Re: New 3D Movies

[P3D Larry Berlin <lberlin@xxxxxxxxx>]

>Bob Wier writes <<I find it interesting that 3D has become such an icon
>("Congo, Curly Sue") where there really isn't any activity currently (outside
>IMAX) to actually MAKE/SHOW 3D movies/comics on a widespread basis.>>
>

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>Mark Kernes <markkernes@xxxxxxx> Writes:
>Beg to differ. Aside from the XXX stuff I come in contact with (and by the
>way, 2 straight and 1 gay tape will be released within the next couple of
>months), the same company that does the adult tapes has been approached by
>several firms asking the to do 3D video of everything from sports instruction
>to kiddie TV shows a la Winky Dink (except instead of a wipe-off screen that
>reveals a secret message when you connect the displayed lines, the kids will
>need shutter glasses to see what's happening in a "special segment.") Also,
>another friend of mine said he just got done editing a 3D music video for a
>major record company, and apparently Penthouse is about to release a softcore
>3D movie using several porn stars. So there is activity there, and I have to
>think it's spurred partly by the XXX tapes... as well as us 3D webbers
>talking up the subject.


Hi All,

I agree with Bob Weir that there is very little activity currently for 3D
"on a widespread basis".
The items mentioned by Mark represents a drop in the bucket of what the real
potential is. I am happy that our "talking up the subject" can have a
positive effect but there is a long ways to go yet. I believe the audiences
would respond happily if the productions were made. 

It's like science fiction was before Star Wars was released. Everyone knew
that science fiction could be a really great thing in the movies but no one
seemed to make anything worth watching until Star Wars demonstrated that, 1.
It was definitely possible to do, and 2. The audieces would love it. The
result was lots of copy cat movies of lesser quality followed by regular
releases of more high quality science fiction movies. Someday 3D will be a
regular and very popular medium. The ones who hold the purse strings simply
aren't awake to that obvious (to us anyway) fact yet. It's good to hear
rumblings of some of them waking up!!! It's likely to happen more by
consumer demand rather than manufacturer supply of some new technology. In
the end it takes both to make it mainstream. The Internet which is currently
a public kind of medium can play a strong role in that process.


Larry Berlin

Email: lberlin@xxxxxxxxx
http://www.sonic.net/~lberlin/


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