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     Rrrob (Rrrrob) Senior Member Username: Rrrrob Post Number: 234 Registered: 5-2006 Rating: N/A |
I am pretty snobby when it comes to simulated/converted 3D movies. After disappointments like Last Airbender, Gulliver's Travels, and a slew of others coming out of Germany, I have come to the point of boycotting anything that wasn't filmed in native 3D. I was quite disappointed to learn that Priest was converted post-production after I had already purchased the title. But I went ahead and watched it anyway since I already had it. I am really shocked at how convincing the conversion on this movie is! It would have fooled me had I not known! I am still wondering if the various websites stating that this was a 2D movie that was converted in post-production are actually wrong about this title. Anyone know for sure? If they can get results like this out of a 2D film, I have to say the future looks bright for converted 3D--i.e., would love them to use this same process on classics like Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, etc...although that is surely just a pipedream! | ||
| Larry Elie (Ldeliecomcastnet) Senior Member Username: Ldeliecomcastnet Post Number: 155 Registered: 10-2006 Rating: N/A |
Converted. Not all conversions are equil. A few films are being shot with the intention of converestion; they do vairous things to the depth of field by shooting at a low apature and lighting, contrast, colors used etc. because they understand the process that this particular conversion will use. Films are still all about money. Conversions are cheaper to make. If you can even get 50% of what you could do for full 3D at 20% of the price it will win at any studio. If you can get 90% at 50% of the cost it will win even better. When some of the producers started shooting digial (2D) a decade ago, people laughed. Only the Speilburgs and the like didn't get laughed at. Now only 1 new major movie this summer was shot on film (Cowbows vs. Aliens). Sure, the digital has gotten better. It's still not even close; a 4K camera is about 1/5 as good as a good film camera. This is all about cost; }and cost for editing. Almost no one even notices the differences at the theater. Cost is not everything; it's the only thing! | ||
| Philip Heggie (Pheggie) Member Username: Pheggie Post Number: 46 Registered: 12-2006 Rating: N/A |
I also enjoyed Thor I think that is a good conversion too. |
