Digital 3D
By Ed. Filed in Arts, Computers & Internet, Life, Movies |
The movie schedule at Opry Mills Mall has a listing for the new Transformers movie on the regular large screen and also a separate listing for the Transformer movie on their huge IMAX screen. We decided to do the regular screen last week when we went to see Transformers, Revenge of the Fallen. If you get a good seat near the front of the regular screen, the movie can be overwhelming with all the fighting scenes and fast action. I think that seeing it in the IMAX theater would be overwhelming.
Going back to the theater this week, we chose the new “Ice Age, Dawn of the Dinosaurs,” in 3D. We noticed that there were listings on the schedule for Ice Age in 3D and also Ice Age not in 3D. We thought that 3D might add an extra “oomph” to the movie and spent the extra money on tickets to see it in 3D. I think the extra charge helped cover the cost of the 3D glasses you have to wear during the movie, because these tickets were over $15 more than the cost of the Transformers tickets.
There must be a difference between digital 3D and the other 3D that I remember from childhood. The old fashioned 3D movies require viewers to wear glasses that have one blue lens and one red lens. But the 3D glasses we wore at Ice were both gray lenses. They look like a normal pair of cheap Foster Grant sunglasses. So now I am curious as to why the color and what triggers the 3D in digital 3D. Time to do some research on the internet and see if I can find out what’s the difference.