The Resurrection Of The 3D Film Agenda In The Twenty-First Century
December 31, 2010In the early 1950′s the 3D film first made its impression on American pop culture. In fact, in the 1950′s it was an extremely popular form of film presentation, though it was very expensive to produce at the time. The problem with 3D back then was that it was so costly that most of a film’s budget was directed at the special effects, making 3D mostly just a gimmick to draw crowds to low quality movies. Eventually the extreme cost of producing the underdeveloped 3D films of the time began to be too much for most studios. Since the industry wasn’t getting what it hoped for out of these films, they slowly faded into darkness.
3D film was all but gone, however, as was proven just a couple decades later. The 1980s were a time of excess and campy was back in, helping to bring about a resurgence of interest in all things 3D, though they were still rather expensive to produce. At the turn of the twenty-first century rapidly developing technology made it cheaper and easier than ever to create this film genre. That life was a still a pretty short one as the technology was eventually forgotten about and allowed to stagnate.
Starting shortly after the beginning of the 21st century most children’s films were at least available in limited 3D release. Horror, science fiction, and even several other genres were quick to follow- hoping to bring the fun into the adult world. The biggest success story of the twenty-first century came with 2009′s out-of-this-world success, Avatar. After producers realized the level of success a film like Avatar could bring about, 3D exploded. Companies instantly began to work overtime to release new 3D capable televisions.
Though this kind of film production has been in existence for over five decades, the science that goes into it has been expanding for over a hundred years. The technology is no longer exclusive to the box office, either, as it is making its way into family homes in many different forms. 3D film today is nothing like the films of the early twentieth century. Even home recording devices allow families to record their very own 3D film.
The 3D trend seems to be here to stay this time around with many major movies such as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movie, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, and Tron Legacy being shown in 3D. The reborn fad of 3D film is expected to continue to develop into more and more realistic film experiences for spectators as time goes on.
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