Oz:TheTinWoodman'sDream

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  • Thisfilmisallthathassurvivedfromanunfinished/aband… Thisfilmisallthathassurvivedfromanunfinished/abandonedversionoftheWizardofOZbyHarrySmith.... Smith’sWizardofOzfilm(co-animatedwithJoanneZiprin)wouldhavechronologicallyfollowedhisHeavenandEarthMagic.Theprojectwasbegunintheearly1960sandreceivedmajorfinancialbackingfromaconsortium(whichincludedElizabethTaylor!).Thiswastobeawidescreenfilm,usinganumberofcolouredglassplatesinfrontofthelensatvaryingdistancesinordertocreatestrangeeffects.SmithdrewonanumberofsourcesinordertoproduceacabalisticenvironmentwithinwhichtheOzstorywouldunfold:theseincludedthedrawingsofHieronymousBosch,TibetanmandalasandsketchingsofmicroscopiclifebybiologistErnstHaeckel.Unfortunately,themajorbackerofthefilm,ArthurYoung,diedandtheprojectwasabandoned. ...Whatashame.Justimaginehowthefeaturelengthversionwouldhavebeenlike.