Movie Discussion – “Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3D”
Those with kids may wish to pay attention to this.
The rest of us can safely ignore it.
5 replies on “Movie Discussion – “Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3D””
So it is real
I saw the trailer for this movie before HHGTTG and could not believe it was an actual movie. I was baffled when it wasn’t a mock trailer with someone telling me to turn off my cell phone. Or am I missing something and these established characters?
Re: So it is real
I saw the trailer for this movie before HHGTTG and could
not believe it was an actual movie. I was baffled when it
wasn’t a mock trailer with someone telling me to turn off
my cell phone. Or am I missing something and these
established characters?
I’ve never seen these characters before. What I do know is
that traditional 3D technology required a screen made of
genuine silver, but most screens now are polymers that
don’t include silver. My suspicion is that someone
developed 3D technology that works with today’s screens,
and slapped together some sort of movie that could show the
effects off.
Re: So it is real
What I do know is
that traditional 3D technology required a screen made of
genuine silver
How so? I wasn’t aware they had special propreties…
Re: So it is real
How so? I wasn’t aware they had special propreties…
The tech who installed the rig at the theater I worked at
for a special midnight screening of an old 3D film couldn’t
tell me how, but it definitely needed it. (The manager
first told him the wrong theater had a silver screen, so
the first installation didn’t work.) I’m guessing that,
since the technology needed polarized glasses and the
projector needed two lenses to show it, the technology used
polarized light to distinguish between the “right and left”
eye images. If polymers failed to preserve polarization
information from the camera, while silver retained it
nicely, then you’d need the genuine silver to make the
technology work.
versatility
I just find it amazing that the director for Sin City and Desperado can make all these kid movies(he did spy kids too) and not skip a beat.
So it is real
I saw the trailer for this movie before HHGTTG and could not believe it was an actual movie. I was baffled when it wasn’t a mock trailer with someone telling me to turn off my cell phone. Or am I missing something and these established characters?
Re: So it is real
I’ve never seen these characters before. What I do know is
that traditional 3D technology required a screen made of
genuine silver, but most screens now are polymers that
don’t include silver. My suspicion is that someone
developed 3D technology that works with today’s screens,
and slapped together some sort of movie that could show the
effects off.
Re: So it is real
How so? I wasn’t aware they had special propreties…
Re: So it is real
The tech who installed the rig at the theater I worked at
for a special midnight screening of an old 3D film couldn’t
tell me how, but it definitely needed it. (The manager
first told him the wrong theater had a silver screen, so
the first installation didn’t work.) I’m guessing that,
since the technology needed polarized glasses and the
projector needed two lenses to show it, the technology used
polarized light to distinguish between the “right and left”
eye images. If polymers failed to preserve polarization
information from the camera, while silver retained it
nicely, then you’d need the genuine silver to make the
technology work.
versatility
I just find it amazing that the director for Sin City and Desperado can make all these kid movies(he did spy kids too) and not skip a beat.