The Official AVS 3D Film (First Run In Theaters) Topic! - Page 7

Originally Posted by Lazarus Dark

Tron was my last hope for 3D and it failed. I completely abandoned conversions after Alice in Wonderland, hoping that native 3d would still hold up, but both Resident Evil: Afterlife and Tron:Legacy (along with Shrek ever after 3d and how to train dragon 3d) failed to live up to the high bar set by Avatar (and, for me, Coraline). Oh, RE4 and Tron looked okay, but I could just as easily watch them in 2d with exactly the same enjoyment, whereas Avatar is unwatchable in 2d for me and Coraline, while still good in 2d, I still miss the 3d (can't do the washed-out anaglyph personally). Note, I saw all these on the same 3d theater, so it's the movie.

So I'm done with 3d. Avatar showed what can be done, but no one seems able to replicate it. I'm not wasting an extra couple bucks for eyestrain with no rewards.

I don't know if anyone was using the Google calender I made (google doesn't give any stats as to who is using it), but I'm giving it up as I don't care anymore. (I made the calender so people wouldn't make the mistake of seeing conversions/ripoffs, but I just don't care to see ANY 3d anymore). So if anyone wants to take over the Google calender and keep it updated, pm me and I will hand over administration of it.

Originally Posted by Lazarus Dark

So I'm done with 3d. Avatar showed what can be done, but no one seems able to replicate it. I'm not wasting an extra couple bucks for eyestrain with no rewards.

Wow. The RED EPIC digital camera has come a long way in the past couple of months! How is this for a lineup of blockbuster movies that will be utilizing the camera:

- THE HOBBIT - Peter Jackson
- SPIDER-MAN - Marc Webb

And now...
- ALIEN PREQUELS - Ridley Scott!

According to Jim Jannard, founder of RED, this is what cinematographer Dariusz Wolski (ON STRANGER TIDES, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, EAGLE EYE, CRIMSON TIDE) said recently:

"In my opinion, the new Red Epic camera is about to revolutionize all spectrums of the film industry. I am going to use Epics in my new project directed by Ridley Scott. I am amazed with the quality of the image and the fact that you can shoot 5k at 120fps without compromising resolution, and most of all the size of the camera. Combined with the Element Technica Atom 3d rig, we will be able to shoot a 3d movie with the flexibility of a conventional cinema camera. I don't see anything that comes close to it at the moment. I can't even imagine the potential Epic will have on the big blockbuster industry as well as independent cinema."

Schwartzman (THE GREEN HORNET, PEARL HARBOUR, ARMAGEDDON, THE ROCK) on the new 5K RED EPIC:

"I have been part of a very select group of DP's that have actually shot with the EPIC and I can tell that the 3lb 5K camera is a game changer, end of story, game over, pick your cliche'. I will tell you this I have shot more tests on the EPIC than probably any other DP other than my mate Andrew Lesnie who is doing the "Hobbit", we skype daily about how this camera blows our mutual minds, when you see these image projected at 4K it's like looking a vistavision."

Why should Jackson be excited? The RED ONE cameras shoot digitally at 4K resolution, while the new RED EPICS will capture 5K resolution at 120 frames+ / second!! Yes you read that correctly. The EPIC will have the highest dynamic range ever for a digital camera too.

Further, as THE HOBBIT(s) will be shot in native stereoscopic 3D, Jackson must be reveling in the smaller size and weight of the EPICS.

Jackson said:

"I have always liked the look of Red footage. I'm not a scientist or mathematician, but the image Red produces has a much more filmic feel than most of the other digital formats. I find the picture quality appealing and attractive, and with the Epic, Jim and his team have gone even further. It is a fantastic tool, the Epic not only has cutting edge technology, incredible resolution and visual quality, but it is also a very practical tool for film makers. Many competing digital systems require the cameras to be tethered to large cumbersome VTR machines. The Epic gives us back the ability to be totally cable free, even when working in stereo."

Here is what Schwartzman had to say on the reduser boards afterwards:

"Today was Epic, Monday December 6 marks the first day the Red Epic camera was used to shoot a major studio motion picture.
I can say for certainty the camera does exist and boy is it ready for primetime, as a matter of fact it's a true game changer.

We shot in 3D with 4 Epics mounted on 2 3ality TS-5 rigs today, we did 22 set ups, including running high speed and the images look stunning!

For the first time in digital cinematography, small size doesn't come with a resolution penalty, as a matter of fact there isn't a higher resolution camera available other than IMAX, and this one weighs 5lbs with an ultra prime on it, suddenly 3D isn't a 100lb beast!
We had the cameras on dollies and a libra head today and we flew the 3D rig like it was an Arri 435.

The images we made today were stunning, rich beautiful color and the resolution of a vistavision camera all in a package the size of a Hasselblad 501.
We are shooting 2.40 at 5K, there wasn't a hiccup from the cameras all day, the data was flawless, and there was a lot of it. I can tell you without these cameras it would be impossible to move a 3D rig in the ways that THIS story demands, if Jim and the crew hadn't made these cameras available to us I don't think we could have shot this movie the way our director envisioned it in 3D.

Another one! THE HOBBIT, SPIDER-MAN, ALIEN Prequels and now UNDERWORLD 4!! All shot in stereoscopic 3D. All shot with RED EPICs. Impressive start for this new 5K camera isn't it?

Clearly there is good competition for the existing offerings from the Pace FUSION system as well as 3ality Digital. Healthy times indeed for the 3D industry!

James McQuaide, SVP Production, Lakeshore Entertainment stated:

"With the EPIC, RED has clearly elevated their game into the stratosphere - all the tapeless workflow efficiencies are still present but the image quality is now every bit as staggering as the rumors we've all heard. And being an S3D show, that we can put two EPICs on an Atom rig and hand-hold a shot, frees us to both practically and creatively shoot the picture exactly as we want. I Know it's been said before but, plain-and-simple, for both film-makers and ultimately the audience, the Epic is a game-changer."

Director Bryan Singer said this personally on the RedUser Forums:

"I'm very much looking forward to using the EPIC Red for my next movie "Jack the Giant Killer" which will be shot in, what else, 3D. The camera's incredibly compact size and extraordinary resolution are ideal for the 3D format. But more importantly "Jack the Giant Killer" is my first movie set in a time before electricity. The EPIC's extraordinary exposure latitude will allow me to more effectively explore the use of natural light."

Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

I can't find anything that says they are 3D films. You have any links that do?