Comments on: Ray Bolger & Judy Garland – If I Only Had a Brain https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ray-bolger-judy-garland-if-i-only-had-a-brain/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 05:22:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: wayne https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ray-bolger-judy-garland-if-i-only-had-a-brain/#comment-1414649 Fri, 02 Jun 2023 05:22:32 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=95413#comment-1414649 Special Effects of The Wizard of Oz with Pioneer A. Arnold Gillespie
https://youtu.be/-JRhCs-F-9I
(2:18)

]]> By: Allan https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ray-bolger-judy-garland-if-i-only-had-a-brain/#comment-1414648 Fri, 02 Jun 2023 02:59:03 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=95413#comment-1414648 Thanks Phil. Interesting. Here is my UP arrow ^

]]> By: Phil Berardelli https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ray-bolger-judy-garland-if-i-only-had-a-brain/#comment-1414532 Wed, 31 May 2023 20:28:42 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=95413#comment-1414532 From what I’ve read and heard over the years, the “twister” scene was simple in concept but difficult and expensive to execute. Arnold Gillespie, the movie’s chief of special effects, built a 35-foot-tall set and hung a cylindrical frame covered with black muslin fabric from a small gantry on top and connected to a second assembly at the bottom. By manipulating the top and bottom components, and by spinning the cylinder, he could simulate the movement and appearance of the tornado. Then, using compressed air from the top, the crew blew Fuller’s earth through the cylinder, which escaped and simulated dust and debris. Last, they over-cranked the camera to slow down the action and make the tornado appear more distant and much larger. I think most would agree the process created a superlative effect, and it remains so even after all these years. Here’s a brief video of the early test footage: https://www.google.com/search?q=Wizard+of+Oz+tornado+how+it+was+made&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi8_sKAr6D_AhXoElkFHbXfBNQQ1QJ6BAg7EAE&biw=1366&bih=649&dpr=1#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:871ab9a5,vid:4_tS1pUIK3g

]]> By: Allan https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ray-bolger-judy-garland-if-i-only-had-a-brain/#comment-1414521 Wed, 31 May 2023 16:57:39 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=95413#comment-1414521 The witch of the north is the good one, as I remember, The witch of the east is the real trouble maker. Read into that what you may.

Never saw Wizard of Oz on the big screen, Alex. Back in the day it was a big deal when one of the networks played it once a year or so.
I was always fascinated by the tornado depiction – How realistic it is considering the level of special effect technology in 1939. I wonder if it was video of a real tornado super-imposed into the movie.

Analysis of this great classic is repeatable. Notice how it is the scare crow that comes up with the ideas, The cowardly lion is the bravest, and the tin man, without a heart, is the most empathetic…

]]> By: Alex Andrite https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ray-bolger-judy-garland-if-i-only-had-a-brain/#comment-1414515 Wed, 31 May 2023 16:25:23 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=95413#comment-1414515 Local cinema has two days when they offer “blasts from the past” for just a couple of bucks.
Saw OZ last week, enjoyed it. During the credits they offered the first cut of the scarecrow with commentary.
I agree with Phil, that the first cut was a little off towards the slapstick, also it was longer than necessary.
Th final rendition is best.

Great to see the OZ on the big screen.

]]> By: Phil Berardelli https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ray-bolger-judy-garland-if-i-only-had-a-brain/#comment-1414510 Wed, 31 May 2023 15:30:57 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=95413#comment-1414510 I wonder if you’ve seen the extended version of that song, (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcwnwXiW8t8). If used as the final take, it could have shifted the mood of the movie toward slapstick. Maybe it didn’t quite fit and was better omitted in favor of the final cut, but it’s delightful in its own right.

]]> By: James Street https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ray-bolger-judy-garland-if-i-only-had-a-brain/#comment-1414474 Wed, 31 May 2023 04:03:21 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=95413#comment-1414474 I go back and forth on J.K. Rowling. I’ve never read any of her books and didn’t see any of the Harry Potter movies until the 4th or 5th one came out on DVD. I was impressed by that one and went back and watched them all. A brilliant story of good versus evil.

On the other hand there has been a big uptick in witchcraft and satanism in recent years and I wonder if she is responsible for some of that.

On the other hand I follow her on Twitter and she’s a brave defender of women against trannies and men in women’s sports.

]]> By: Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ray-bolger-judy-garland-if-i-only-had-a-brain/#comment-1414469 Wed, 31 May 2023 03:22:17 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=95413#comment-1414469 In reply to Mitch S..

Mitch S. True, there was a good witch. I should have been clearer. At that time people actually understood the difference between good and evil.

]]> By: John https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ray-bolger-judy-garland-if-i-only-had-a-brain/#comment-1414467 Wed, 31 May 2023 03:04:58 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=95413#comment-1414467 For what it’s worth, I think you have a brane. :)

]]> By: Mitch S. https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ray-bolger-judy-garland-if-i-only-had-a-brain/#comment-1414466 Wed, 31 May 2023 03:01:41 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=95413#comment-1414466 “witches were the bad guys, not the heroes.”
There was a good witch too – was the movie ahead of it’s time?!

]]> By: wayne https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ray-bolger-judy-garland-if-i-only-had-a-brain/#comment-1414463 Wed, 31 May 2023 02:19:16 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=95413#comment-1414463 The Wizard of Oz –
Dorothy meets the Scarecrow
synced w/ ‘Brain Damage’ and ‘Eclipse’
https://youtu.be/nYYMnfnN93Q
5:57

]]> By: judd https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ray-bolger-judy-garland-if-i-only-had-a-brain/#comment-1414458 Wed, 31 May 2023 01:32:47 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=95413#comment-1414458 Some days i feel like that.

“… and i won’t try to manage things because i can’t think.”

If only there weren’t so many, who can’t think, trying to manage things.

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