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Marco Leavitt · November 13th, 2006, 10:44 AM

Just saw this over the weekend and man, has this technology come along way. By far the best 3-D effect I've ever seen, although it was more pronounced on the shorts that preceded the movie. I'm curious as to what others think about this technology? Cool as it is, it does't really add anything to the story. I also thought the image didn't look as good as it did when I saw it originally. Colors weren't as vibrant, and the image seemed a little soft.

Mathieu Ghekiere · November 13th, 2006, 06:11 PM

How was the experience?
I actually like the fact that film can move you to tears or laughter or fright with just sound/music and a 2d image.
But how is the moviegoing experience? You said the image didn't seemed that good? So was there a good reason to see it in 3D, exept for the fun factor?

I really ask myself how a big epic like LOTR or Titanic would look in 3d.
I'm curious, but I also would like to still have a line between films and video games - although I realise that's maybe a fast assumption...

Marco Leavitt · November 14th, 2006, 08:23 AM

I don't want to put the technology down. The effect is exponentially better than in any other 3-D movie I've seen. You owe to yourself to check it out while you still have the chance. I wouldn't want to always watch it like that though.

Ian Hubert · November 16th, 2006, 02:54 PM

Does anyone have any idea how they actually achieve that effect? I've always wondered. I have a few ideas, but none of them seem practical.

Rob Lohman · November 16th, 2006, 03:07 PM

This was in theaters 2 days before I left the country (back home to Holland)
and I totally forgot about it. I was quite bummed. Would've loved to see that
movie in 3D, especially with a digital projection. Oh well.....

Rudi Benade · December 5th, 2006, 09:06 AM

As I understand it, they use the original stop motion film for one eye and reconstructed a slightly different perspective with cgi for the other eye. I suppose it would be interesting to see it, but I can't help feeling Disney is scraping the barrel. I think they even made a Cinderella 4 or something.

http://adisney.go.com/disneypictures/nightmare/

Alan James · December 5th, 2006, 10:59 AM

Rumor has it that Nightmare in 3D was an experiment for ILM to see if they could make convincing 3D images from a 2D source. If the movie is a success then George Lucas is going to make Star Wars episodes 1-6 in 3D and release them one after another in the “correct” order like he did in 97 when he added digital visual effects to the original trilogy. I have already seen parts of Star Wars in 3D that ILM did as tests so I have no doubt that GL will take it to the next level and make all 6 movies that way. But idk if I’m excited or disappointed at this idea yet.

November 13th, 2006, 10:44 AM	#1
Marco Leavitt Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Albany, NY 12210 Posts: 2,652	Nightmare Before Christmas in 3-D Just saw this over the weekend and man, has this technology come along way. By far the best 3-D effect I've ever seen, although it was more pronounced on the shorts that preceded the movie. I'm curious as to what others think about this technology? Cool as it is, it does't really add anything to the story. I also thought the image didn't look as good as it did when I saw it originally. Colors weren't as vibrant, and the image seemed a little soft.

November 13th, 2006, 06:11 PM	#2
Mathieu Ghekiere Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,195	How was the experience? I actually like the fact that film can move you to tears or laughter or fright with just sound/music and a 2d image. But how is the moviegoing experience? You said the image didn't seemed that good? So was there a good reason to see it in 3D, exept for the fun factor? I really ask myself how a big epic like LOTR or Titanic would look in 3d. I'm curious, but I also would like to still have a line between films and video games - although I realise that's maybe a fast assumption... __________________ http://productionsofthe3rdkind.com http://pr3k.com

November 16th, 2006, 03:07 PM	#5
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	This was in theaters 2 days before I left the country (back home to Holland) and I totally forgot about it. I was quite bummed. Would've loved to see that movie in 3D, especially with a digital projection. Oh well..... __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

November 14th, 2006, 08:23 AM	#3
Marco Leavitt Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Albany, NY 12210 Posts: 2,652	I don't want to put the technology down. The effect is exponentially better than in any other 3-D movie I've seen. You owe to yourself to check it out while you still have the chance. I wouldn't want to always watch it like that though.

November 16th, 2006, 02:54 PM	#4
Ian Hubert New Boot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Washington Posts: 12	Does anyone have any idea how they actually achieve that effect? I've always wondered. I have a few ideas, but none of them seem practical.

December 5th, 2006, 09:06 AM	#6
Rudi Benade New Boot Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 6	As I understand it, they use the original stop motion film for one eye and reconstructed a slightly different perspective with cgi for the other eye. I suppose it would be interesting to see it, but I can't help feeling Disney is scraping the barrel. I think they even made a Cinderella 4 or something. http://adisney.go.com/disneypictures/nightmare/

December 5th, 2006, 10:59 AM	#7
Alan James Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 261	Rumor has it that Nightmare in 3D was an experiment for ILM to see if they could make convincing 3D images from a 2D source. If the movie is a success then George Lucas is going to make Star Wars episodes 1-6 in 3D and release them one after another in the “correct” order like he did in 97 when he added digital visual effects to the original trilogy. I have already seen parts of Star Wars in 3D that ILM did as tests so I have no doubt that GL will take it to the next level and make all 6 movies that way. But idk if I’m excited or disappointed at this idea yet.