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

I agree with Terry. Remember Cinerama.

Ian Wilson
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On 15/11/2009, at 10:22 AM, "Terence Curren" <tcurren@aol.com> wrote:

> 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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