Re: VDT in 3D?
Posted: Feb 03, 2010 10:50 pm
I'm bringing this back up, because even though nothing has been close to being confirmed, I feel like due to the recent success of Avatar, the threat (which is how I look at it) of VDT being converted to 3D is very real.
Warner Bros. announced today that they will be releasing Clash of the Titans, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Guardians of Ga'Hoole, and Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore in 3D. These are all films that were shot/are being shot in regular 2D, and will be converted to 3D in post production. Note that this technique is much different than what was done with Avatar and most other 3D films, which are shot with special 3D cameras. There has been a lot of negative feedback in the past about films that are converted to 3D after the fact, but WB seems to be very pleased with the conversion work done for Clash of the Titans.
Since Avatar has done so well at the box office, studios are really jumping onto the 3D bandwagon. Personally, I don't necessarily believe that Avatar did so well purely on the fact that it was in 3D. Sure the 3D did leaps to make the experience better, but I think audiences are smarter than to go out in hoards to see a movie purely because it is in 3D.
If Clash of the Titans and the 3D conversion experiment proves successful, I'm afraid that other studios will line up to convert their films into 3D, and unfortunately, FOX is notorious for undermining their directors' visions in favor of making films more "marketable," usually to adverse effect (see Kingdom of Heaven, Wolverine, and to some extent Taken).
Warner Bros. announced today that they will be releasing Clash of the Titans, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Guardians of Ga'Hoole, and Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore in 3D. These are all films that were shot/are being shot in regular 2D, and will be converted to 3D in post production. Note that this technique is much different than what was done with Avatar and most other 3D films, which are shot with special 3D cameras. There has been a lot of negative feedback in the past about films that are converted to 3D after the fact, but WB seems to be very pleased with the conversion work done for Clash of the Titans.
Since Avatar has done so well at the box office, studios are really jumping onto the 3D bandwagon. Personally, I don't necessarily believe that Avatar did so well purely on the fact that it was in 3D. Sure the 3D did leaps to make the experience better, but I think audiences are smarter than to go out in hoards to see a movie purely because it is in 3D.
If Clash of the Titans and the 3D conversion experiment proves successful, I'm afraid that other studios will line up to convert their films into 3D, and unfortunately, FOX is notorious for undermining their directors' visions in favor of making films more "marketable," usually to adverse effect (see Kingdom of Heaven, Wolverine, and to some extent Taken).