3D Movies - The start of the End For Standard Filmmaking

So, exactly what do Robert Stack, Barbara Britton, and Nigel Bruce all share? They starred together within the first 3D color film in 1952, Bwana Devil, which made it into production underneath the title, The Lions of Gulu. It was the start of the "golden age" of 3D films that lasted until 1955. Horror films and science-fiction films had become the mainstay for 3D filmmakers, which brought lots of favorable focus on both genres of films.

Until recently, however, 3D filmmaking have been seen as an gimmick and was unfairly equated with the low-budget filmmaking at its height of popularity, or with specialty films that usually needed to do with the earth, or space, and were shown specially in IMAX 3D theaters.

It was James Cameron, who just brought us the #1 grossing film ever, Avatar, that was a smashing success in 3D, who changed the guidelines for 3D cinema in mainstream filmmaking together with his 2003 films, Ghosts of the Abyss. The cameras used were the most recent in HD camcorders, not film, and were created to Cameron's specifications.

Since 2003 we have seen a stable increase in mainstream 3D filmmaking including, The Polar Express, Journey to the Center of the Earth, My Bloody Valentine, last year's Avatar, and lastly the 2010 Clash of the Titans, the remake of the 1981 stop-action films of the same name. It is the latest film that may be set to consider credit for changing all of the rules in traditional, mainstream filmmaking.

With theaters in a position to charge a $5 (or more) premium to exhibit moviegoers a brand new release in 3D, and achieving an abundance of takers, 3D movies have grown to be an essential part of the revenue equation at Hollywood's biggest movie studios.

According to Warner distribution executive Dan Fellman, 52% of the past weekend's total box office for Clash of the Titans originated from 3D ticket sales. Some Hollywood executives state that as much as 80% of the revenues for Avatar come from 3d screenings, and already more than one-third for Alice in Wonderland.

So, performs this imply that 2D filmmaking has become on the endangered list? Less than yet, however with DVD sales continuing to say no because of the ease and accessibility to streaming online content, it is a safe bet that studios is going to be producing more and more 3D blockbusters so that they can bolster what exactly are sometimes quite volatile numbers.

Within an ever-changing world, it's nice to understand that one thing won't change. There'll not be lack of blockbuster Hollywood films for that smaller screens, whether in 2D or 3D. You'll be able to always catch the most recent movies on HBO, Showtime, Starz, Cinemax, IFC, and Sundance Channel, broadcast in brilliant Hd and Dolby 5. 1 Digital Multichannel audio