[Avid-L2] Re: 3D is here to stay!

Here are some reasons it will not do as well as the manufacturers are trying to hype us into believing.

1: Some percentage of the audience can't see it. I've heard numbers from 5 to 30 percent. And of those that can, some get sick from it if there are too many motion scenes.

2: It is incredibly difficult to do correctly. It isn't just bolting two cameras together and shooting like you always have. There is an art to adjusting, per shot, the distance between the two lenses (eyes) which establishes where your depth perception resolves. We do this automatically, move your finger towards your eye to see what I mean. Cameras don't do it automatically.

While this can also be adjusted in post to some degree, you will get nauseous after working for half an hour trying to tweak this.

3: They charge more at the theater. This isn't going to fly much longer as the novelty wears off.

4: Are you all ready to throw away your TVs again and buy yet another new set so you can watch 3D? And don't forget you have to wear the glasses the whole time.

5: What does it add to the story? I agree with David 100 percent that story is king. Just saw A Christmas Carol in 3D. The 3D was part of the story in the flying around scenes. I could even feel the slight lightheadedness as I "flew" close to rooftops, etc. Of course I experienced that exact same sensation when I first saw Empire Strikes Back and the guy was flying over the snow looking for Han Solo. Oh yeah, that was in 2D....

Those are just off the top of my head reasons. But a lot of folks are betting that this is going to get kids away from their World of Warcraft and run to a theater. Not me.

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