Why I Think Roger Ebert Is Obsolete (and You Should Too)

April, 30, 2010 2:01 pm | On #3D, Avatar, Jim Dorey, Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert just wrote an op-ed piece for Newsweek that blew my mind.

I am forced to write yet another post to attempt some sort of counter-balance to his blatant obsolescence (as he is obviously not ignorant to the facts any longer).

Not only has he not learned from "Avatar" and the optimism 3D has given Hollywood, he has retreated further back into his world. He has blasted yet another salvo at, well, basically the world, now that practically everyone has been to Pandora and now owns it on disc.

Take this excerpt, for example: "3D is a waste of a perfectly good dimension. Hollywood's current crazy stampede toward it is suicidal. It adds nothing essential to the moviegoing experience. For some, it is an annoying distraction. For others, it creates nausea and headaches. It is driven...

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3D Conversion: The Gauntlet Has Been Dropped

March, 20, 2009 2:04 pm | On #3D, Alice in Wonderland, Avatar, James Cameron, Tim Burton

What if you had a leading expert in 2D-to-3D conversion technology go toe-to-toe with an expert in shooting movies in native 3D (dual cameras)? Which do you think would come out on top as the 3D platform of choice?

 

I witnessed an interesting evolution on a comment thread from my 3D movie site. My post was about, “What classic movie would you like to see converted to 3D?” and I got some great ideas from my readers.

But later in the comment thread, Phil Streather of Principal Large Format interjected with a complaint: “I don't want to see ANY live action films converted until someone shows me something converted that looks as good as if it was shot in live-action stereo 3D in the first place.”

And, hey, I am with Phil on this if you are shooting a brand new 3D movie -- do it in Native 3D. However, when you are dealing with the...

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The New, Headache-Free 3D Universe

February, 22, 2009 6:41 pm | On #3D, Jeffrey Katzenberg, marketsaw

If you haven’t heard that 2009 is the year of 3D, it should be clear very soon. There are over 15 feature movies coming out in 3D this year – “My Bloody Valentine 3-D” and “Coraline” were the first and are still in theaters. Coming soon are “Monsters Vs. Aliens,” “Pixar’s Up” And “Horrorween.”

So what is all the excitement about? It’s because we’re talking about modern 3D. The old cardboard red and blue (anaglyph) “glasses” -- and their associated headaches -- are long gone. If you hear someone refer to these old-style glasses for theater use, you can feel completely comfortable in correcting them. You can drop that notion altogether – that was your father’s 3D.

That’s why I was so vehemently against Dreamworks Animation’s use of anaglyph glasses...

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 Jim Dorey is the creator and editor of MarketSaw.com, a site focused on 3D movies and technology. Jim has been featured in many media outlets such as Wired, Slate and Computer Graphics World, helping to bring the viewing public closer to what is the modern 3D experience. Endorsed by leading companies such as RealD and widely read by industry visionaries and the general public, Mr. Dorey is in a unique position to evangelise stereoscopic 3D and to ensure its continued success.

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