Movies in 3D - cash cow or cool beans?
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DeZmond
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For me, the benefits brought by the 3D tech are outweighed by the glasses and the eye strain caused.
A perfect example are the scenes in the control room early on in the film - the camera is at the back of the room, and in between the camera and the actors are several banks of monitors at different depths. This short scene caused more strain than any other because there were literally about 5 layers that are 100% sharp focus, and the objects in each layer were quite large (obstructing the view of the actors as they moved). And not to mention that I was a little confused as to where I should focus my eye due to so many different layers being presented at once.
Current 3D technology is, to me at least, a digital equivalent of a pop-up book. Which is to say, I don't think that it adds anything significant to the movie experience (at least right now). Guess I'll just have to wait for the holographic displays...
A perfect example are the scenes in the control room early on in the film - the camera is at the back of the room, and in between the camera and the actors are several banks of monitors at different depths. This short scene caused more strain than any other because there were literally about 5 layers that are 100% sharp focus, and the objects in each layer were quite large (obstructing the view of the actors as they moved). And not to mention that I was a little confused as to where I should focus my eye due to so many different layers being presented at once.
Current 3D technology is, to me at least, a digital equivalent of a pop-up book. Which is to say, I don't think that it adds anything significant to the movie experience (at least right now). Guess I'll just have to wait for the holographic displays...
Panda with issues...
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Ghostwolf67
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I never got how you could hope against hope for something. Doesnt that make anti-hope? Isnt that bad?
I agree almost 100% with DeZmond. The stuff about having to focus on different layers and being confused what you should be looking at has happened to me alot too.
From a 'film is art' point of view at the end of the day that is pretty terrible. The cameraman (or cg artist) is focussing on something in the firstplace to give you the focus of the scene. Crap starts popping up and making your brain work overtime to interpret just throws immersion clean out the window and ruins the scene. (unless its a crappy 3d gorno and an axe flies out at you or something but then again there isnt much scene/immersion there anyway. I mean come on, the script probably reads end of act 4 scene 2 'cue 3-d axe' For movies like that i just turn my 'films are art' part of my brain off and enjoy them for the violent slug fest they are.)
thatbloke
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Ok so I saw Avatar in 3D on Wednesday night... and I must say that I thought it was awesome.
The movie was good, the 3D was good, and only helped to add to the atmosphere in my opinion.
At no point did I ever seem to have any problems deciding what to focus on, so I'm not sure where you lot are getting all these "issues" from.
I'll admit it could be better, but I wouldn't say that it was bad in any way
The movie was good, the 3D was good, and only helped to add to the atmosphere in my opinion.
At no point did I ever seem to have any problems deciding what to focus on, so I'm not sure where you lot are getting all these "issues" from.
I'll admit it could be better, but I wouldn't say that it was bad in any way
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elDiablo
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Toy Story 3 and Avatar? The Last Airbender (which I assume that thatbloke meant when he "the new avatar") is all dark and nasty due to post processing 3D.
thatbloke
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No I meant Avatar - they have re-released it in cinemas with like 8 mins of extra footage
Panda with issues...
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Haha, I thought Toy Story 3's 3d was awful, and just detracted from a great film.
I don't watch M.Night Shyamalan Films. He's a terrible director IMO. Everything he touches turns to crap.
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elDiablo
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No I meant Avatar - they have re-released it in cinemas with like 8 mins of extra footage
No way! Except that screams cash cow to me, so meh. If it's the first time you've seen it, then goodo! I doubt I'll go see it.
As for Toy Story 3, I thought the 3D effects weren't as "in your face" as avatar's (in that it would have still been a great film without them) but still added nicely to the experience. I found that Up in 3D was pretty poor though.
Panda with issues...
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Well, to be fair, why would you see it again?
The story was crap. The novelty wore off after the first 2 hours for me.
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elDiablo
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Truth.
Wol
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Wol
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just over 3 hours
pfft. bollocks to that!