Editing VistaVision (section)

==Legacy==
The camera numbered VistaVision #1 that was used on [[Cecil B. DeMille]]'s ''[[The Ten Commandments (1956 film)|The Ten Commandments]]'' and several [[Alfred Hitchcock]] films was offered at auction on September 30, 2015 by [[Profiles in History]] with an estimated value of US$30,000 to $50,000, with a winning bid of US$65,000.<ref name="HwdAuction74-VV1">{{cite book  | title = Hollywood Auction 74 | date = 2015 | publisher = [[Profiles in History]] | location = California | page = 419 | quote = Lot 1217. Historic Ten Commandments VistaVision #1 (VV1) motion picture camera. . . . VistaVision #1 (VV1) was the very first Mitchell VistaVision camera ever built, having started its service project, Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 epic ''The Ten Commandments'' and ten additional years of very difficult production as Hollywood moved out of the safety of sound stages into the rugged extremes of spectacular distant location productions. According to very limited surviving camera reports VV1 was one of six cameras on Alfred Hitchcock's ''Vertigo''. Included with the camera are: VV1 blimp in case (hand-built by studio craftsmen), lens shade kit for blimp with case, VV1 motor with case, a removable through-the-lens viewfinder system, VistaVision Mitchell geared head, Cooke Panchro lens and bellows, (2) vintage camera cases, (2) 1000-ft. magazine sets, lens shade kit with accessories, external viewfinder and Fearless camera dolly. Comes with a letter of provenance by Roy H. Wagner, ASC, who states, "The camera worked its way through every picture that Paramount ever did in VistaVision, and went on to do substantial visual effects work on films in the 1960s and 70s. . . . In the last 35 years I've never seen a VistaVision camera this complete." From the collection of Debbie Reynolds. EST US$30,000–$50,000 (winning bid US$65,000).}} (Auction took place September 30, 2015. Catalog 83MB PDF and Prices Realized List PDF available at [https://www.profilesinhistory.com/buyers/auction-archives/ ProfilesinHistory.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906204431/https://www.profilesinhistory.com/buyers/auction-archives/ |date=2015-09-06 }}.)</ref> Also offered at the same auction was VistaVision High Speed #1 (VVHS1), which was used to film the parting of the [[Red Sea]] in ''The Ten Commandments'' and [[Special effect|special effects]] for ''Star Wars'' (winning bid: US$60,000.)<ref name="HwdAuction74-VVHS1">{{cite book  | title = Hollywood Auction 74 | date = 2015 | publisher = [[Profiles in History]] | location = California | page = 505 | quote = Lot 1542. Mitchell VistaVision High Speed #1 (VVHS1) used on ''Star Wars''. Quite possibly the most influential and important motion picture camera in history, VistaVision High Speed #1's first project started with one of Hollywood's grandest illusions: the parting of the Red Sea in Cecil B. DeMille's ''The Ten Commandments'' (1956) (only two Mitchell VistaVision High Speed cameras were ever made). When 20th Century Fox was faced with the visual effects challenges of ''Star Wars'', the experts concurred that the VistaVision process was the best system available. Having not been properly maintained for over ten years, Paramount sent a large shipment of cameras for the visual effects team to sort through, of which VVHS1 played a very important part. George Lucas tasked Richard Edlund and his future-ILM effects wizards to use VVHS1 to photograph a great number of high-speed miniature effects shots, including the explosion of the Death Star, according to their own camera reports. Measures 31 in. long × 17 in. tall × 18 in. wide. Accompanied with original Mitchell geared head, original case (and spare VVHS2 case), lens shade kit with case, (2) 2,000-ft. magazines sets, external viewfinder with case, high speed motor in original case, backup high speed motor with original case, VistaVision studio power unit with original case and an additional original case with accessories. This camera started the VistaVision renaissance for using its unique capabilities for special effects that continued for two decades. . . . Comes with a letter of provenance from Roy H. Wagner, ASC. US$60,000–$80,000 (winning bid US$60,000).}} (Auction took place September 30, 2015. Catalog 83MB PDF and Prices Realized List PDF available at [https://www.profilesinhistory.com/buyers/auction-archives/ ProfilesinHistory.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906204431/https://www.profilesinhistory.com/buyers/auction-archives/ |date=2015-09-06 }}.)</ref>

The [[Red Digital Cinema|RED]] Monstro & V-Raptor 8K VV sensors are modern incarnations of the VistaVision film format. Cameras that utilize the Monstro sensor include the Red Ranger Monstro, DSMC2 Monstro<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dent |first=Steve |date=Oct 9, 2017 |title=Red's new flagship camera is the $80,000 Monstro 8K VV |url=https://www.engadget.com/2017-10-09-red-camera-8k-monstro-vv.html }}</ref> and the [[Panavision]] Millennium DXL & DXL2.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}} Cameras that utilize the V-Raptor 8K VV sensor include the Red V-Raptor and the Red V-Raptor XL.