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OSCA test (The Three Stooges)
Background
The Three Stooges were a vaudeville comedy team active from 1922 to 1970. Its best known lineup was Moe Howard (1922-1970), Larry Fine (1928-1970), and Jerome "Curly" Howard (1932-1946). Other Stooges throughout its history included Shemp Howard (1923-1932, 1946-1955), Joe Besser (1956-1958), and "Curly-Joe" DeRita (1958-1970).
Between 1934 and 1959, The Three Stooges starred in 190 short subjects for Columbia Pictures.
1st Intro (July 13, 1934-April 30, 1936)
Logo: The 1928-1936 Columbia Pictures logo plays, fading into the title card.
Visuals:
- Moe, Larry, and Curly look at the viewer, with Curly's right hand on his chin, against a rectangular backdrop. The words "THE THREE STOOGES" are arched above them, with the O's in "STOOGES" connected together. Above the text are the words "COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATION" with "presents" below, and below the Stooges is the word "IN". Moe, Larry, and Curly's (spelled "Curley") names pop in, in smaller rectangles.
- The short's title card plays, consisting of the name of the short, an illustration of one or all of the Stooges related to the short, and the copyright notice "COPYRIGHT (year) BY COLUMBIA PICTURES CORP. HARRY COHN, PRES." Occasionally other starring actors are also credited.
- The other credits (e.g. directing, writing) play out in one slide, along with the logo for the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA).
Variant: In 2004, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment released several colorized Stooges shorts on DVD. The title card features a blue background and yellow text.
Technique: The Stooges themselves are photographs, with the rest of the image being a matte painting. The names cutting in are accomplished using editing and compositing.
Audio:
- 1934-1935: The opening theme of the short.
- 1935-1936: An arrangement of "Listen to the Mocking Bird" by Louis Silvers.
