Basil Plumley
Banned
A lot has been said about how bad 3D is if it's done in post production - and I agree...it can - and more often than not - is very poor.
However, not a great deal has been said about films made in 3D and then put into 2D in post production...and here I talk mainly about POTC: On Stranger Tides.
Filmed in 3D, I decided against a 3D showing this morning and instead opted for a 2D version. I rarely see 3D and am in the "think it's a flash in the pan" camp - I even thought Avatar was poor. But the 2D conversion of Pirates...was worse that any 3D conversion I've seen. Close ups were fine and detail was great - but backgrounds were blurry - like they were still polarised and you were watching the 3D version with no glasses on - and in some cases, a total mess. The picture was also to bright - a complete 180 from the picture being to dark on 3D films.
I've decided that from now on, if a film is made in 3D then that's the version I'll go see - any kind of conversion is out from now on.
However, not a great deal has been said about films made in 3D and then put into 2D in post production...and here I talk mainly about POTC: On Stranger Tides.
Filmed in 3D, I decided against a 3D showing this morning and instead opted for a 2D version. I rarely see 3D and am in the "think it's a flash in the pan" camp - I even thought Avatar was poor. But the 2D conversion of Pirates...was worse that any 3D conversion I've seen. Close ups were fine and detail was great - but backgrounds were blurry - like they were still polarised and you were watching the 3D version with no glasses on - and in some cases, a total mess. The picture was also to bright - a complete 180 from the picture being to dark on 3D films.
I've decided that from now on, if a film is made in 3D then that's the version I'll go see - any kind of conversion is out from now on.
