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

Nahh, as long as there are glasses it's not going anywhere.

Ian Wilson
Colortape Productions
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On 15/11/2009, at 7:45 AM, "Mark" <markraudonis@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I couldn't DISAGREE more!
>
> What you see as desperation, I see as innovation. And... I'm not
> talking about "Smell-o-vision here. 3D production and
> distribution is here to stay. The quality of the "viewing
> experience" has progressed to the point where it's just too good to
> ignore. The fact that you can now have a VERY GOOD 3 D
> presentation on your home 50" plasma means that theatrical venues
> aren't the ONLY distribution channel anymore. That alone will prop
> up many more 3D productions.
>
> In my opinion, 3D is going to become just another "style" of
> production. If the project merits it, then you'll choose to produce
> in 3D. Just like a filmmaker may choose to still shoot "Black and
> White" for effect. 3D will become a viable production choice...
> not just a marketing gimmick.
>
> As for the comment that 3D is "irrelevant to why people will
> continue to pay for premium entertainment..." that's just plain
> ignoring cinema history. Since the pioneering days of cinema, just
> about every technical innovation we now consider commonplace was
> originally touted as a "gimmick". Sound (talkies), Color,
> Cinemascope, THX audio, etc.
>
> There's plenty of reasons why people continue to pay for premium
> entertainment that have nothing to do with technical innovation, but
> to dismiss innovation as a significant factor is to ignore history.
>
> mark
>
>
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, David Dodson <davidadodson@...> wrote:
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>> I couldn't agree more. The current cult of 3D reeks of
>> desperation. Ultimately, 3D is irrelevant to why people will
>> continue to pay for premium entertainment -- in one way or another.
>>
>> D
>> David Dodson
>> davidadodson@...
>> 818-541-1225
>> 818-523-0905 mobile
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>> From: Terence Curren <tcurren@...>
>> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
>> Sent: Sat, November 14, 2009 11:46:56 AM
>> Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: Smoke on Mac update
>>
>>
>> PS: Paint me as a cynic but i don't think 3-D is going to "save"
>> the industry.
>>
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