Re: 3rd Rock from the Sun

[P3D Larry Berlin <lberlin@xxxxxxxxx>]

>Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 
>From: P3D Gabriel Jacob comments:
>.................The basic premise of 
>staggering the pulfrich 3d in 4 different segments was an excellent
>idea and fit in well with the dream sequences. This is because if the
>whole 16 minutes or so, was done in one shot it would have been very
>tiring for most people. 

******  I really think it just wouldn't have fit the story line as well...
16 minutes isn't too long in my book and they had four characters with
dreams to explore.

>..................... Just when the brain sees
>the 3d effect they yank it right out again. This was very disconcerting.
>Since each dream sequence ran 4 minutes, they should have done at least
>75% of it in 3D.

******  Some of the scenes didn't yank the effect right away and these were
some of the best ones. On several occasions, when the camera stopped moving,
there was no real reason for it to have been stopped. I've seen regular
shows with more ongoing camera motion. I agree with your estimate of an
ideal  percentage, though I'd love to see a *test video* in which several
mixtures of percentage are experimented with. Some who have seen the Alaskan
Pulfrich video and liked it, might be able to comment on the percentages of
2D vs. 3D effects in that video???

>..............Free tv does get much better than
>this, cause in some programs there is more unintended pulfrich 3d of
>equal or better quality. Look for it and you'll find the jewels.

******  More quantity of unintentional Pulfrich, yes, but better effects?
Not likely. These scenes had quality by intention that is definitely missing
in the accidental stuff. (something to be said for the expensive sets and
computer enhancements) Most accidental Pulfrich is filled with pseudoscopic
effects due to mixed or rapidly changing directions for the motion. It's
still fun.

Larry Berlin

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