I’m not a fan of 3D. With pretty much every 3D film I’ve ever seen I think I can honestly say it would have been just as good in 2D barring a couple exceptions such as Hubble 3D. This isn’t to say there aren’t a few moments here and there in films where the 3D visuals may “wow” me, but for the most part I’m there for the story and the here-and-there wows are nice when they arrive, but not essential to the experience in most cases.
That, of course, doesn’t mean some of the behind-the-scenes processes aren’t interesting, such as the continual attempts to master post-conversion 3D and in the video below Prime Focus World’s Richard Baker (Creative Director, View-D) and Matthew Bristowe (SVP, Production) detail the process of converting a scene from Alfonso Cuaron‘s Gravity. Or, as the description says, take us “on a step by step journey through the stereo conversion of the shot, describing how PFW’s View-D conversion process allows for the full integration of the VFX and conversion processes.”
One thing is for certain, we’ve come a long way since Clash of the Titans and other early conversions. At least now it’s not as annoying, which, I guess, is a step in the right direction.
via Slashfilm
