New Exhibition and Events from the Rolla Research Center
Lights, Camera, ROLLA!
Exhibition from October 1 to 31, 2024
Missouri S&T, Curtis Laws Wilson Library, 2nd Floor, Rolla, MO
Lights, Camera, ROLLA! explores the history of film in Rolla and Missouri, and its ties to Hollywood. Learn more about Technicolor innovator and MS&T Alumni Gerald Rackett and the invention of the Rotoscope film process developed by Rowe Carne in Rolla. This exhibition and special events in October are sponsored by the State Historical Society of Missouri and Missouri S&T Archives.
History of Rotoscope
Kathleen Seale, Coordinator of the Rolla and Springfield Research Centers
Tuesday, October 1, 5-7 p.m.
Missouri S&T, Curtis Laws Wilson Library, 2nd Floor (in person & Zoom; register to view on Zoom below)
Learn about Rowe Carney’s invention of the Rotoscope film process.
Lights, Camera, Action: Being in Documentaries
Dr. Larry Gragg
October 8, 5-7 p.m. Missouri S&T, Curtis Laws Wilson Library, 2nd Floor
(in person and on Zoom)
Learn about what happens behind the scenes of history documentaries.
Bringing Color to the Movies
by Missouri S&T Archivist Debra Griffith
October 29, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Rolla Public Library
Missouri S&T Archivist Debra Griffith will give a short talk on the work of MS&T alumni Gerald Racket who innovated several film techniques and became the vice president of Technicolor. Griffith’s talk will be followed by the 1939 feature film The Wizard of Oz, made possible by Racket’s work using Technicolor’s three-strip film process. Come for the talk and stay for a special screening of this classic film in technicolor!
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