I was part of the crew that converted the film from 2-D to 3-D and I was wondering what people thought of the movie. When I was converting clips, I had no audio so all I got was the video. I'm definitely going to see it just to see the kind of job our crew did, but will I actually like it?
shareI haven't seen the movie. I'm just wondering what you mean by "converting from 2D to 3D". Wasn't the movie filmed with 2 cameras in the first place? Can you give some details about the (new?) method Cameron used in this movie?
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That poster does indeed seem to be full of shinola.
The movie was shot on Cameron's new high definition 3-D camera system (basically a dual Sony F950 rig, with an ingenious system which racks the convergence point in sync with the focus.
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Thanks for the info. Indeed, I already read somewhere else about the system syncing with the focus.
I only saw the movie on DVD (and was very disappointed... see my review) so I don't know how impressive the 3D was.
Will Cameron's 3D revolution work? hmm, if it was anyone else I'd have said: "no way"; but since it's Cameron - who knows?
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Cameron has already said he'll never shoot another 2D film again.
Indeed, his next feature will be in 3D (Battle Angel).
The focus/convergence sync is sheer genius. Before, 3D films had to be in focus pretty much throughout the frame and the convergence point was at a fixed distance, giving the viewer more "freedom" to roam within the frame.
Of course, that's not good for a storyteller, because one must be able to influence where the viewer is looking at any given moment. Frame composition, lighting and motion play their vital roles, but focus pulling is an enormous help in that respect and many consider it a vital tool, so to give that up is to limit ones choices as a director. Directors like having more than one tool, because variety keeps the audience awake.
I saw Ghosts of the Abyss (the first movie shot using this new system) in 3D and it was amazing. The "look here" aspect of the focus pulling was a little weird at first, but when I simply relaxed my eyes and stopped fighting it, I enjoyed the experience more than any 3D experience I'd seen up until then.
I didn't get a chance to see this one in 3D due to boneheaded decision by the distributor, whose manager told me personally that he felt it was a better strategy to open this film in small markets and then expand into big markets - I'm in Los Angeles - needless to say the movie never made it out of the smaller markets and I chalk that one up to the sheer stupidity of the distribution designer.
As far as the new "3D Revolution"... well, we'll see.
Cameron can certainly put his muscle behind it, and with Lucas converting all 6 Star Wars films to 3D using a new "dimensionalization" process, and with Peter Jackson considering the same process for King Kong, I'd say the future looks brighter for 3D than ever before.
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I saw Aliens of The Deep last weekend and it was pretty good. I'm not too interested in the under-the-ocean stuff however, but i did enjoy the parts that they added in about Europa! I'm a space nut! The movie was fair, i wish they would've spent more time showing the actual "sea life" rather than the scientists' lives. But I still had a fun time!
shareDid you see Space Station 3-D? I thought that was great.
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to be honest i thought it was a bit dull. ive seen most 3D imax films ( the 3D transfer of the filmed sequences was definatly the best ive seen)....but as always, 3D animation ALWAYS works better on Imax, its much more controlled and the 3D effects can be used fully to the extreme. these animated moments of this film will always standout because they are the most visually striking parts in an extremely visual medium.
to be honest, i dont wanna see anymore documentaries by the guy who brought me Aliens! i wanna see huge action films with loads of explosions and *beep* i want wild rides not slow mo fish that im not even told the name of.