Red: The Camera That Changed Hollywood
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Red: The Camera That Changed Hollywood
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#2Why is the Hobbit being filmed in 3D ?
If Red has made 3D more common then I regret that part happening, extra especially if it changes the script or action just to appeal to the effects.
Re: Red: The Camera That Changed Hollywood
#3Why is the Hobbit being filmed in 3D ? If Red has made 3D more common then I regret that part happening, extra especially if it changes the script or action just to appeal to the effects.
The strangest thing about the whole 3D cinema trend is that it seems to have sprung out of some anti-piracy / anti-home-cinema idea among the studios. I can't speak for everyone, but for me it is just another reason to wait and watch the film at home. Why would I want to watch a blurry, dim version of the film through a pair of glasses on top of my regular glasses? I did watch Avatar in 3D, and I regret doing so. It's a pure effect, one that adds nothing to the film and for me, detracts from the experience significantly enough to make me wait for the DVD release.
I can't figure out if Peter Jackson is genuinely excited about 3D or if he's in some kind of reality distortion field where 3D will save the art of cinema.
Re: Red: The Camera That Changed Hollywood
#4Why is the Hobbit being filmed in 3D ? If Red has made 3D more common then I regret that part happening, extra especially if it changes the script or action just to appeal to the effects.
The strangest thing about the whole 3D cinema trend is that it seems to have sprung out of some anti-piracy / anti-home-cinema idea among the studios. I can't speak for everyone, but for me it is just another reason to wait and watch the film at home. Why would I want to watch a blurry, dim version of the film through a pair of glasses on top of my regular glasses? I did watch Avatar in 3D, and I regret doing so. It'…
>I can't figure out if Peter Jackson is genuinely excited about 3D or if he's in some kind of reality distortion field where 3D will save the art of cinema.
I imagine he has no choice, that the studios stipulate he must use and promote 3D to get the funding. The studios want it, like you say, because they think it will encourage people to go to cinemas again.
If you saw Scorsese promoting his new flick recently on the Daily Show, he opined at length about the wonderful cinematographical benefits of 3D, and it didn't ring true at all. It definitely seemed like he was obliged, perhaps contractually, to say it.
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#5Will that fabulous sensor in the Red camera make it to the consumer market some day?
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#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
The strangest thing about the whole 3D cinema trend is that it seems to have sprung out of some anti-piracy / anti-home-cinema idea among the studios. I can't speak for everyone, but for me it is just another reason to wait and watch the film at home. Why would I want to watch a blurry, dim version of the film through a pair of glasses on top of my regular glasses? I did watch Avatar in 3D, and I regret doing so. It'…
>I can't figure out if Peter Jackson is genuinely excited about 3D or if he's in some kind of reality distortion field where 3D will save the art of cinema. I imagine he has no choice, that the studios stipulate he must use and promote 3D to get the funding. The studios want it, like you say, because they think it will encourage people to go to cinemas again. If you saw Scorsese promoting his new flick recently on th…
I saw Hugo in 3D and Martin Scorcese made it look _amazing_. I have never seen it look as good as he managed. I don't know how he comes across in interviews, but he is clearly a virtuoso with it in practice.
Re: Red: The Camera That Changed Hollywood
#7Why is the Hobbit being filmed in 3D ? If Red has made 3D more common then I regret that part happening, extra especially if it changes the script or action just to appeal to the effects.
The strangest thing about the whole 3D cinema trend is that it seems to have sprung out of some anti-piracy / anti-home-cinema idea among the studios. I can't speak for everyone, but for me it is just another reason to wait and watch the film at home. Why would I want to watch a blurry, dim version of the film through a pair of glasses on top of my regular glasses? I did watch Avatar in 3D, and I regret doing so. It'…
I've always really liked 3D movies when it's well done. I thought it really made Avatar more amazing and it gave Alice in Wonderland an even more other worldly effect. Most animated movies turn out really well too.
Of course, most movies aren't filmed with 3D in mind and it is crappily added in post. Those suck.
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
The strangest thing about the whole 3D cinema trend is that it seems to have sprung out of some anti-piracy / anti-home-cinema idea among the studios. I can't speak for everyone, but for me it is just another reason to wait and watch the film at home. Why would I want to watch a blurry, dim version of the film through a pair of glasses on top of my regular glasses? I did watch Avatar in 3D, and I regret doing so. It'…
>I can't figure out if Peter Jackson is genuinely excited about 3D or if he's in some kind of reality distortion field where 3D will save the art of cinema. I imagine he has no choice, that the studios stipulate he must use and promote 3D to get the funding. The studios want it, like you say, because they think it will encourage people to go to cinemas again. If you saw Scorsese promoting his new flick recently on th…
> I imagine he has no choice
I think so as well. Back when Guillermo del Toro was going to direct it, he posted in The One Ring forums saying they didn't any interest in 3D at the moment, but "If after AVATAR the market may change and demands are put upon us, etc that is in the future". http://newboards.theonering.net/forum/gforum/perl/gforum.cgi...
Re: Red: The Camera That Changed Hollywood
#9Why is the Hobbit being filmed in 3D ? If Red has made 3D more common then I regret that part happening, extra especially if it changes the script or action just to appeal to the effects.
The strangest thing about the whole 3D cinema trend is that it seems to have sprung out of some anti-piracy / anti-home-cinema idea among the studios. I can't speak for everyone, but for me it is just another reason to wait and watch the film at home. Why would I want to watch a blurry, dim version of the film through a pair of glasses on top of my regular glasses? I did watch Avatar in 3D, and I regret doing so. It'…
In the production video blogs he seems legitimately excited sometimes, and other times it's like the people on the blog are in a commercial for 3D. We do see Alan Lee and John Howe illustrating and story boarding in 3D which is cool.
As a side note, it's insane to watch those production videos: I remember Jackson saying they have 48 RED cameras (2 per rig), it shows them scouting locations in 5 helicopters, and it's amazing to see the amount of people and work going into making the movies.
First video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjMEYjCNGmg&feature=relat... (there are 4 so far, I believe)
Re: Red: The Camera That Changed Hollywood
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
The strangest thing about the whole 3D cinema trend is that it seems to have sprung out of some anti-piracy / anti-home-cinema idea among the studios. I can't speak for everyone, but for me it is just another reason to wait and watch the film at home. Why would I want to watch a blurry, dim version of the film through a pair of glasses on top of my regular glasses? I did watch Avatar in 3D, and I regret doing so. It'…
I've always really liked 3D movies when it's well done. I thought it really made Avatar more amazing and it gave Alice in Wonderland an even more other worldly effect. Most animated movies turn out really well too. Of course, most movies aren't filmed with 3D in mind and it is crappily added in post. Those suck.
Actually Alice in Wonderland's 3D was done in post.