3D movies and eye health
Since the huge success of the 3D movies "Avatar"in 2009, I cannot help noticing many movies that come out is with 3D. 3D hype would not stop there. If you go to electronic stores, you find 3D TVs, and I recently saw the advertisement on 3D DVR...
Back in October, on Halloween season, one talk show tried broadcasting the show in 3D. Viewers were instructed to wear the red/green 3D glasses to enjoy the 3D show on the Halloween week,but it was not much of "wow" factor. Only section I felt "3D" was when someone on the show tried throwing things at you or bat flying out etc.. It was one hour show,and wearing the 3D glasses whole time made my eyes tired and I kept taking it off every so often, and I did not think it was worth broadcasting the show in 3D.
On the talk of 3D TV programs, starting Feb 14th,2011, sports channel "ESPN" will air the 3D programs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. However,to enjoy the sports programs in 3D, you need a 3D TV, 3D glasses, and 3D top box, and 3D services.
That would be very expensive to get ready and enjoy the programs. 3D TV runs around $800-$3,000, and one pair of 3D glasses runs around $200, and in addition to those, it requires added service fee from network..
Since lately it seems like everything is with 3D and, already 3D movies are quite expensive ( 3D movie tickets range from $15 to $20 per ticket depending on where you live.If you go with family of 4, it will cost you roughly $60 or so for one movie without drinks or popcorn.), I wonder if TV networks would join in the 3D hype and in the future, they would start offering the 3D programs more with higher price tag on it like movies.
I personally think that good movies in 3D would be action-pack movies, horror movies, and movies with great scenery (my husband call it "Epic movies"), and I do not think that movies that carry stories at one specific places would not be using the 3D technology to full to their benefit.
Recently, I came across the article in the local newspaper on 3D and effects on eye health.
Why do you find the depth in 3D screens?
According to the article written by Peter Svensson, 3D technology used in the screen and 3D glasses creates the illusion of depth by showing the different images to each eyes. That is why, even though things you see are at the different distances in real life,it appears to be in different places in each eye's fields of view. Therefore, people feel the depth in the screen.
Why do you feel like something is approaching at you in 3D screens?
Peter writes, our eyes track an approaching object by turning inward, toward our nose and we will be looked like cross eyed then. And 3D screens elicit this response and, we see things in the screens as if they are approaching at us.
3D screens and eye health..
Watching the exciting movies with 3D; feeling depth in the scenes or makes us feel like we are in the same field to the characters in the screens, are fun, but as Peter writes, when our eyes turn inward,eyes expect us to focus on closer,but since screen itself is not at close distance, eyes must focus back at the screen,which after all forcing the eyes to work hard, and result in discomfort and fatigue.
So, 3D movies are fun to watch, but for eye health, it is not good. I cannot imagine going to 3D movies every so often, or wearing the 3D glasses long period of times at home to enjoy TV programs everyday.That would be very tiring for my eyes.
To read a full article on 3D screens and eye health written by Peter Svensson, please click here .
Under the 3D trend in movie industries, I hear old movies being converted to 3D and re-lease to the public with more high price tag on it.
For example, "Titanic" seems to be re-release in spring in 2012. I think that stories and everything was great "as is" in 2D format but, since they would not be re-shoot the scenes with 3D cameras to make the proper 3D movies, and they would convert the movies that were shot with 2D cameras afterwards, I wonder how good the quality would be for post- conversion. And does it worth the higher price tag on it?
You can read more on "Titanic" 3D re-release here .
Another trend in movie industries, it seems there is many re-make of the old movies with new actors/actress.. I personally would like to see movie makers' own fresh and new creativity, not re-making or re-releasing the old movies with a twist.
I think that not every movies should come out with 3D. What matters most to us viewers, I think, is the creativity in story lines with great scenery etc and the technology itself is just there to enrich/supplement the great movies, and we should not rely on technology fully for the great movies.
What are your thoughts on 3D TVs,3D movies, re-leasing the old movies in 3D etc?
Back in October, on Halloween season, one talk show tried broadcasting the show in 3D. Viewers were instructed to wear the red/green 3D glasses to enjoy the 3D show on the Halloween week,but it was not much of "wow" factor. Only section I felt "3D" was when someone on the show tried throwing things at you or bat flying out etc.. It was one hour show,and wearing the 3D glasses whole time made my eyes tired and I kept taking it off every so often, and I did not think it was worth broadcasting the show in 3D.
On the talk of 3D TV programs, starting Feb 14th,2011, sports channel "ESPN" will air the 3D programs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. However,to enjoy the sports programs in 3D, you need a 3D TV, 3D glasses, and 3D top box, and 3D services.
That would be very expensive to get ready and enjoy the programs. 3D TV runs around $800-$3,000, and one pair of 3D glasses runs around $200, and in addition to those, it requires added service fee from network..
Since lately it seems like everything is with 3D and, already 3D movies are quite expensive ( 3D movie tickets range from $15 to $20 per ticket depending on where you live.If you go with family of 4, it will cost you roughly $60 or so for one movie without drinks or popcorn.), I wonder if TV networks would join in the 3D hype and in the future, they would start offering the 3D programs more with higher price tag on it like movies.
I personally think that good movies in 3D would be action-pack movies, horror movies, and movies with great scenery (my husband call it "Epic movies"), and I do not think that movies that carry stories at one specific places would not be using the 3D technology to full to their benefit.
Recently, I came across the article in the local newspaper on 3D and effects on eye health.
Why do you find the depth in 3D screens?
According to the article written by Peter Svensson, 3D technology used in the screen and 3D glasses creates the illusion of depth by showing the different images to each eyes. That is why, even though things you see are at the different distances in real life,it appears to be in different places in each eye's fields of view. Therefore, people feel the depth in the screen.
Why do you feel like something is approaching at you in 3D screens?
Peter writes, our eyes track an approaching object by turning inward, toward our nose and we will be looked like cross eyed then. And 3D screens elicit this response and, we see things in the screens as if they are approaching at us.
3D screens and eye health..
Watching the exciting movies with 3D; feeling depth in the scenes or makes us feel like we are in the same field to the characters in the screens, are fun, but as Peter writes, when our eyes turn inward,eyes expect us to focus on closer,but since screen itself is not at close distance, eyes must focus back at the screen,which after all forcing the eyes to work hard, and result in discomfort and fatigue.
So, 3D movies are fun to watch, but for eye health, it is not good. I cannot imagine going to 3D movies every so often, or wearing the 3D glasses long period of times at home to enjoy TV programs everyday.That would be very tiring for my eyes.
To read a full article on 3D screens and eye health written by Peter Svensson, please click here .
Under the 3D trend in movie industries, I hear old movies being converted to 3D and re-lease to the public with more high price tag on it.
For example, "Titanic" seems to be re-release in spring in 2012. I think that stories and everything was great "as is" in 2D format but, since they would not be re-shoot the scenes with 3D cameras to make the proper 3D movies, and they would convert the movies that were shot with 2D cameras afterwards, I wonder how good the quality would be for post- conversion. And does it worth the higher price tag on it?
You can read more on "Titanic" 3D re-release here .
Another trend in movie industries, it seems there is many re-make of the old movies with new actors/actress.. I personally would like to see movie makers' own fresh and new creativity, not re-making or re-releasing the old movies with a twist.
I think that not every movies should come out with 3D. What matters most to us viewers, I think, is the creativity in story lines with great scenery etc and the technology itself is just there to enrich/supplement the great movies, and we should not rely on technology fully for the great movies.
What are your thoughts on 3D TVs,3D movies, re-leasing the old movies in 3D etc?
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