Two stereoscopic 3-D events have been announced in the U.K., one virtual and the other to be attended in person (for the first time in what seems like forever!).

The first event on Weds 23rd September 2020 8pm – 9pm BST , is free and online via Youtube from the Science Museum, London for the U.K. release of the London Stereoscopic Company’s Cosmic Clouds 3-D book.

From the Science Museum:

“Legendary Queen guitarist, astrophysicist and founder of The London Stereoscopic Company Brian May joins Astronomy magazine’s editor David J Eicher and astrophotographer J-P Metsävainio, his co-creators of Cosmic Clouds 3-D, for what will be a fascinating discussion chaired by Science Museum Keeper of Collections Alison Boyle. The discussion will be accompanied by mesmerising imagery, which can be appreciated in 2-D, or in 3-D for those with a stereoscopic viewer.”

The event is free to join on YouTube Live by following this link

The second event is Friday 9th October 2020 7pm – 9.35pm BST as part of the Science and Media Museum, Bradford’s Widescreen Weekend. It’s an in-person attended event with a 3-D talk by Denis Pellerin of Dr. Brian May’s London Stereoscopic Company ‘Victorian Adventures in the Third Dimension’, followed by a screening of the Creature from the Black Lagoon 3-D. From the Science and Media Museum:

“Photo historian Denis Pellerin, from Dr. Brian May’s London Stereoscopic Company, explores early 3D cinema and reveals the revolutionary ways that the Victorians gave life to early photographs, adding colour and even movement.

When photography was first revealed to the world, people expressed disappointment that the images looked more like etchings due to the lack of natural colour. To enhance the experience, Victorians quickly developed a process of hand-tinting their images… but they were far from finished.

Denis will uncover how Victorians experimented with three dimensions, using the process of stereoscopy, and even tried, at a much earlier stage than is generally believed, to add movement and bring images to life. Discover how all this happened through some of the treasures in our museum collection.”

The Creature from the Black Lagoon 3-D will begin screening afterwards at 8.15pm. All the details and registration for this event can be found here. I probably don’t need to point this out but as there is a lot of uncertainty around events and cities at the moment in the U.K. please check for updates on the Museum’s website nearer the time to make sure it’s going ahead.

Fingers crossed we can finally start to get back together in person to enjoy the magic of stereoscopy, albeit cautiously with masks and lots of hand washing!

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