3D: The Latest Fad – Again?

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The fate of today’s accelerating 3D trend is an open question in my mind, and I am really hoping for guidance from  you on this one. On the one hand Panasonic (and others) will almost certainly be introducing simple and affordable 3D camcorders in the coming 18 months. The plastic mockup of Panasonic’s 12-bit AVC-Ultra camcorder based on the HPX170 model garnered many long covetous stares from NAB showgoers in 2009. The advent of 3D consumer plasma displays this year is surely another indicator that 3D is for real this time, and not just the province of the privileged few à la James Cameron’s Avatar. On the other hand there are so many technical and craft hurdles to overcome when shooting 3D, the complexity of processing the faux 3D images inside the brain lending itself to many unknown and unwelcome physiological effects beyond the well-recognized 3D Headache’ in audiences subject to unfused 3D imagery. Where are we going with this? Please tell me.

13 Comments

  • Sam from Hookless Shower Curtain , February 18, 2010

    James Cameron has definately made another winner this time. Avatar is brilliant, and although the actual plot is a bit rehashed, the movie experience more than makes up for this. Will we see a sequel? I hope so 🙂

  • admin , February 18, 2010

    Back to the future. Nearly half of the studio output this year will be 3D titles. One reason is the dwindling revenue stream from DVD and Blu-ray, which places a much greater emphasis on a movie’s initial theatrical release. Sort of like the pre-TV days of the 1930s when a movie’s theatrical release was all there was.

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  • Tony , April 26, 2010

    James Cameron has definately made another winner this time. Avatar is brilliant, and although the actual plot is a bit rehashed, the movie experience more than makes up for this. Will we see a sequel? I hope so 🙂

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  • Tony , April 28, 2010

    Back to the future. Nearly half of the studio output this year will be 3D titles. One reason is the dwindling revenue stream from DVD and Blu-ray, which places a much greater emphasis on a movie’s initial theatrical release. Sort of like the pre-TV days of the 1930s when a movie’s theatrical release was all there was.

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