Re: PHOTO-3D digest 2118

[P3D David Meek <dmeek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 16 Jun 1997 photo-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 09:32:45 -0700 (PDT)
> From: P3D William Carter  <wc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: photo-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Why 3-D?
> Message-ID: <2.2.16.19970616083803.21c78c18@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> In about a week and a half, a friend will be presenting arguments to some
> producer who's interested in shooting in 3-D. This producer guy makes
> independent type, mainstream, theatrical release films. I would like to
> showcase the advantages of 3-D, and help him to make the *right* decision.
> I'm asking your help for input to the question, "What *are* the advantages
> of 3-D?"

[BTW, this is my first post to P3D -- gee, I'm nervous...]

I'm very new to stereo photography (less than one month).  But, after
viewing a handful of images, the one thing that separates 3D images from
2D ones is the reality of spatial location.  Watching a standard movie
provides a 2D representation of the world.  Relative size determines
spatial orientation -- objects nearer the lens are simply bigger.  (This
effect is exploited to trick the 2D camera into adjusting scale by size --
hence, the '60 Foot Woman' is only larger due to proximity and cleverly
concealing the break between the two separate sets.)

The idea that really gets me excited is a capable director providing a
spatially correct view of the world.  Take the camera through one of the
great halls in a European castle -- provide perspective on the true scale
of items.  I'm coming up short on better ideas this afternoon, but I hope
the idea is there.  I want to see *into* the screen, not just images on
the screen.

---David Meek----dmeek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx of North Texas----Denton, Texas---



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