P3D Re: Large screen 3D alignment (was: IMAX in London)

[jacob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Gabriel Jacob)]

Andrew Woods writes,
>I saw both movies.  I though Across the Sea of Time was great.  On the
>other hand I thought Nutcracker was wierd.  My wife liked it although
>she did say that she was familiar with the Nutcracker story.  I certainly
>don't think it benefits any from being in 3D.

Well after reading Lawrence Kaufman's poor review on the Nutcracker,
my wife went and saw it in "real" 3D. That is, on stage. That didn't
stop me and my buddy (another P3D member) from out of town, going to
see the Imax version. Hey, it was 3D after all, which was good enough
for me! 

>I wonder whether IMAX has recommendations of the correct (horizontal) 
>alignment of the projected image.  I presume they would but two
>cases (London and Sydney) indicate that maybe they don't or possibly
>alignment procedures are not being followed.

I'm not sure that the traditional correct horizontal alignment, applies
to Imax 3D movies. My immediate impression a few years ago while watching
my first 3D Imax movie The Last Buffalo, was that it was intentional. It
was the first time that I had ever seen a 3D movie that broke the "window"
rule so forcefully and well. :-)

The 3D movies of the past that supposedly threw spears at the audience
never worked very well for me, so seeing Imax 3D accomplish it, was
a pleasent surprise. Having said that, I do agree it can be tiring, but
all things considered it's not as bad as it seems. Since the image is
so large and covers almost the full peripheral vision, it seems, they
can get away with violating the traditional stereo window.

All other Imax movies after The Last Buffalo also followed the same 
infinity settings. Subsequent movies at our second Imax theatre at
a different part of the city in Montreal, follows the same format.
This second one, is operated by different management and uses LCS
glasses as opposed to the first theatre that uses Polaroid glasses.
So it does seem, they are following, whatever recommendations were set
forth.

P.S. You haven't seen real 3-D, till you've seen IMAX 3-D! :-)
 
Gabriel


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