I have always enjoyed 3-D movies, so I read the latest Wired article, James Cameron’s New 3-D Epic Could Change Film Forever with great interest.
Cameron wanted to create the perfect 3D camera for Avatar.
Working with Sony, he developed a “lightweight, dual-lens, hi-def camera capable of shooting precisely calibrated 3-D images that won’t give viewers a headache,” according to the December issue of Wired.
Was it worth the 10 years and $250 million-$500 million (reports vary on the cost) it cost to make?”
I can’t say as I haven’t seen it yet.
But I can pass along this comment made recently by a co-worker, who flew from Yellowknife to Edmonton for the Imax 3-D opening: “Avatar: like one reviewer put it: ‘the 3D is so good it’s like your eyeballs are having sex.’”
And there is more good news on the horizon for 3-D movie lovers – the Globe and Mail ran a story today, 3-D’s next frontier: your living room that stated, “The televisions will be in Canadian stores within six months but will consumers put on their glasses and watch?”
Within six months, experts say, 3-D televisions will be in Canadian electronics stores, selling from $3,000 to $8,000. Sony expects that by 2012, 30 to 50 per cent of its TV sales will be 3-D. And in Britain, Sky Network is months away from launching the first 3-D channel.
Will you be lining up for the latest in video technology? As for myself, I look forward to the coming of interactive hologram stories, as depicted in Star Trek.
Engage!
