Re: NBC Special ...

[P3D John W Roberts <roberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 23:07:25 -0500
>From: P3D bob wier <wier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: NBC Special ...

>|I noticed last night that NBC is avoiding any reference to 3D for their
>|upcoming special! They only mention *Special Effects*.

>I noticed that also - and they also were saying tonight something along the
>lines that "Even without the special glasses, it's a special effects bonanza"
>or something similar. Makes one wonder if the are backpeddling a bit because
>of the ABC problems, or if they've run out of glasses...

I would guess that most likely they don't want people who were unable to get
glasses to avoid watching - also easy 2D viewability is one of the selling
points of Pulfrich.

The May 2 issue of Entertainment Weekly has an interesting article on the
show and the 3D episode (with some mention of the ABC shows), and also a
white-light hologram (apparently composite flat photos at different apparent
depths rather than full stereo) on the front cover.

The article comments that the special-effects budget for that episode was
$1.5 million, whereas a typical episode costs less than $1 million total,
so regardless of how the show turns out, they seem to have put a considerable
amount of effort into it.

John R


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