Cameras
The Loreo 3-D Lens in a Cap for use with APS and digital
SLR cameras is slightly different from the one for standard
SLRs because current digital SLRs (2002) do not have full
frame (35mm) sensors. Non-full frame digital cameras typically
have a focal length multiplier of 1.6. The "T"
version 3-D Lens in a Cap is specially converted from a
regular 3-D Lens in a Cap to compensate for the non-full
frame cropping. Examples of non-full frame digital cameras
include the Canon D30, D60, 1D, 10D, Rebel 300D, Nikon D1,
D1X, D1H, D100, D2H, Pentax *ist, Fuji Finepix S1 Pro, S2
Pro. The 3-D Lens in a Cap is known to work with these cameras.
How
to order Loreo products
Loreo
products can be ordered directly from Loreo's
online Web site or from USA
and worldwide dealers.
- The
3-D Lens in a Cap is priced at $48 plus $4 shipping for
USA buyers.
- The
3-D Lens in a Cap with viewer is priced at $72 plus $13
shipping for USA buyers.
- The
3-D Lens in a Cap Three Quarter Frame version is priced
at $93 plus $4 shipping for USA buyers.
- The
3-D Lens in a Cap Three Quarter Frame version with viewer
is priced at $117 plus $13 shipping for USA buyers.
Editor's note: Prices may vary. Prices quoted are those
from the manufacturer and were valid as of Oct. 28, 2002.
The
3-D Lens in a Cap kit also
comes in a boxset
with 3-D Lens in a Cap, Lite 3-D Viewer (bundled), Deluxe
3-D viewer and 3-D Lens in a Cap box.
You
need to indicate the camera mount you need so that the 3-D
Lens in a Cap will fit your camera model. For example, for
a Canon camera you should order the FD lens mount.
Mars
Attacked: 3-D Photos of Mars
 The
martian terrain
The Mars Exploration Rover Spirit captured this anaglyphic
3-D image with its two high-resolution stereo panoramic
cameras.
 Vacant
lander on Mars
This 3-D image captured by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's
rear hazard-identification camera shows the now-empty lander
that carried the rover 283 million miles to Meridiani Planum,
Mars. Engineers received confirmation that Opportunity's
six wheels successfully rolled off the lander and onto martian
soil at 3:01 a.m. PST, Jan. 31, 2004, on the seventh martian
day, or sol, of the mission. The rover is approximately
1 meter (3 feet) in front of the lander, facing north.
Raw
Images
You can "freeview" these stereo pairs showing
the Spirit
and Opportunity
landers. Click the images to make larger views on your computer.
Visit
the official NASA
Web site for more information and photos
about the landing on Mars.
Star
Trek: The Experience® Borg Invasion 4-D™
Amazing,
new 3-D and 4-D entertainment adventure coming to Star Trek:
The Experience® inside the Las Vegas Hilton. Borg
Invasion 4-D™ marks the first time Star Trek®
fans will be able to experience their beloved universe in
3-D!
 Paramount
Parks, developers of the popular Star
Trek: The Experience® attraction, has announced
the latest addition to the Star Trek® universe: Borg
Invasion 4-D™. This multi-million dollar galactic
experience is slated to open in March 2004 as a part of
Star Trek: The Experience® at the Las Vegas Hilton.
The
Borg collective is an immensely powerful group of cybernetically
enhanced beings who gain knowledge and technology by absorbing
other species.
Borg
Invasion 4-D™ will combine live actors and phenomenal
special effects to create an exciting, realistic Star Trek®
experience. As visitors tour a futuristic research facility,
the terrifying drones of the Borg collective attempt to
capture and assimilate them using 24th century cybernetic
technology. 3-D and 4-D will merge in a chilling realization
of state-of-the-art technology to provide an all-immersive
tactile experience for visitors to the attraction.
Following
their rescue from the Borg, visitors will be able to enjoy
the original attraction at Star Trek: The Experience®,
dine in Quark's Bar & Restaurant and shop for intergalactic
treasures in the Deep Space Nine Promenade.
Numerous
special effects were created for this attraction to enhance
the experience. In addition, one of the highlights of Borg
Invasion 4-D™ is an original 3-D film, featuring
Robert Picardo (The Doctor), Alice Krige (Borg Queen) and
Kate Mulgrew (Admiral Janeway).
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| Artist's
concept of Borg Invasion 4-D™ featuring
a 3-D Star Trek® film choreographed with a steady
cam stereo shot with real-time 3-D playback, sensory
effects and live actors. The attraction opens in March
2004 at Star Trek: The Experience® inside the Las
Vegas Hilton. |
Borg
Invasion 4-D™ marks the first time Star Trek®
fans will be able to experience their beloved universe in
3-D (4-D!) "reality." The attraction features
numerous sensory effects, choreographed with the 3-D film
and a live-action steady cam stereo shot with real-time
3-D onscreen playback, greatly enhancing the viewers' experience.
Borg
Invasion 4-D™ takes Star Trek® to new heights
with an edgier and darker environment. Borg Invasion 4-D™
is a separate entertainment attraction at Star Trek: The
Experience® that allows visitors to truly become a part
of the Star Trek® environment by utilizing their sense
of sight, sound and touch. Guests will be able to enjoy
one or both attractions at The Experience.
"Star
Trek® fans will be thrilled with this new attraction
for the same reasons they love Star Trek® - great action,
characters and storylines," says Alexander Weber, Jr.,
CEO of Paramount Parks. "However, the best thing about
this new attraction is that it will not only satisfy the
most enthusiastic Star Trek® fan but it will also offer
an exciting experience to those visitors that aren't as
familiar with the series."
Grand
Opening "Borg Ball" Party will be at midnight
March 18
Borg Invasion 4-D™ will kickoff with a Borg
Ball from midnight to 3 a.m., March 18, 2004, at the Las
Vegas Hilton. A limited number of guests will be among the
first to be assimilated!
Unlimited
rides all night long!
• Enjoy open bar with all of Quark’s specialty
drinks, premium cocktails and bubbling ales!
• Lavish hors d’oeuvre buffet!
• Dancing to a live DJ!
• Gift bag to include: limited edition commemorative
t-shirt, commemorative photo and commemorative VIP lanyard!
Price
is $299 per person and pre-registration is necessary. A
Borg
Ball registration form is available at the Star Trek:
The Experience® Web site. You must be 21 to attend the
Grand Opening Party, with valid photo ID. All tickets will
be considered non-refundable once purchased. See terms and
conditions listed on the registration form. Deadline for
purchase will be March 12, 2004, based on availability.
Star
Trek: The Experience®
Star Trek: The Experience® at the Las Vegas Hilton is
a 65,000-square foot attraction featuring several different
components. The original attraction is a 22-minute entertainment
experience complete with live interaction and a motion base
simulator ride. The History of the Future Museum highlights
the Star Trek® television series and films and includes
actual props, weaponry, spacecraft and various award-winning
masks and costumes used in filming. Deep Space Nine is a
promenade featuring Quark's Bar & Restaurant and the
Promenade shops, housing the world's largest collection
of Star Trek® memorabilia and collectibles.
Quark's
Restaurant
Visitors may also filter into the Cardassian themed
restaurant, accommodating 200, to continue their intergalactic
gustatory adventure. Sit in the midst of a gigantic starfield,
with lifesize spacecraft hovering above, while true-to-space
details are everywhere, including a Plasma Plate wall. Unique
plateware and flatware of the future round-out the other
- worldly décor with triangular shaped plates and
futuristic cutlery. Guests have an extensive menu to choose
from, including Pre-Launch Sequence (appetizers), Between
The Decks (stellar sandwiches), Little Green Salads, A Pizza
the Action (all pizzas are triangular-shield shaped), Command
Decisions (entrees), The Final Frontier (desserts), and
the Cadet menu, a galactic children's menu.
Some
of Quark's favorites on the restaurant menu include
- The
Wrap of Khan: Twentieth century conqueror Khan Noonian
Singh was no chicken, but boy did he love his chicken
fajita wrap. All chickens have been genetically engineered
to taste their best;
- Glop
on a Stick: Also known as jumja, this station treat looks
an awful lot like a corn dog served with fries.
- Moogie's
Choice Pasta: The profits have been rolling in for this
recipe of Ishka (wife of the late Keldar, mother to Quark
and Rom, and confidante of Grand Nagus Zek himself). She
knows her pasta!
Prices
range from $3.50 to $6.95 for appetizers, $7.95 to $9.50
for sandwiches, $4.25 to $10.50 for salads, $12.95 to $18.50
for entrees and $3.50 to $5.75 for desserts.
Star
Trek: The Experience® is open daily from 11 a.m. to
11 p.m.
Paramount
Parks
Paramount Parks, headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is a
leading developer and operator of world-class theme parks
and location-based entertainment attractions, entertaining
more than 13 million guests annually. The company currently
owns and operates five of the most popular theme parks in
North America including: Paramount's Kings Island in Cincinnati,
Ohio; Paramount's Kings Dominion in Richmond, Va.; Paramount's
Great America in Santa Clara, Calif); Paramount's Carowinds
in Charlotte, N.C.; and Paramount Canada's Wonderland in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The company manages Bonfante Gardens
horticultural family theme park in Gilroy, Calif. and Terra
Mitica theme park in Benidorm, Valencia, Spain. Paramount
Parks is part of the Viacom Entertainment Group.
Images
™, ® and © Paramount Pictures. Star Trek®
is a registered trademark of Paramount Pictures. All Rights
Reserved. Used by permission.
World
3-D Film Expo Nominated for a Rondo Award as Best Fan Event
Fans
can submit votes to select the winners in several categories
 3-D
fans are invited to place a vote for the World 3-D Film
Expo as the Best Fan Event of 2003 in the Second Annual
Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards. The World 3-D Film Expo,
held in September 2003 in Hollywood, is a nominee in the
Best Fan Event Category.
The
3-D community is also able to make a "write-in"
votes. Cast a write-in vote in the Best DVD Extra Category
for Festival
of 3-D Movie Trailers. The DVD, that was sold as
a souvenir at the World 3-D Film Expo and online, features
12-minutes of actual 3-dimension footage. The
Festival of 3-D Movie Trailers DVD was featured in
the September 2003 issue of 3-D Review Online Magazine.
Cast
a write-in vote in the Best Book Category for the World
3-D Film Expo Souvenir Book. The book, that was
sold as a souvenir at the World 3-D Film Expo and online,
features 3-D photos and background on the films featured
at the expo. The
World 3-D Film Expo Souvenir Book was featured in
the September 2003 issue of 3-D Review Online Magazine.
Cast
a write-in vote in the Best Web Site Category for 3-D
Review Online Magazine October
2003 Halloween Issue. As a special Halloween
treat, the October issue of 3-D Review Online Magazine
presented classic 3-D monster information.
The
Rondos are designed to recognize excellence and achievement
in all parts of classic horror fandom, with a particular
eye to research and criticism that advances the genre. The
awards originated in 2002 at America Online's Classic Horror
Film Boards, but you don't have to be an American Online
member to vote. This award is open to everyone in fandom.
Just
type the category and the name of the nominee you are voting
for
You
don't have to vote in every category, but the sponsors are
asking for a name to accompany the ballot. Your e-mail address
or your vote will be shared with no one, so feel free to
vote for whomever you'd like, even yourself. Remember, this
isn't just about favorites, it is about the best work produced
in 2003.
Some
winners will receive an actual Rondo Hatton statuette and
the winner's list will be circulated widely at American
Online's CHFB, selected websites and at the newly-created
rondoaward.com Web site.
Here
are the 2003 nominees:
Best
Fan Event
- World
3-D Film Expo, American Cinematheque, in L.A., 33
features, 21 shorts
- Edison's
1910 Frankenstein on the big screen at Loew's Jersey
(Fort Lee Film Commission)
- Fly
reunion featuring David Hedison, Brett Halsey, Memphis
Film Festival
- Hammer
heroines remember Peter Cushing, hosted by Joe Bob
Briggs at Monster-Mania Convention
- It
Came from Beneath the Seat: A Personal Tribute to Ray
Harryhausen, film remembrance presented by Dave Conover
at WonderFest
- Premiere
of Dr. Horror's Erotic House of Idiots at Thalia
Theater, NYC
- Restoration
of Tortoise and the Hare short by Harryhausen,
Seamus Walsh and Mark Caballero
- Storytime
with the Carpathian,
children's event at various conventions
- Tribute
to Gary Svehla's 40 years in fandom by editors, writers
at Fanex
- Or
write in another choice
Best
DVD Extra
- Write
in vote for Festival of 3-D Movie Trailers
- Michael
F. Blake commentaries, Lon Chaney Collection
- Bradbury/Harryhausen
interview, An Unfathomable Friendship, Beast from
20,000 Fathoms
- David
Stuart Davies commentary, Sherlock Holmes Collection
Vol. 1
- Christopher
Lee, Jess Franco, Harry Alan Towers documentaries, Christopher
Lee Box Set
- Scott
MacQueen commentary, Phantom of the Opera
- Original
squid battle, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
- Stop-motion
extras, The Black Scorpion
- Tom
Weaver and Didier Chatelain documentary about Herman Cohen,
Horrors of the Black Museum
- Or
write in another choice
Visit
the official Rondo
Awards Web site to find out the nominees in the other
categories:
- Best
Movie
- Best
Television Presentation
- Best
Classic DVD Release
- Best
Restoration
- Best
Book
- Best
Magazine
- Best
Article
- Best
Cover
- Best
Web Site or Message Board
- Best
Convention
- Best
CD
- Best
Toy, Figure or Model
- Count
Alucard's Best Controversy of the Year
- DVD
Company of the Year
- Classic
Most in Need of a DVD Release
- Writer
of the Year
- Monster
Kid of the Year
Remember
to include your real name for the vote to count. Voting
closes at midnight on the night of Friday, February 13!
To vote, send an e-mail with your real name and cut and
paste the following information to taraco@aol.com:
- Best
DVD Extra
Festival of 3-D Movie Trailers - 12 minutes of classic
3-D movie footage
- Best
Book
World 3-D Film Expo Souvenir Book by Daniel Symmes
- Best
Fan Event
World 3-D Film Expo
- Best
Web Site
3-D Review Online Magazine October 2003 Halloween Issue
View-Master®
Plant in Beaverton Oregon Could be Torn Down for Redevelopment
 Cascade
Plaza expansion would redevelop the controversial site
by Kevin Harden - Beaverton
Valley Times
The
old Mattel/View-Master® plant on Southwest Hall Boulevard
could be torn down to make room for a large expansion of
the Cascade Plaza shopping center.
Harsch
Investment Properties Inc. of Portland has approached the
city with a proposal to redevelop the controversial site
into new shops and storage units. The proposal includes
demolition of the vacant manufacturing plant and construction
on about 6.71 acres that are the focus of a $3.45 million,
30-year state environmental cleanup.
Representatives
of Harsch Investments were scheduled to meet this week with
city planners to discuss the proposal that includes adding
87,000 square feet of new retail space to Cascade Plaza
and building a two-story 48,000-square-foot storage building
at the north end of the property.
CSCB
Architects of Portland, which is designing the project,
submitted the proposal in mid-December. In addition to the
new retail buildings, the company expects to add 337 new
parking spaces to the shopping center’s 560-space lot.
There
is no estimate of the project’s cost.
Harsch
Investment Properties representatives will discuss the proposal
Jan. 15 with the Greenway Neighborhood Association Committee.
The company has not yet applied for a permit to build the
project. All discussions are in the preliminary stages prior
to development.
Company
representative Mary Ann Kolen said Harsch Investments was
“exploring options” to expand Cascade Plaza, but
had not yet acquired all the property necessary for the
project. The company also was “looking at the possibility”
of buying the Mattel/View-Master® site, but also had
not purchased the land, she said.
Other
company representatives declined to discuss the proposed
project.
 Hall
Street Associates of Seattle owns the View-Master® plant
site. It has been vacant since May 2001.
Cascade
Plaza is a 148,954-square-foot shopping center on Southwest
Cascade Avenue across Highway 217 from Washington Square.
Its large stores are Burlington Coat Factory, David’s
Bridal, Linens ’n Things and a Powell’s Books.
Harsch
Investment Properties has owned the shopping center for
about five years. The Portland company also owns more than
100 properties in six western states. Its portfolio includes
15 million square feet of office, industrial and retail
development and 2,500 units of multifamily housing.
According
to a preliminary site plan, construction of the new Cascade
Plaza retail space would be stretched north from the existing
buildings and curve around an enlarged parking lot where
the View-Master® plant now sits.
 Nearly
all of the old plant would have to be demolished under the
proposal. Part of one building would be preserved for parking
near the new storage facility.
Demolition
of the View-Master® plant probably would not pose an
environmental problem, even though the site’s groundwater
has been contaminated for decades with the solvent trichloroethylene
(TCE), said Bruce A. Gilles, project manager for the state
Department of Environmental Quality. “We
always envisioned the site being redeveloped at some point,”
Gilles said.
DEQ
and Mattel have worked for several years to clean up the
TCE contaminated water under the site. The state and nine
property owners, including Harsch Investment Properties,
reached an agreement in October 2002 that created the $3.45
million, 30-year cleanup plan.
Under
the plan, anyone who owns the plant site assumes the responsibility
for the cleanup. It also forbids the new owners from drilling
a new well or using the groundwater, something that isn’t
likely in the new development, Gilles said.
TCE,
a colorless liquid used for decades to degrease industrial
equipment, seeped for years into the groundwater around
the plant. Thousands of employees who worked at the plant
making View-Master® viewers, first for GAF then for
Tyco and Mattel, drank water contaminated with the solvent
from 1952 until 1980.
Tests
of the water supply near the site in March 1998 found TCE
levels hundreds of times higher than thought safe for humans.
Exposure to high concentrations of TCE can cause cancers
and other illnesses.
State
health officials are working with former View-Master®
employees to study the effects of the exposure. Mattel,
which has owned the site since 1997, maintains a one-person
office in Tigard to provide information and limited medical
testing for former plant employees.
Former
View-Master® employees also have formed the group Victims
of TCE Exposure, or VOTE, to press for more and better medical
treatment and testing. The group also has hinted at a possible
lawsuit against the plant’s owners because of the exposure.
Dan
Nottage, general manager of Mattel Portland, the last official
employee of the plant, said he felt a sentimental attachment
to the buildings, but would rather see the area be redeveloped.
“This is probably the best thing for the landlord to
do with the site,” said Nottage, who worked at the
View-Master® plant from 1978 to 2001. “It’s
not much good as it is for most uses. “Personally,
I’d be happy to see it developed into something that
could be useful. I would miss it from a work history relationship.
But actually, I would be very happy to see it put to a more
beneficial use.”
Harsch
Investment Properties also would not need DEQ permission
to redevelop the property, he said. The company would have
to manage some petroleum contamination under one of the
buildings, but that could be accomplished without disrupting
much of the project, Gilles said. “In circumstances
like this, it’s not uncommon for the parties redeveloping
contaminated properties to talk with us about what to do,”
he said.
Editor's
note: View-Master® sold the plant in the the mid-1980s,
then rented back the space. Thanks to Mary Ann Sell for
this information.
Ocean
Wonderland 3-D
 Ocean
Wonderland 3-D is the first 3-D Large Format underwater
movie entirely shot using digital technology.
Thanks
to this technology, the film was shot almost entirely with
natural light, thus showing for the first time the underwater
world as it exactly is. This
is the closest you can get to dive without being there!
Shot
on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and in the Bahamas,
Ocean Wonderland 3-D brings to you the amazing beauty of
the many varieties of coral and the immense diversity of
the marine life thriving there.
The
mission of the film is to underline the crucial ecological
role of coral reefs play in maintaining the well being of
our planet, and to point out and warn against the dangers
that are destroying the world's coral reefs.
The Executive
Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP),
Klaus Toepfer, articipated in the global launch of the film
in Boston.
Mr.
Toepfer, a United Nations Under-Secretary-General attended
the world premiere of the visually stunning new movie, Ocean
Wonderland 3-D, in order to drive home the message that
the world's valuable and beautiful coral reefs are under
increasing threat from activities such as dynamite fishing,
pollution and climate change.
"All
over the world, coral reefs are under assault," said
Mr. Toepfer. "They are rapidly being degraded by human
activities. They are over-fished, bombed and poisoned. They
are smothered by sediment, and choked by algae growing on
nutrient rich sewage and
fertilizer run-off. They are damaged by irresponsible tourism
and are being severely stressed by the warming of the world's
oceans. Each of these pressures is bad enough in itself,
but together, the cocktail is proving lethal."
"Today
there is a new urgency to protect and conserve these important,
valuable and seductively beautiful habitats," Mr. Toepfer
continued. "I am therefore delighted that Ocean Wonderland
3-D has been made. Such an outstanding film can only serve
to raise awareness further about the moral, economic and
environmental imperatives for saving the world's coral reefs.
We must ensure that this unique ecosystem continues to feed,
protect and dazzle us and our descendants, for generations
to come."
Ocean
Wonderland 3-D was produced in collaboration with UNEP.
The film shows the immense diversity of the marine life
on the reefs and the amazing beauty of the many varieties
of coral living there. It also illustrates the dangers threatening
and destroying the world's coral reefs. The message is clear:
if these threats are not eliminated
today then our children may never see the amazing beauty
of coral reefs, except perhaps in books or museums.
Even
though they occupy less than one tenth of one percent of
the world's oceans, coral reefs are vital for fisheries,
coastal protection, tourism and wildlife.
Often
referred to as the "rainforests of the oceans",
coral reefs host an extraordinary variety of marine plants
and animals (perhaps up to 2 million) including one quarter
of all marine fish species. It has been estimated that only
about 10 per cent of these species have been described by
scientists.
Coral
reefs offer countless benefits to humans, including supplying
compounds for medicines. AZT, a treatment for people with
HIV infections is based on chemicals extracted from a Caribbean
reef sponge and more than half of all new cancer drug research
focuses on marine organisms.
Coral
reefs are also an important source of food for hundreds
of millions of people. They also provide income and employment
through tourism, and marine recreation, and export fisheries,
and for many coastal villages, and some entire nations are
the only source of this income and employment.
UNEP
believes Ocean Wonderland 3-D will make a major contribution
to marine conservation efforts worldwide and will use the
film as part of its wider public awareness efforts for coral
preservation.
In response
to a call for action from coral experts, UNEP helped set
up the International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN).
ICRAN, another supporter of Ocean Wonderland 3-D, aims to
transform reefs that are in a marginal condition into ones
that are beacons of best practice in terms of environmentally
and people-friendly management - habitats that balance the
need for conservation with the genuine needs of local people
for incomes and food.
Ocean
Wonderland 3-D, the first Large Format movie entirely shot
using new digital technology, was produced by 3-D Entertainment.
The film premiered at the Simons IMAX Theatre of the New
England Aquarium in Boston.
3
Days of 3-D Film Festival to unspool Feb. 27 - 29, 2004,
in New York
 3
Days of 3-D will present 10 of the best classic films made
during the 1950s in the miracle of Third Dimension, including
Kiss Me Kate, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Dial "M"
for Murder, It Came From Outer Space, Gorilla at Large,
Inferno, Miss Sadie Thompson, Robot Monster, Gun Fury and
House of Wax.
You'll
see big stars such as Rita Hayworth, Vincent Price, Grace
Kelly, Rhonda Fleming, Rock Hudson, Howard Keel, Donna Reed,
Kathryn Grayson and Raymond Burr all so close that you'll
feel you can reach out and touch them! On each program will
be a selection of ultra-rare 3-D short subjects, including
Bugs Bunny, The Three Stooges, Casper the Friendly Ghost
and many more.
The
Lafayette Theatre is a vintage, fully-renovated 1,000-seat
1924 movie palace and was one of the first theatres in Rockland
County equipped to show 3-D films in mid-1953, but hasn't
shown a 3-D film since October of that year. All of these
films will be presented in genuine, double-system 3-D, the
best method of all, using special Polarized viewing glasses
and two projectors running with interlock synchronization.
The
polarized method of 3-D presentation assures you of bright
and clear images with no color distortion! The Lafayette
Theatre is proud to be the only movie palace on the East
Coast to bring a full weekend of dimensional entertainment
to its patrons.
 Doom
Town is one of the films in the festival having its
first ever 3-D showing in New York. Doom Town, showing
with Inferno, shows the dramatic effects of a nuclear test
blast. Rarely shown, even in 1953, this 13-minute black
and white short covers all aspects of the test blast on
May 17, 1953. As an added bonus, this presentation will
include newly discovered and declassified footage of the
aftermath of the blast, all never-before-seen in 3-D! Editors
note: Read more about Doom
Town in the January
2004 issue of 3-D Review Online Magazine.
Individual
tickets are priced at $8 for each show and will be available
at the Lafayette Theatre Box Office approximately one hour
before showtime.
Advance
tickets are available the Lafayette Theatre Web site. Friday
Passes are $15, Saturday and Sunday Passes are $30 each.
The Full Festival pass is $65.
Lord
of the Rings - The Two Towers Fell Free Magazine 3-D Cover
 Little
is known about this film magazine from Thailand, titled
Fell Free with Films. The magazine featured a Lord
of the Rings - The Two Towers 3-D cover. Only the cover
was in 3-D. The magazine was published in December 2002.
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