Hello sharenotes.com it’s time to get a little nerdy. As those of you that have read my blogs before know, I am in CA, and this weekend was the San Diego Comic Convention (Comic-Con as it’s know) out here. I have to admit, I was in attendance with a couple of friends. Don’t worry I didn’t dress up or anything, but I will say it was a really good time.
The National media, and mainstream Movie studios are all in attendance and pretty much any sci-fi, super hero, action etc.. movie was represented in some way. Johnny Depp, Scarlet Johansen (win!), Robert Downy Jr., Spock a.k.a Leonard Nemoy, Megan Fox (win x 2), you name it, they were all there. Not that I saw all of them, but the fact that that they are even there is a testament to how large the show is.
The reason I bring it up is to talk specifically about the movie “Avatar” and the technology behind it. Avatar is a new James Cameron (the Abyss, Aliens, Terminator etc…) movie that should be coming out I believe later this year. And as per his previous efforts it should be a visually stunning, man-kind vs alien scifi adventure, but what most interested me about the project is the fact that it’s going to be in 3-D. Now this is not our parents 3-D and even in fact now, when I think of 3-D it’s of “My Bloody Slasher Movie 3-D!!!” in which the deranged killer terrorizes and dispatches unsuspecting teens by tossing his axe seemingly into the movie audience. Cool? Meh, but it entertains the tweens and teens I’m sure.
No, this 3-D is 3-D in the sense that humans see in 3 dimensions. The technology was custom developed by Cameron specifically for this movie and from what I understand it’s a combination of 2 HD Cameras into 1 body which somehow results in 3-D depth. I guess what’s exciting about it, is that movie makers are now trying to further push the boundaries of entertainment above cheap thrills and take them into mechanics of how we actually see. I’m hoping it works! I didn’t actually get to see any clips from the movie so I have no idea how cool (or not cool) it looks, but I’m hopeful that it will be the first step in the evolution of movie making. Most likely our 1080p flat pannel TVs will soon be completely outdated in favor of 3-D technology.
As always I invite all of you on sharenotes.com to leave your comments. If anyone was also at the comic-con and saw something really cool, let me know. Or perhaps you’d just like to comment on Avatar or movie making in general (c’mon you film students, speak up!). You’re comments are always read and almost always responded to.
Wasn’t at Comic Con but kept up with most of the updates! Avatar.. Wasn’t that excited about it until I read some of the first hand impressions and the buzz about it revolutionizing 3D tech in films. It’s getting quite the hype. Hope it lives up to it.