Nosferatu becomes Orlok the Vampire in 3D!

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Chris Heuer
Stevensville Maryland

©2009 Chris Heuer and CreativeCOW.net. All rights reserved.

Article Focus: "Nosferatu," the first vampire movie, and some say still the best, rises again in 3D! In this "Creative COW Magazine Extra," Chris Heuer used desktop tools including AE and Mocha to breathe new life into this classic of world cinema.


When asked what it would take to turn the movie Nosferatu into an anaglyph 3D movie, I thought for a moment and then replied “Seventy thousand dollars, a team of 10 to 15 visual effects artists and 3 months.”

Curious, I then asked “What do we actually have to work with?”. Keith Carter, the Director of the project (and a good personal friend) replied “A very small budget... and YOU.”

Now to fill in some details. The reason I was able to quote a price so quickly (which I would now consider way under budget) is because this story begins about a year earlier.

Carol Bidault de L'isle of Media Fusion in Washington, DC had acquired a library of recent independent films. Carol and Media Fusion help independent filmmakers that cannot find access to the marketplace. “Sometimes it is just a matter of repackaging these films, sometimes it’s re-editing that can make the difference," she says.

Among these new titles was an odd copy of "Nosferatu," by F.W. Murnau. "Nosferatu" was the first film to be made (although without permission) based on Bram Stoker's "Dracula," and has developed a massive cult following since its release way back in 1922.

In the end, the film is a wild ride with lots of new features, including an introduction by Troma Entertainment’s Lloyd Kaufman (“Toxic Avenger,” “Class of Nuke ‘Em High”). The DVD version will also have a popup trivia version, a Director and Producer commentary version, the “Making Of,” two pairs of 3D glasses – and for the die-hard fans, a special edition with a comic book prequel and an action figure, complete with a miniature rat!

Cannes 2009: 3D film Up to make history at festival opening

The film 'Up' is the first animation ever chosen to open the festival, which is now in its 62nd year. The comic tale from Disney's Pixar Studios cost $150 million to make and is a far cry from the fuzzy 3D offerings of old.

Gone are the red and blue cardboard glasses that left audiences feeling seasick in the 1950s. Instead, moviegoers on the French Riviera will be asked to exchange their Ray-Bans for special polarised spectacles.

Disney has a dozen more three-dimensional movies in the works and Hollywood executives hope that the technology will prove exciting enough to lure audiences back into the cinema. Jeffrey Katzenberg, chief executive of Pixar's rival, DreamWorks, has described the new generation of 3D as the third great revolution in the history of film, after the arrival of sound in the 1920s and colour in the 1930s.

Steven Spielberg, Tim Burton and George Lucas are among the directors working on 3-D projects, while studios are dusting off past blockbusters and giving them the 3-D treatment, including The Matrix and Toy Story.

The only glitch is that not every cinema has the equipment to show the films in their full glory, and it is an expensive investment in the midst of a global recession.

The technological wizardry of 'Up' is not the only thing which makes it stand out from previous animated offerings. Instead of the usual cute animals, Disney has tapped into pensioner power by making the hero a 78-year-old balloon salesman who sets off for South America by tying thousands of balloons to the roof of his house.

"That it's an animated film is noteworthy because it's the first time, but the important thing is that it's an excellent film in its own right," said Thierry Fremaux, director of the festival, when explaining his choice for opening night.

3d Skate

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ARTmostfierce by Sebastian Denz.

Sebastian Denz traveled for almost three years across Europe to shoot a series of 3D Photographs with Carhartt/Europe's team of professional skateboarders. The result of his work is a series of 3D skate photographs in a quality never seen before. Inspired by the virtual world of videogames Denz seeks to: "Bring up for discussion a hybrid space that is somewhere in between virtual and real - a 'Postvirtual Space'. Therefore I took photographs of more than 20 Carhartt/Europe-Team-Skaters with a unique large-format-3D-camera (8 x 10 inches), which has been built especially for this project and took 2 years to produce. The exhibition shows some of them in the 'real hyper-reality' of life-sized high resolution 3D-images."

MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D DVD & 3D Blu Ray

Out Now!! 3D DVD & 3D Blu Ray with anaglyph magenta/green glasses

Drawing in 3D

The Wacomvision is a three dimensional canvas for creating and viewing art, products, and models. Three dimensional paintings can be created and shared online. Brush size, pressure sensitivity, and brush type are customizable. Snapshots and videos can be taken of your artwork. Not going to make it to the Louvre? You can use this product to download and view preserved art up close and from all angles.

In a business applications, imagine being able to walk around a concept car or viewing a model without a rapid prototyping lab, model making time, or money. Three dimensional models can be sent between clients to review work. Notes and requests can be marked and saved on certain areas of the models using the pen tool. You can also virtually render, paint, record, and capture views.

This product uses a state of the art virtual tracking system called IGPS Technology. This modular product has three transmitters that are wireless and placed around the edges of your 3D canvas. After the transmitters are automatically calibrated for each use, they use invisible infrared laser signals that create a three dimensional environment. The pen is imbedded with a sensor in the tip that streams its exact 3D position using the signals from the transmitters. The information is relayed back to the console and wirelessly transmitted for viewing through the virtual glasses.

A USB connection to the console allows for viewing of outside virtual models to be used as underlays. You can choose to view your artwork with or without the actual physical background. Multiple people can be linked to the same projection so you can work as part of a team. In order to bring up the interface, the button on the pen is pushed. The interface menu can be dragged and docked all around your environment. The button on the top right hand edge of the glasses can be pushed to allow for picture and videos to be taken.

Designer: Lauren Argo

Stereovision for Real 3D Funiture!

Wait a second… isn’t that already 3D? Behold the devastating addition of 4 legs to an already-4-legged-table. Brutality! Redundancy! So many extra legs! And what’s the deal with this red and blue here? It’s a “Stereovision Table,” and it’s made for those with a sense of irony in technology.
Here we have some wild optics tricks that span back centuries. The red and blue is a reference to the 3D glasses technology that’s lasted for years and years. Now it’s done!

Designer: John Nouanesing

"It's been ten years since I did any stereo images, and I've finally gotten back into it. You'll need red/cyan or red/blue 3d glasses to get the full effect. Click for the big version.
I'm interested in 3-d architectural spaces, and so making one into a stereogram was an exciting challenge. I also like the juxtoposition of sensual images and cold, hard, geometry.
The overall cartoon idea is an homage to Abner Dean and his incredible meisterstück What Am I Doing Here? The beach imagery is cribbed from Paul Cadmus's paintings from the period when he was hanging out on Fire Island with Margaret and Jared French. And the building is in large part inspired by paintings by Peter Blume. The pen technique was an attempt at emulating Will Elder during the Humbug period."
Jason Little

Obama

Obama in his 3D home theater!

Elvis 3D DVD

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‘Elvis in 3D’ is made as a documentary about Elvis’ life, told through the eyes of the people who are close with him. Nine of Elvis’ classic TV performances got a ‘3D restoration’. Using the unique and exclusive 3D technique (Dynamic Motion System) each amazing performance of Elvis' is brought back to life in multi-layered 3D imagery. For the first time in over fifty years the viewer can join the audience and experience the 'magic of Elvis'.

Additional information:
Features the following songs and performances:

1. Love Me Tender (Ed Sullivan Show - 1956)
2. Don't Be Cruel (Ed Sullivan Show - 1956)
3. Peace In The Valley (Ed Sullivan Show - New York 1957)
4. Hound Dog (The Milton Berle Show - June 1956)
5. Witchcraft (Frank Sinatra Show - May 1960)
6. Heartbreak Hotel (CBS Studio - March 1956)
7. Love Me (Ed Sullivan Show - 1956)
8. Money Honey (CBS New York - 1956)
9. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You (Steve Allen Show - 1956)

3d Pirate

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IMAX 3D/Horror 3D Movie Collection

Πώς μπορείτε να δείτε ταινίες που χρεάζονται τα ακριβά γυαλιά "3d Shutter Glasses" με τα απλά γυαλιά Anaglyph (red/cyan)



Real field sequential 3D movies - Can be played with StereoPlayer by Peter Wimmer and output to various 3D formats eg anaglyph (red/cyan glasses), shutter-glasses etc...
Download here for free.

All movies have been encoded using XVID, as you can find here. The formats have not been altered (Sadly, they all come in 4:3 on DVD which is a shame since they're originally in IMAX format.) Some movies had pretty bad quality out of the box.

ENHANCED VERSION: Better encoding, less artifacts, smaller file sizes.

Here we go:

IMAX 3D Collection
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1) Encounter in the Third Dimension
Known from IMAX - 36:01

2) Haunted Castle
As shown in IMAX - 36:42

3) SOS Planet
Horrible boring production, but has one or two nice 3D scenes. 36:05

4) Alien Adventure
As shown in IMAX - 33:41

Other 3D Movies
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1) The Creeps 3D
Some horror flick. 01:16:04


HOW TO PLAY:
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In StereoPlayer select and load the movie to play. Select "interlaced L/R" source if asked.

Select desired 3D viewing output method in menu. (I suggest anaglyph red/cyan)

If the 3D effect does not look right swap left/right 3D view with key F7 to correct 3D view.

Have Fun!

3D confocal microscope movie

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medium (5 MB) 3D movie
large (17 MB) 3D movie


by Stephan Koehler & Eric Weeks

Το μέλλον είναι τρισδιάστατο

Το σινεμά αντεπιτίθεται, με περισσότερα καρτούν αλλά και ταινίες με ηθοποιούς γυρισμένες σε 3-D

Οι ταινίες τριών διαστάσεων φαίνεται πως ήρθαν για να μείνουν. Ηδη τους τελευταίους μήνες τρεις νέες ταινίες, «Ταξίδι στο κέντρο της Γης», «My Bloody Valentine» και «Bolt», γυρισμένες με το σύστημα αυτό, προβλήθηκαν σε εξοπλισμένες αίθουσες, ενώ αρκετές άλλες αναμένονται.

Το φετινό, μάλιστα, φεστιβάλ των Κανών για πρώτη φορά στην ιστορία του θα προβάλλει μια 3-D ταινία animation, το «UP», στην τελετή έναρξής του στις 13/5. Η μανία επιστροφής σ' ένα σύστημα που λανσαρίστηκε μεταξύ 1952 και 1955 με στόχο να αντιμετωπίσει τον ανταγωνισμό της τηλεόρασης, ξεκίνησε πριν από τρία χρόνια, με τον παραγωγό Τζέφρι Κάτζενμπεργκ, από τους συνιδρυτές της DreamWorks.

«Είδα το μέλλον του κινηματογράφου», ανέκραξε, «και είναι το 3-D! Πρέπει να το μελετήσουμε γιατί πρόκειται για παλιρροϊκό κύμα ευκαιρίας και όποιος την αρπάξει πρώτος θα κερδίσει τα περισσότερα».

Πράγματι, σε μια περίοδο όπου η κρίση του κινηματογράφου, εξαιτίας όχι τόσο της τηλεόρασης όσο του video, του DVD και του Διαδικτύου, αυξάνεται, οι παραγωγοί του Χόλιγουντ αναζητούν νέους τρόπους προσέλκυσης του νεανικού, ιδιαίτερα, κοινού.

Οι έρευνες για ένα είδος στερεοσκοπικού σινεμά ξεκίνησαν στη δεκαετία του '20, είναι όμως στη δεκαετία του '50 που λανσαρίστηκε εμπορικά το σύστημα αυτό, που με τα σημερινά τεχνολογικά δεδομένα μοιάζει κάπως πρωτόγονο. Πρώτη «στερεοσκοπική ταινία φιξιόν», και μάλιστα σε χρώμα, ήταν το «Bwana Devil» (1952), περιπέτεια στη ζούγκλα, με τον Ρόμπερτ Στακ. Ακολούθησαν πολλές ταινίες, όπως οι «Κέρινες κούκλες», ταινία τρόμου με τον Βίνσεντ Πράις, «Επιδρομή από το άπειρον», περιπέτεια επιστημονικής φαντασίας του Τζακ Αρνολντ, «Τα 13 φαντάσματα», κωμωδία τρόμου του Γουίλιαμ Κασλ, «Τηλεφωνήσατε ασφάλεια αμέσου δράσεως», αστυνομικό θρίλερ του Αλφρεντ Χίτσκοκ, με την Γκρέις Κέλι και τον Ρέι Μιλάντ κ.ά.

Το 3-D εκσυγχρονίζεται

Ο ακριβός, όμως, τεχνικός εξοπλισμός των αιθουσών, η κακή ποιότητα των γυαλιών και, πάνω απ' όλα, η εισαγωγή του σινεμασκόπ το 1953 παραμέρισαν σταδιακά το 3-D.

Προσπάθειες αναβίωσής του έγιναν στις δεκαετίες του '60 και του '70, χωρίς όμως μεγάλα αποτελέσματα.

Για τον Κάτζενμπεργκ, σήμερα, οι ταινίες τριών διαστάσεων είναι η τρίτη πιο σημαντική τεχνική ανακάλυψη του κινηματογράφου από την εμφάνιση του ήχου στη δεκαετία του '20 και εκείνη του χρώματος στη δεκαετία του '30. Πιστεύει, μάλιστα, πως σε 3-5 χρόνια όλες οι ταινίες θα γυρίζονται έτσι.

Η Dreamworks έχει ήδη εξαγγείλει πως όλα τα μελλοντικά καρτούν της θα είναι σε 3-D, ξεκινώντας με τα «Τέρατα εναντίον εξωγήινων». Πρόκειται για μια παρωδία των ταινιών φαντασίας του '50, που προβάλλεται κι εδώ. Και δεν είναι η μόνη. Σκηνοθέτες όπως οι Στίβεν Σπίλμπεργκ, Ρόμπερτ Ζεμέκις και Τζορτζ Λούκας ετοιμάζουν τέτοιες ταινίες:

-Πρώτος ο Ζεμέκις, με την ταινία «Χριστουγεννιάτικη ιστορία», βασισμένη στην ιστορία του Κ. Ντίκενς, με τον Τζιμ Κάρεϊ.

-Μέχρι τα Χριστούγεννα θα δούμε και την πολυέξοδη (190 εκατ. δολάρια) «Avatar» του Τζ. Κάμερον, με τους Μισέλ Ροντρίγκρεζ, Σ. Γουίβερ και Τζιοβάνι Ριμοπίζι, γύρω από μια ομάδα ανθρώπων που συγκρούονται με εξωγήινους.

-Επίσης θα δούμε το «Coraline» του Χένρι Σέλικ, που βασίζεται σε βιβλίο του Νιλ Γκάιμαν, καθώς και το γνωστό «Ο εφιάλτης των Χριστουγέννων» του Τιμ Μπέρτον, μεταφερμένο σε 3-D.

-Ο Μπέρτον έχει αρχίσει και μιαν άλλη, πιο σημαντική ταινία, την «Αλίκη στη χώρα των θαυμάτων», με τον Τζόνι Ντεπ.

-Ο Σπίλμπεργκ ετοιμάζει το γνωστό ιαπωνικό manga «Ghost in the Shell» περιπέτεια δράσης σε 3-D, ενώ παράλληλα συνεργάζεται με τον Πίτερ Τζάκσον σε μια μεταφορά στην οθόνη των περιπετειών του Τεν Τεν.

-Οσο για τον Τζορτζ Λούκας, αυτός θα κυκλοφορήσει και τα έξι «επεισόδια» του «Πολέμου των άστρων» σε 3-D.

-Για το καλοκαίρι, η Ντίσνεϊ διαφημίζει την ταινία της «Up».

-Τέλος στις υπό προετοιμασία ταινίες είναι και οι: «G-Force» περιπέτεια του παραγωγού Τζέρι Μπρουκχάιμερ, με «ζωντανούς» ανθρώπους, «Final Destination 4» του Ντέιβιντ Ρ. Ελις, «How to train your Dragon», παιδική περιπέτεια βασισμένη σε βιβλίο της Αγγλίδας Κρεσίντα Κόουελ κ.ά.

Βέβαια, σύμφωνα με τον πρόεδρο της Φοξ Τζιμ Γιαννόπουλο, το γύρισμα των ταινιών αυτών στοιχίζει 15% έως 20% ακριβότερα από μια κανονική ταινία. Το κοινό, ωστόσο, δείχνει πρόθυμο να πληρώσει τη διαφορά στο εισιτήριο και οι μεγάλες εταιρείες παραγωγής είναι πρόθυμες να αντικαταστήσουν τα μηχανήματά τους: Στην Αμερική οι αίθουσες που έχουν εξοπλιστεί με μηχανήματα 3-D έχουν φτάσει τις 1.400, ενώ άλλες 700 περίπου υπάρχουν σε χώρες όπως η Αγγλία, η Γαλλία, η Γερμανία και η Νότια Κορέα. Το επόμενο στοίχημα; Η τεχνολογία 3D σε home theater!

ΝΙΝΟΥ ΦΕΝΕΚ ΜΙΚΕΛΙΔΗ
Έντυπη Έκδοση
Ελευθεροτυπία, Επτά, Κυριακή 5 Απριλίου 2009

Hakone Open-Air Museum

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Photo by Muttyan

Google Chrome with 3D

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How does it work?
Using technology known as stereoscopy, CADIE brings you the web in 3D. Stereoscopy provides the illusion of depth by presenting slightly different images to each eye. You’ll need to use anaglyph glasses (red/cyan) in order to experience the web in 3D.

Why did you create this?
CADIE acknowledged the disconnect between the online world and the real world (one being three dimensional and the other two dimensional). In order to narrow this gap, she created a way to access the web in 3D.

Does it work on all sites?
Yes. We have developed technology that converts any existing web page into anaglyph format in real time.

Does it work for everyone?
The majority of people will be able to view the web in 3D immediately. Certain individuals with accommodative disorders (like Presbyopia) may have trouble viewing pages properly.

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3d Game - Fireflies & Gamma 3D – Nostalgic Anaglyphic Joy

Fireflies Trailer from Lee Byron on Vimeo.
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Fireflies is a 3d anaglyph game embracing the childhood joy of running through the hills catching fireflies. Sneak outside and fill your mason jar with the warm glow of fireflies before mom wakes up!

You need a pair of red/cyan anaglyph glasses to enjoy Fireflies.

Fireflies was created for Kokoromi's Gamma 3D exhibition for independent video game creators. The exhibition called for game makers to use anaglyph stereoscopy in a way that is integral to the gameplay over the course of two months.

Made with openFrameworks and SDL.

Van de Graaf crater

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Van de Graaf crater, located on the far side of the Moon south of Aitken crater on the outer edge of the South-Pole Aitken basin. This area has several unique characteristics First, a relatively strong magnetic field was detected near this crater by the Apollo 15 subsatellite magnetometer. This discovery was unusual for the lunar surface because the Moon does not currently have a global magnetic field like the Earth does! Second, Van de Graff and the surrounding area also have slightly higher concentrations of thorium, which suggests the presence of a geochemically important thorium-rich lunar material called KREEP. Finally, if you look closely at the crater walls, you can see an unusual grooved texture.
Anaglyph image with exaggerated topography of Van de Graaf crater on the lunar far side created using Apollo Metric Images AS15-M-0075 and AS15-M-0076.
[NASA/JSC/Arizona State University]

3-D photographs of Steins asteroid

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On Sept. 5, the European Space Agency's Rosetta probe transmitted dramatic 3-D photographs of 2867 Steins, an asteroid in the belt orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter. Because of its shape and unusual brightness, Steins has been called a "diamond in the sky."

The Rosetta craft will be approaching the larger asteroid 21 Lutetia in July of 2010, and will actually land on the surface of a comet in November of 2014, and ride on it around the sun for a year! Stay tuned.

Hannah Montana 3D

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3d Brain

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3d Conversion by By Sean Gleeson from a stock illustration by Sebastian Kaulitzki.

3D Pregnancy

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At 3DPregnancy, one of the ParentsConnect family of websites maintained by Nickelodeon, you can view 3D illustrations of gestating babies in utero. There are 42 images, one for each week of pregnancy, showing embryonic and fetal development. (The picture above is the 39th week.)

(A hat-tip and congratulations to Kellie Lambert, in her eighth week.)

Google Earth anaglyph 3D New York

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OXYGENE 30TH ANNIVERSARY (CD & DVD, 3D VERSION)

O Jean Michel Jarre είναι μία από τις σημαντικότερες προσωπικότητες στην ιστορία της ηλεκτρονικής μουσικής. Το ντεμπούτο άλμπουμ του, OXYGENE, το οποίο κυκλοφόρησε πριν από 30 χρόνια, εξέπληξε τον κόσμο όχι μόνο με την avant -garde μουσική του αλλά και με το προκλητικό εξώφυλλό του. Με το OXYGENE η μοναδική μουσική του Jarre έφερε μία καινούργια πνοή καθαρού αέρα στην φαντασία του κοινού και αποτελεί ακόμα και σήμερα σημείο αναφοράς για την σύγχρονη μουσική ιστορία.

Το OXYGENE - Live in your living room είναι ο εορτασμός του Jean Michel Jarre για την 30η επέτειο του super-hit αλμπουμ του και κυκλοφορεί σε 3 format : CD album, CD +DVD και CD + 3D DVD. Το στερεοσκοπικό 3D video με surround ήχο δίνει την μοναδική εντύπωση στον θεατή ότι βρίσκεται δίπλα στον Jarre και τα όργανά του ενώ κάθεται στον καναπέ του σπιτιού του.

Πρόκειται για το πρώτο φιλμ γυρισμένο σε stereoscopic τεχνολογία και αποτελεί το επόμενο γιγαντιαίο βήμα στην οπτικοακουστική ψυχαγωγία.


θα δείτε το 3D dvd με γυαλιά Anaglyph Red/Cyan

Chuck - The Third Dimension

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E-mule link
Chuck.Versus.The.Third.Dimension.3-D.HDTV.XviD-LOL.avi [349.58 Mb] ~3D version~
ed2k://|file|Chuck.S02E12.Chuck.Versus.The.Third.Dimension.3-D.HDTV.XviD-LOL.[sharethefiles.com].avi|366557184|5F14B38839827FA2B3CE5810BCC251E2|h=MNQ3QZQKTPDHGEPI7WNPHBT65YYKSXRS|/

3d Marketing - Doritos

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The upcoming 3-D titles for 2009

2009 is turning out to be a very good year for 3-D film, with 46 feature titles slated for release. So what kinds of movies are these 21st Century 3-D flicks going to be?

11 of the upcoming releases next year are documentaries and IMAX pieces, most of them featuring water, waves, surfers and fish. 10 of the 3-D titles of 2009 are (CGI) animation features about a wide variety of zany subjects and crazy characters. All good fun, then. But what is the mainstay of the Stereoscopic live-action releases? You guessed it: mindless slasher horror pics, 9 of them to be precise.

Perhaps the phoenix re-rise of 3-D coincides with the resurgence of slasher horror, which had a peak of its own in the early 1980’s, which would explain why most of the 3-D films coming up are 3-D horror exploitation titles. No intelligent drama, no rom-coms, but some family films (4), science-fiction (3 titles), action (3 of them, two featuring Hulk Hogan), skin flicks (2) and thriller (2), besides the tween-pleasing musical film (2). Or is this just a representation of the types of 2-D movies out there already? Are we that obsessed as a cinema going audience with people being cut into pieces? Cannibalism Holocaust got it right after all (now that would make for a great 3-D remake)…



The upcoming 3-D titles for 2009:
As taken from The 3-D Revolution 3-D Film List
With film comments by Gary Palmer


1.8 DAYS*

USA - 2009 - feature - col
D: Chuck Fallaw
Dual-HD Video
Digital 3-D release print
2.39:1

[Action-horror in which various criminals, all intent on killing each other for a number of reasons, are forced to band together when they find themselves under attack by something which the filmmakers don’t want us to know about just yet... Currently in production]


AMATEUR PORN STAR KILLER 3-D*

USA - 2009 - feature - col

[3-D parody of Shane Ryan’s Amateur Porn Star Killer trilogy (initiated in 2007), mock-documentaries which record the torture and killing of various starlets by a deranged killer, played by Ryan himself. Currently in development]


AROUND THE WORLD IN 50 YEARS*

USA/Belgium - 2009 - feature? - col
D: Ben Stassen
Dimensionalized 3-D
Dual-1570 and Digital 3-D release print
1.44:1 (1570)
1.85:1 (D-Cinema)

[Large Format item which follows the life of a sea turtle from 1959 to the present day, bearing witness to a series of environmental changes wrought by global warming]


AVATAR*

USA - 2009 - feature - col
D: James Cameron
Digital Widescreen
Fusion 3-D
Dual-HD Video
Digital 3-D release print
2.39:1

[Blockbuster science fiction adventure, set in the distant future, in which
humankind attempts to colonize an alien planet, only to face violent
opposition from some of the indigenous population]


BOOTY*

USA - 2009? - feature - col
D: Jim Byrkit
Dual-HD Video
Digital 3-D release print

[Family adventure film in which a group of sexy, sassy women are kidnapped by cutthroat pirates and turn the tables by stealing their captors’ ship, laden with stolen booty. Naturally, the pirates give chase... Currently in development]


CARNAVAL 3-D: THE MAGIC & THE MUSIC*

USA/Brazil - 2009 - feature - col
D: Brett Ratner
Dual-HD Video
Digital 3-D release print

[Documentary feature, co-produced by music maestro Quincy Jones, which explores the sights and sounds of Rio de Janeiro’s annual street party]


A CHRISTMAS CAROL*

USA - 2009 - feature - col
D: Robert Zemeckis
Disney Digital 3-D
Dimensionalized 3-D
Digital 3-D release print

[CGI animated version of the Dickens’ classic, complete with all-star voice cast. Currently in production]


CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS*

USA - 2009 - feature - col
D: Phil Lord, Chris Miller
Dimensionalized 3-D
Digital 3-D release print

[Animated fantasy, based on the bestselling children’s book by Judi Barrett. Whilst attempting to solve the problem of world hunger, a scientist accidentally unleashes a ‘food storm’ which rains all manner of foodstuffs down upon the earth’s populace. Havoc ensues]


DAWN OF THE DEAD*

(aka: Zombies)
USA - 1978/2009 - 126m - col
D: George A. Romero
In-Three Dimensionalization
Digital 3-D release print
1.85:1

[’Dimensionalized’ version of Romero's 2-D shocker (scheduled for 3-D release in 2009), in which a group of disparate characters barricade themselves inside a shopping mall where they’re besieged by hordes of flesh-eating zombies]


DIGGER*

USA - 2009 - feature - col
D: John A. Gallagher
Fusion 3-D
Dual-HD Video
Digital 3-D release print

[Horror-thriller. An emotionally crippled young woman (Heidi Kristoffer) living on an isolated campus during Spring Break finds herself at the mercy of a monstrous killer who lives in the surrounding woodlands]


THE DIVE*

USA - 2009 - feature - col
Fusion 3-D
Dual-HD Video
Digital 3-D release print

[Drama based
on the true story of free-divers Francisco Ferreras and Audrey Mestre,
whose competitive nature resulted in extraordinary feats of underwater
endurance]


FINAL DESTINATION 4*

USA - 2009 - feature - col
D: David R. Ellis
Fusion 3-D
Dual-HD Video
Digital 3-D release print

[Fourth in the supernatural horror franchise (begun in 2000 by the original Final Destination),
in which survivors of a terrible calamity (in this case, a racing car
which ploughs into a grandstand full of spectators!) are stalked and
killed by Death itself. Currently in production]


FLYING THE FRONTIERS*

Canada - 2009 - short - col
Dual-65mm?
Dual-1570 (IMAX) release print
Sonics-DDP
1.44:1

[Large Format documentary which places audiences in the cockpit of a
bush-plane as it flies over some of the most awe-inspiring landscapes
on earth. Currently in production]


THE GATE*

USA - 2009 - feature - col

[Remake of the 1987 horror film, in which a group of teenagers stumble across
the gateway to hell in their back yard (as you do), unleashing a
demonic onslaught. Rumoured to be going into production soon, utilizing
an as-yet-unknown 3-D format]


G-FORCE*

USA - 2009 - feature - col
D: Hoyt Yeatman
Dual-HD Video (live-action)?
Dimensionalized 3-D (animation)
Digital 3-D release print

[Family film, combining live-action and CGI animation, in which a group of
militaristic guinea pigs defend the Earth from a wicked tyrant!]


GINA D’S HAPPINESS-LAND ADVENTURE*

USA - 2009? - feature - col
Dimensionalized 3-D
Digital 3-D release print

[Musical fairy tale spoof, for children]


GODSPEED*

USA - 2009 - feature - col
D: Dustin Voigt
Dual-HD Video
Digital 3-D release print

[Action-drama, currently in production]


GODZILLA: 3-D TO THE MAX

(aka: Godzilla vs. Deathla)
(aka: Gojira 3-D)

Canada/Japan - 2009 - 40m - col
D: Yoshimitsu Banno, Keith Melton
IMAX 3-D
Dual-1570
Dual-1570 (IMAX) and Digital 3-D (D-Cinema) release prints
Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)
1.44:1

[Large Format monster movie, currently in development, though the
on-again/off-again production schedule (and constant changes in key
technical personnel) means the film may not be produced anytime soon,
if at all]


GRAND CANYON: THE HIDDEN SECRETS

USA - 1984/2009 - 36m - col
D: Kieth Merrill
IMAX Digital 3-D
Dimensionalized 3-D
Dual-1570 release print
Sonics-DDP
1.44:1

[’Dimensionalized’ version of a popular Large Format film (originally released in 2-D) which explores the history and geology of the Grand Canyon. Though made available to IMAX theaters worldwide, a copy of the film will be housed on a permanent basis at the Grand Canyon IMAX Theater at the National Geographic Visitors Center in Arizona, USA]


GREAT WHITE 3-D

Canada - 2009 - 40m - col
D: Bob Talbot
IMAX 3-D
Dual-1570
Dual-1570 and -870 release prints
Sonics-DDP
1.44:1 (1570)
1.35:1 (870)

[Large Format documentary which seeks to debunk the prevailing view of great white sharks (propagated by the likes of Jaws, book and film) as little more than man-eating predators]


ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS*

USA - 2009 - feature - col
Dimensionalized 3-D
Digital 3-D release print
[Animated sequel to the original Ice Age (2002), and the first of the series to be produced in 3-D. Currently in production]


JONAS BROTHERS IN 3-D*

USA - 2009 - feature - col
D: Bruce Hendricks
Fusion 3-D
Dual-HD Video
Digital 3-D release print

[Following their guest appearance in Hannah Montana / Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour (qv), this concert movie toplines the Jonas Brothers - a wholesome US pop-rock band, aimed specifically at teenagers - recorded during their 2008 ‘Burning Up’ tour. Currently in production]


KUNG FU U*

USA - 2009 - feature - col
Digital 3-D release print

[Children’s adventure, starring wrestler-turned-actor Hulk Hogan as an instructor
at Brentwood Academy who takes charge of a group of nerdy rich kids and
transforms them into butt-kicking martial artists. Currently in
development]


LITTLE HERCULES*

USA - 2009 - feature - col
D: Mohamed Khashoggi
Dual-HD Video (partly)
Dolby Digital
1.85:1

[Former wrestler Hulk Hogan toplines this children’s fantasy as Zeus, father of the young Hercules (Richard Sandrak) who opts to forego his god-like destiny and live as a mortal in modern-day LA. Various adventures follow, some of which are depicted in 3-D]


THE MAGIC TALE*

Spain - 2009 - 45m - col
D: Jordi Llompart
Dual-HD Video
Digital 3-D and dual-1570 release prints

[Family film, based on the director’s own novel ('El Corazón Sobre la Arena' - The Heart on the Sand), in which a lonely little girl (Eva Gerretsen) takes an imaginary trip to Africa where she experiences a wide range of magical adventures]


MASTER MIND*

USA - 2009 - feature - col
D: Cameron Hood, Kyle Jefferson
Dimensionalized 3-D
Digital 3-D release print

[Animated superhero satire in which a major villain is fired after accidentally
killing his arch-rival Uberman. Currently in production]



MONSTERS VS. ALIENS*

USA - 2009 - feature - col
D: Conrad Vernon, Rob Letterman
Ultimate 3-D
Dimensionalized 3-D
Digital 3-D (D-Cinema) and dual-1570 (IMAX) release prints

[Animated action-comedy, a spoof of 1950’s creature features. Currently in production]


THE MORTICIAN*

UK - 2009 - feature - col
D: Gareth Maxwell Roberts
Dual-HD Video
Digital 3-D release print

[Plot details are somewhat obscure, but Variety describes
this as a combination of ”urban noir, contemporary fairy tale and
psychological thriller... in which kindness triumphs over cruelty”.
Currently in development]



MY BLOODY VALENTINE*

USA - 2009 - feature - col
D: Patrick Lussier
Dual-HD Video
Digital 3-D release print
1.85:1

[Remake of the 1981 Canadian film, in which a group of teenagers fall foul of a mad killer whilst celebrating Valentine’s Day in an ‘abandoned’ mine shaft]


OCEANS 3-D: VOYAGE OF A TURTLE*

USA/France - 2009 - feature - col
D: Jean-Jacques Mantello
Dual-HD Video
Digital 3-D release print

[Semi-documentary feature, in which an inquisitive sea turtle embarks on a journey across the world’s oceans, seeking the origins of a mysterious sound which echoes across the earth]


OWN3D*

USA - 2009 - feature - col
D: James Hergott
Fusion 3-D
Dual-HD Video
Digital 3-D release print

[Martial arts drama, currently in development. The title should actually read as
'Owned', but has cleverly incorporated the '3-D' tag]


PIRANHA*

USA - 2009 - feature - col
D: Alexandre Aja
Digital 3-D release print

[Remake of the 1978 movie, in which shoals of prehistoric piranha fish are
released into Arizona's lakes following a minor earth tremor]


PIRANHAS*

USA - 2009 - feature - col
Fusion 3-D
Dual-HD Video
Digital 3-D release print

[The first in a proposed series of low-budget action epics, in which adventurer Aubrey Blaze leaps to the rescue of a caving party trapped in an isolated cavern overrun by deadly mutant piranhas]


RETURN TO EVEREST

USA/Canada - 2009 - 40m - col
D: Greg Macgillivray
IMAX 3-D
Dual-1570
Sonics-DDP
1.44:1

[3-D sequel to the 2-D Large Format film Everest (1998), which offers dimensional views of the eponymous mountain and the people who live within its shadow]


ROCK THE BOAT*

France - 2009 - feature - col
D: Fabien Suarez, Andre Bessy
Dimensionalized 3-D
Digital 3-D release print

[Animated feature, in which a porcupine and a cheetah disguise themselves as a
brand new species - a ‘porceetah’! - after being refused entry to
Noah’s Ark. The first major non-Hollywood film to test the digital 3-D
waters. About time, too.]


SANCTUM*

USA - 2009 - feature - col
D: Gary Johnstone
Fusion 3-D
Dual-HD Video
Digital 3-D release print

[Underwater adventure, in which a deep-sea diving team encounters various dangers
whilst travelling through uncharted territory. Currently in production]


SHADOW VISION*

USA - 2009 - feature - col
D: Eric Parkinson
Dual-HD Video
Digital 3-D release print

[Thriller, starring Vivian Schilling “as a blind woman who develops the ability to remotely sense and visualize crimes”]


STEP UP 3-D*

USA - 2009 - feature - col
D: Jon Chu
Digital 3-D release print

[Third in the popular teen dance series (initiated by Step Up in 2006), announced as a stereoscopic production utilizing an as-yet unconfirmed 3-D format]


THE STEWARDESSES*

USA - 2009 - feature - col

[Remake of the 1969 film, announced for production in due course, utilizing an as-yet unknown 3-D format]


SURFARI*

Canada - 2009? - short - col

[This IMAX 3-D documentary - following surfer Laird Hamilton across the world
in search of the ‘perfect wave’ - has been ‘in development’ since 2005,
and there’s no sign of a release date yet. Should be pretty spectacular
when - or if - it arrives, though]


TINTIN*

USA - 2009 - feature - col
Dimensionalized 3-D
Digital 3-D release print

[The first of three ‘motion capture’ 3-D films based on the famous Belgian comic-strip character, currently in production]


TOY STORY*

USA - 1995/2009 - 80m - col
D: John Lasseter
Disney Digital 3-D
Dimensionalized 3-D
Digital 3-D release print
1.85:1

[Animated feature, in which a little boy relegates a beloved toy cowboy (voiced
by Tom Hanks) to second place in his affections after buying a
super-duper newfangled robot (Tim Allen). Typical Hollywood fluff,
originally released in 2-D and reworked for stereoscopic presentation
in 2009. Followed by Toy Story 2 (qv)]


TRANSFORMERS 2*

USA - 2009 - feature - col

[Rumoured to be going into production in an as-yet unknown 3-D format]


ULTIMATE WAVE*

USA - 2009 - short? - col
D: Stephen Low
Dual-1570 release print
Sonics-DDP
1.44:1

[Large Format documentary, in which champion surfer Kelly Slater explores the science of giant waves]


UNDER THE SEA*

USA/Canada - 2009 - short - col
D: Howard Hall
IMAX 3-D
Dual-1570
Sonics-DDP
1.44:1

[Large Format sequel to Deep Sea 3-D (qv), which explores the impact of climate change on ocean wildlife]


UP*

USA - 2009 - feature - col
D: Pete Docter
Disney Digital 3-D
Dimensionalized 3-D
Digital 3-D release print

[Sadly, not a 3-D remake of the Russ Meyer film (now that we'd like to see!), but an animated feature, in which a lonely old man is revitalized by his adventures with a young Wilderness Explorer]