P3D Re: 3d Benefits all Movies? How about Color?

[Larry Berlin <lberlin@xxxxxxxxx>]

>Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997
>From: fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Dr. George A. Themelis)  writes:
>..................
>
>Larry, please read the following statement and tell me what is
>wrong with it:
>
>"I'd prefer all movies to be in color regardless of
>some limited, subjective determination of whether or not it benefits
>thereby. In my mind being in color is a benefit all to itself and has 
>nothing to do with whether or not the movie benefits by the color. Of 
>course it benefits, and just maybe some story factor is enhanced too. 
>That would be a desirable extra. The prime benefit of colored movies is 
>that my eyes are wired for color and I appreciate a movie that provides 
>for the human sensory input system. ANY movie not in color therefore 
>fails to be fully what it could be. I don't need the color aspects to 
>be super spectacular just for purposes of justification of the medium. 
>Biology is sufficient justification. Special effects that are well 
>done are frosting on the cake."
>
>Sounds kind of an extreme, doesn't it?

****  The equation of color and dimension is only partially appropriate. The
substitution of one word for the other creates an incomplete and totally
different scenario. It does not carry the intent of my original words. I did
not use the word color for specific reasons. Partial correlation is not a
good method of interpretation.

>
>When they finally find a good way to convert movies to 3d, I can imagine
>Larry first in line to depth-ize the old movies... And the "politically-
>correct" crowd trying to stop him from altering the classics.  "Let the
>movies stand the way their creators made them"...
>
>-- George Themelis :-)
>

More likely I'll write the tool to do the job than stand in line waiting for
such a tool... but I don't think I'll be first. Perchance it is already in
existence, working away in some back room not to be known about till some
magic moment? The tasks for each step of the process are well known and
various, tis simple to take the next step...

For me other more interesting and immediate 3D steps beckon. 

There's certainly enough existing 2D material to keep hundreds of conversion
buffs who happen to be movie buffs too, converting for a long long time ...
Controversial? maybe. Likely to happen? certainly. Desirable? Depends on who
you are and relative to what scale of priority... 
How about having all the options available, view the movie, classical or
new, however you like? That's another benefit of having a 3D version in
existence. Put them side by side in a multiplex cinema, at the same time.
Which version will get the most traffic? Which will they like the best?

I propose that if such an option was a *given*, the 3D version might get
most of the traffic. I also think it might vary according to a number of
variables, such as how well any production is done, age of the audience,
subject matter, style, night of the week, +++

I'm saying I want the 3D option, and that doesn't exclude 2D anything.... :-)

just close one eye for 2D  ;-)

Happy New Year!

Larry Berlin

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