What I'm getting at here is that 3d is supposed to be a immersion process that pulls you into the world and story. What I see happening is currently it only does a partial job.
On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 6:53 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > Not so sure I think so. I sat there "oohing" and "aahhing" with its usage > in "Avatar". in time I quit focusing on it, but its effect was still there. > Directors and FX people always say that, if the audience spends all their > time commenting on how cool the effects are, they've actually done a poor > job. The goal is to wow the audience, but make the effect a part of the > experience as a whole, not something the audience keeps focusing on > exclusively. If you keep saying "awesome 3D!", then the film isn't > successful in pulling you into that world; rather, it's been successful in > keeping you from being fully immersed as you comment on it. > It'd be akin to audiences in the '50s getting used to Technicolor. once > they accepted it, it became a part of the fabric of movies. If they spent > all their time talking about how cool it was, it's a distraction. > I think Cameron's got it right, and if we go too much on the "wow" factor, > it will take 3D down the wrong path. We'll get the equivalent of Michael Bay > films, where the FX and sound and action are over-the-top and bludgeon us, > rather than enfold us. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sunday, May 2, 2010 2:43:52 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] 3-D movies scheduled to come out in 2010 > > > > > I think that if 3d is to be "the next great thing" that it needs to be > pushed into the next level to make you say "Ooo! Ahhh! AWESOME!!!" > > On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 9:42 PM, Keith Johnson > <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > >> >> >> Actually, Cameron has said many times that "Avatar" was conceived of as a >> 3D movie. It was the lack of that tech--along with the motion capture tech >> and the ability to do realistic CGI--that delayed the movie by over a >> decade. He helped create new 3D technology with the WETA team, and spent a >> lot of time during production making sure the 3D glasses wouldn't hurt >> people's eyes. I think the irony is that, though he conceived of "Avatar" as >> a 3D film, to his mind that meant not making the 3D be too intrusive. He >> uses it to enhance the experience, and in a lot of ways I found it more >> powerful for just that reason. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> >> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Saturday, May 1, 2010 11:38:09 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] 3-D movies scheduled to come out in 2010 >> >> >> >> I don't think that there has been any movies that have specifically been >> written for 3d format. Even Avatar just has a few shots that had extra >> "twinkles" in it in some parts and some wide shots. We probably won't see a >> true 3d movie until another year or two from now. If at all. >> >> I think the director of "The Science of Sleep" may be close to writing >> that way. >> >> On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 6:07 PM, Keith Johnson >> <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> And the critical question is, how many of these films were conceived, >>> written, and filmed for 3D from the get-go? Even when they are, the overall >>> effect may be iffy, but if they are converted in the middle of the process >>> they're most certainly not going to be worth the extra dough... >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "brent wodehouse" <brent_wodeho...@thefence.us> >>> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >>> Sent: Saturday, May 1, 2010 2:59:54 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >>> Subject: [scifinoir2] 3-D movies scheduled to come out in 2010 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/movies+scheduled+come+2010/2971901/story.html >>> >>> 3-D movies scheduled to come out in 2010 >>> >>> By Brendan Kelly, The Gazette April 30, 2010 >>> >>> Shrek Forever After: May 21 >>> >>> Toy Story 3: June 18 >>> >>> The Last Airbender: July 2 >>> >>> Despicable Me: July 9 >>> >>> Cats & Dogs: Revenge of Kitty Galore: July 30 >>> >>> Step Up 3D: Aug. 6 >>> >>> Friday the 13th Part 2: Aug. 13 >>> >>> Piranha 3D: Aug. 27 >>> >>> Resident Evil: Afterlife: Sept. 10 >>> >>> Legends of the Guardians: Owls of Ga’hoole: Sept. 24 >>> >>> Alpha and Omega: Oct. 1 >>> >>> Jackass 3D: Oct. 15 >>> >>> Saw VII: Oct. 22 >>> >>> Megamind: Nov. 5 >>> >>> Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1): Nov. 19 >>> >>> Tangled: Nov. 24 >>> >>> The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: Dec. 10 >>> >>> Tron Legacy: Dec. 17 >>> >>> Yogi Bear: Dec. 17 >>> >>> Gulliver’s Travels: Dec. 22 >>> >>> © Copyright (c) The Montreal Gazette >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >> Mahogany at: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! 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