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http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/8/3852452/death-of-3d
Or, as most folks say, "Nobody drives in NYC, there's too much traffic!"Yorkshire said:It reminds me of a couple of Yogi Berra quotes: No one goes there anymore, it's too crowded.
ESPN's announced taking another stab at broadcast 3D, now that we've heard of it and actually have sets. If you don't remember them taking a stab at it earlier, that's probably because half the cable providers dropped it, and headlines immediately proclaimed....well, you can GUESS what they claimed, whether the headlines said it or not. Some people sure seem to be taking a lot of psychological hostages, just to punish Robert Zemeckis.That aside, and irrespective of the prejudices in the article, whilst 3D appears to have gained a firm foothold, it seems quite small. Still just a niche of specific (though profitable) film genres (kids' animation/horror/fantasy/sci-fi) with the odd exception. But the exceptions are incredibly odd - we've had Hugo and Life of Pi, and...well Hugo and Life of Pi. Three years on from Avatar, and we've not really got very far, despite massive investment and promotion. It's not dead, it just appears to be meandering around in its own home muttering to itself. I just wonder if, in ten years time, where we'll be. I don't think 3D will disappear, but I just don't see it leaving its ghetto, other for the odd adventure every year or two.
It's a niche within a niche, so it's never going to be some sort of phenomenon that takes over the world. That's not the same as saying that it is irrelevant or dying. If that were the case, then we could say that because most people still don't have a blu-ray player, or that because most people don't have 7.1 channel sound systems, that these technologies are irrelevant, or stagnant, or dying - whatever the naysayers want to imply. 3D is there for people to enjoy if they wish, and it's been incorporated into most decent TVs now in such a way that it doesn't harm 2D image quality, and doesn't force you to use it if you don't want it. I'm not sure why some people keep wishing for it to go away? Seems to be an element of sour grapes involved for those who don't want to pay to upgrade to 3D.Yorkshire said:It's not dead, it just appears to be meandering around in its own home muttering to itself.
I think I largely agree. Not all films are 7.1 and probably never will be, but there'll be a continuation of a few films made every year in that format. Ditto 3D, I expect. It's only 'dead' (or at least this is my guess) in that people have argued that it's a simple, logical progression, in the way that the change to sound and colour were. We hear sound when we see the world. We see the world in colour. We see the world stereoscopically. But I think that theory for the future of 3D appears to be dead. Steve WPersianimmortal said:It's a niche within a niche, so it's never going to be some sort of phenomenon that takes over the world. That's not the same as saying that it is irrelevant or dying.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/8/3852452/death-of-3d Personally I disagree that it's dead, what do you guys think?As a technology, you're not dead when everybody hates and derides you. Neither will limited commercial sales kill off your chances. But indifference of the kind signalled by this year's CES is the truest symptom of a terminal trajectory. The 3D TV won its tortured, protracted war — you can buy a 3D TV anywhere and at any time — and nobody could care less.
I totally agree with your comment. Why should a filmmaker avoid shooting in 3 dimensions if the subject merits it? Just look at the incredible use of the technique in movies such as Hugo and Life of Pi. If a moviegoer doesn't like it, he or she can always opt for the flat screen presentation. 3D isn't dead, it just takes an intelligent director to use the technique to good effect.Stephen_J_H said:I think the demise of 3D is greatly exaggerated. The idea of 3D being the be all and end all of visual media? Yeah, that's dead, but 3D will continue to exist despite the naysayers words to the contrary. It's just another tool in the artist's palette.
Who's raining on your parade? Who's told you you're wrong to love 3D?fxrh said:I love 3D. If you hate it, fine. But don't tell me that I'm wrong to love it. I don't rain on your parade, so stop raining on mine.
I'm not going to try to answer for Sam but I've seen lots of people online who talk about a topic (be it a movie or book or music or 3-D or whatever) that seem offended that anyone could like it and have to endlessly tell them why they're wrong for liking it. No one flat out says "You can not like this" but when they can't just live and let live, it's tough to not read the posts as being told why your thoughts are wrong.Robin9 said:Who's raining on your parade? Who's told you you're wrong to love 3D?